As awareness of America’s sextrafficking industry increases, state after state has enacted new laws to combat it. But while a few have backed those get-tough laws with significant funding to support trafficking victims, many have not. In Michigan, for example, a cluster of legislators beamed with pride as Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed a package […]

PHOENIX Televised images of New York City’s glittery ball drop have become inextricably linked with New Year’s Eve. But Times Square isn’t the only place to ring in the new year with an object dropping at midnight. Las Cruces, New Mexico, is spicing up New Year’s Eve with its first ever chile drop. In Miami, […]

TIRANA, Albania Italian prosecutors today ordered the crippled Greek ferry Norman Atlantic back to Italy as part of a criminal investigation, saying they fear more bodies will be found aboard the vessel when it is properly searched. The fire- tinged vessel was adrift for a third day off the Albanian coast, where two sailors were […]