SANFORD, N.C. (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural North Carolina road regrets giving the girl's mother a chance to raise their daughter, even though she seemed to be getting her life together. ...more

November 17, 2009

A Republican lawmaker wants the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases. ...more

September 15, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives continue to investigate a human trafficking ring and on Thursday announced the arrest of Roosevelt James "Pudgie" Wade, 31, 1910 Cobb Drive in Marietta, Ga., ...more

May 28, 2009

Lawmakers are plunging back into the contentious debate over whether the state should compel ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. ...more

March 19, 2009

A House committee wants to require women in Florida to get an ultrasound before they can get an abortion. ...more

March 18, 2009

Mexico agreed Monday to deport Cubans who sneak illegally through Mexican territory to reach the United States, a step toward cutting off an increasingly violent and heavily used human trafficking route. ...more

October 21, 2008

ELLENTON - Deputies began to investigate a possible human trafficking operation Thursday and arrested seven people, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 5, 2008

child prostitution. ...more

July 13, 2008

Guatemalan legislators approved a law Tuesday that tightens adoption rules while allowing pending cases - mostly involving U.S. couples - to go through without meeting stricter requirements. ...more

December 12, 2007

PLANT CITY - Human trafficking will be the focus of a program next week at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. ...more

September 19, 2007