A federal judge in California awarded over $1 million to two child siblings who were held by Customs and Border Protection in 2019 even though they are U.S. citizens, court records show. Most of that amount went to the sister, then 9, who was held in custody for around 34 hours after she and her […]
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White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work ‘as slaves’
A West Virginia couple are charged with human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after, prosecutors allege, they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and live in deplorable conditions. Jane Whitefeather (WSAZ) Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, are accused of adopting the children, ages 6 to 16, […]
‘Worse than prisoners of war;’ Ohio couple accused of torturing adopted children
An Ohio mother and father are accused of torturing and cruelly abusing their five adopted children. Shackled and slumped Matthew Edmundson appeared in front of a Clermont County Judge to turn herself in, according to our news partners at WCPO. The 49-year-old is facing child abuse charges. The victims are her five boys. First fostered, […]
Two adults, three children saved from sinking boat in San Diego Bay
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The United States Coast Guard, along with area agencies, saved five people from a sinking boat in San Diego Bay Tuesday morning. A Coast Guard boatcrew was deployed at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday to a 34-foot recreational boat after the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received a […]
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Shots fired into Portland home when 6 children were inside
Jun. 26—Several shots were fired on Grant Street just before midnight Tuesday, leaving bullet holes in a glass front door and parked vehicle. “Six children were present in the home during this incident,” Chief Mark Dubois said in a statement. “We are fortunate no one was injured, much less killed in this senseless attack.” Authorities […]
What we know about Naomi Elkins and her two children
What happened? A 27-year-old Lakewood mother has been charged with murdering her two small children, stabbing and drowning them, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Who is Naomi Elkins? She is the mother of the two children and has been charged with two counts of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and […]
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Stockton man accused of starting mobile home fire that left one woman, two children dead
Stockton police are searching for a man they believe set fire to a mobile home early Tuesday morning, killing a woman and two children. At 6:38 a.m., officers were called to the fire in the area of Visalia Court and Harbor Street to help the Stockton Fire Department investigate suspected arson. Police who entered the […]
Group of people in Johnstown charged after alleged assaults against woman, her children
Four people in Johnstown are accused of assaulting a woman and her kids repeatedly for more than a year. NBC affiliate WJAC reports Nellie and Charlie Crouse, Jeffrey Blystone and Anthony Mariani are all charged in the alleged attacks. Court documents say the victim endured brutal beatings, she was hit with boards and her hair […]
Man charged with luring children into Lancaster County park bathroom stall
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A Lancaster County man is accused of trying to lure children into a bathroom stall on Saturday at a popular local park. According to the charges filed Monday by Lancaster City Police, Richard Gerth, 40, allegedly tried to lure two boys, who were with family at Long’s Park, into a stall […]
UNICEF chief warns four million children face malnutrition in Sudan due to war
Insights from the BBC, The New Arab, Reuters, and ReliefWeb The News Nearly four million children in Sudan face acute malnutrition as a result of the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, the head of the United Nations children’s agency warned. Catherine Russell told the BBC that as many as […]