Sex trafficking, drugs and assault: Texas foster kids and caseworkers face chaos in rental houses and hotels

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Aid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in Nepal’s northwest mountains searched…

Israeli 8-year-old girl said to have been killed on Oct. 7, now believed to be hostage in Gaza

An 8-year-old girl who was first reported to be a casualty during the Oct. 7 invasion…

VCU Rams will not face former head coach Will Wade on opening night

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The defending Atlantic 10 Conference champions Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams Men’s…

Mexico’s Zapatista rebel movement says it is dissolving its ‘autonomous municipalities’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Zapatista indigenous rebel movement in southern Mexico said in a statement…

Officials in North Carolina declare state of emergency as wildfires burn hundreds of acres

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials have declared a state of emergency in a western North Carolina…

Hamas terror leaders hiding across Middle East away from war in Gaza

Top Hamas officials are hiding out across the Middle East and away from the danger of…

Drivers beware: 2023 Richmond Marathon road closures and no parking zones

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — One of Richmond’s most popular race weekends will soon be upon us,…

Man arrested for allegedly recording boy over bathroom stall at Florida resort: police

Inside Florida’s ‘pedophile village’ YouTuber turned investigative journalist Tyler Oliveira shares details from inside Miracle Village,…

30 people dead in Kenya and Somalia as heavy rains and flash floods displace thousands

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 30 people and…