How did so many Thai farmers end up held hostage by Hamas?

BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday. They were among 31 Thais taken by the militant group, of whom 23 have already been released. Another two have been confirmed dead, and the status of one...

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced...

A jury has convicted a West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A jury has convicted a West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children.

Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed led to the arrest of her adoptive parents testified Friday that she and her siblings lived tumultuous lives in substandard conditions, including being forced to sleep on the floor and use buckets as toilets. The...

Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 children to forced labor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A witness broke down in tears as she described children carrying heavy objects on hilly terrain at the home of a West Virginia couple who were later arrested after two of their five adopted children were found locked in an outbuilding. The trial of Jeanne...