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News briefs: Jury convicts final defendant in human trafficking operation
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLUMBUS – All 11 defendants charged federally in a Scioto County child sex trafficking operation have been convicted. A federal grand jury originally indicted Larry Dean Porter, 71, of Wheelersburg ...
More than 200 South Dakota bills become law Saturday. Here are the major ones to know.
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMore than 200 bills are set to become law this Saturday, after the nine-week legislative session...
'They were prostitution ads': Backpage founder testifies website was used to sell sex
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOne of the founders of Backpage.com took the stand in federal court in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday...
DOJ sues Tennessee over aggravated prostitution law, citing discrimination for those with HIV
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoEditor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the changes proposed legislation about the...
Two Kings Casino raises funds to combat human trafficking
Gannett via AOL· 8 months agoThe Catawba Two Kings Casino’s Share Change program raised $10,000 from July through September for...
Will Laura Kelly send Kansas National Guard to Texas after lawmakers overrode $15.7M veto?
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoWhile lawmakers overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of funding for the Kansas National Guard to go to...
Ausley vs. Simon: Amid a GOP ad barrage, Florida Senate Democrats bank on 'personal' touch
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoReinforcements arrived this week for Sen. Loranne Ausley, D-Tallahassee, who is fending off an...
Rapides School Board approves option for Bolton's windows, changes in bus operations
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWindows will be preserved under an option approved Tuesday by the Rapides Parish School Board for...
It's not just JD Vance: Republican senators are open to criminalizing gender-affirming care for...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSen. JD Vance of Ohio at the Capitol on May 11, 2023.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sen....
Rochester diocese agrees to pay sex abuse survivors $55 million
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by Rochester-area priests have agreed to a...