The red flags present in Florida that human trafficking possibly occurred are similar to those experts describein a variety of other cases.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Edda the pug, sold on eBay, is caught in middle of legal battle between family, buyer and German town
A German town was already facing backlash for seizing a family’s prize pug Edda and selling it on eBay. Now, the pooch’s buyer is threatening to sue.
Pew survey: Teens say depression is greater problem than bullying, drugs or drinking
In a survey of nearly 1,000 teens agesages 13 to 17, 70 percent say anxiety and depression are major problems among their peers.
Not seen for 100 years, a rare Galápagos tortoise was considered all but extinct – until now
An adult femaleFernandina Giant Tortoise was found on the Galápagos Island of Fernandina after more than 100 years without a confirmed sighting.
Texas dad faces felony for slapping stepdaughter’s 12-year-old bully, police say
James Peace, 37, allegedly slapped the boy “with such severity” that it knocked his headphones out of his ear, police in Deer Park, Texas, say.
Cold case: After 30 years, mother arrested in killing of missing 3-year-old son
Francillon Pierre, 3, first went missing in 1986 after his mother Amy Elizabeth Fleming, 60, reported he disappeared at a Las Vegas swap meet.
Two endangered tigers were supposed to mate. But it turned deadly instead, zoo says
Sumatran tigers Asim andMelati were being introduced with hopes they would mate in the future when, instead, Asim killedMelati, the London Zoo said.
Woman smashed Bronx restaurant windows with bat over out-of-stock beef patties, police say
The incident last month began when the unknown suspect entered a Jamaican and American eatery, and ordered a beef patty with cheese, police say.
Facebook status: Divorced. Why millennials ‘killed’ how you decouple in the digital age
While younger people are bringing down the divorce rate, millennials who get divorced face new challenges that come with splitting in the digital era.
Men in clown masks tried to rob them with machetes. She used a scooter to fight back, police say
A pair of suspects donning clown masks and machetes tried to rob a Texas couple, but the man and woman fought them off– with a scooter, police say.