Day: August 22, 2023

Undercover cop posing as teenage girl tricked human trafficker: DA

4:03 pm August 22, 2023

A California jury on Monday found Kendall McDaniel guilty of human trafficking after a detective posed as a 16-year-old girl in an effort to gather evidence of his criminal activity. Between Dec. 6 and 9, McDaniel recruited the undercover cop posing as a minor on social media to participate in prostitution for him, unaware that […]

Kenyan officials explore best way to fight Haitian gang violence

3:08 pm August 22, 2023

A team of Kenyan officials is in Haiti to explore how best to help the troubled Caribbean nation fight the scourge of gang violence, following up on Nairobi’s offer to lead a multinational force in the task. The force is meant to assist Haiti’s understaffed and under-resourced police department, with only about 10,000 officers for […]

Virginia school named in honor of Revolutionary War hero announces name change

3:07 pm August 22, 2023

A college in Virginia previously named after a Revolutionary War hero has announced another name change. Virginia Peninsula Community College, a public community college previously named the Thomas Nelson Community College, which has a campus in Hampton, will be renaming two of its halls to honor a Native American tribe that lived in the Hampton […]

Nevada Republican Rep. Heidi Kasama announces congressional bid in swing district

3:04 pm August 22, 2023

Nevada state Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama announced her bid Monday to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District, expanding the GOP primary field to three in what’s expected to be one of the most closely watched congressional races in the U.S. Kasama is looking to unseat Democratic U.S Rep. Susie Lee, who was reelected last year by […]

Jailed Hong Kong college student loses bid to reduce prison sentence after breaking China-imposed security law

2:58 pm August 22, 2023

A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence in a court ruling Tuesday that is expected to set the bar for other cases brought under the national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong. Lui Sai-yu pleaded guilty in April 2022 and […]