St. Paul, MN (MinnesotaNow) – A man described by federal prosecutors in Minnesota as a serial child sexual predator has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota says 31-year-old Trent Fair has been ordered to serve 260 months behind bars and another 20 years on supervised...Read More
Another sexually violent predator might soon be placed in the Antelope Valley. A hearing is scheduled next month in the case of Harold Wachter, 63, who served six years in prison in a 2000 case and is now in a state mental hospital. The Department of State Hospitals has recommended that he be placed in...Read More
The gaming platform Roblox is displayed on a tablet in 2021. The company and state of Texas are in a fight over records in a lawsuit against the company. Leon Keith/Associated Press file photo A Connecticut high school student displays a game he built and marketed via Roblox in 2022. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media The state...Read More
A social media video shows the goats following passengers aboard a bus before being shooed off. PORTLAND, Ore. — Two goats wandering Portland were recently spotted boarding a city bus before quickly being shooed back off. A video posted to the TriMet transit agency’s social media shows the goats following passengers onto a bus. “Kids...Read More
Parents across America are crying foul over the exorbitant fees and growing demands of organized youth sports — especially club and travel teams that can cost as much as $10,000 a year to play. “I was an All-American, national championship winner, captain of my team,” said Caitlin Murray, a content creator and mom-of-three who played...Read More
Meta is facing a major legal battle after 29 US states accused the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to maximize engagement among young users while allegedly misusing child data and downplaying potential harms. Meta denies the allegations, but the case could bring significant financial penalties and increased regulatory scrutiny for the tech giant. ————————————————...Read More
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A summer crackdown on human trafficking and online predators in Hillsborough County led to 116 arrests and the rescue of five human trafficking victims, officials announced Wednesday. Operation Relentless Summer ran from June 8 through Aug. 5 and involved the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office human trafficking, internet predator, and sexual...Read More
A social media video shows the goats following passengers aboard a bus before being shooed off. PORTLAND, Ore. — Two goats wandering Portland were recently spotted boarding a city bus before quickly being shooed back off. A video posted to the TriMet transit agency’s social media shows the goats following passengers onto a bus. “Kids...Read More
Policymakers risk repeating mistakes they made trying to govern social media in their rush to protect kids from potential harms posed by AI chatbots, according to a new report by a Washington, D.C. think tank. In seeking solutions to real or alleged harms to children on social media, policymakers turned to flawed policies — such...Read More
