## Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'

Authored by nbcnews.com

A white West Virginia couple found guilty of forcing their five adopted Black children to work as "slaves" on their farm were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, was sentenced Wednesday to 215 years in prison.

The couple adopted the children from a shelter for homeless and vulnerable youths.

The children said they slept on the concrete floor and had been locked inside for about 12 hours before they were found.

An indictment alleged that the couple targeted the children for forced labor because of their race.

“Now, at my new home, I see that everything was not right with Jeanne and Donald,” the child’s impact statement said.

Whitefeather and Lantz were ordered to pay $280,000 in restitution apiece to the victims, WSAZ reported. »

### New Canadian prime minister Mark Carney calls snap election

Authored by independent.co.uk

Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for 28 April, as he seeks to capitalise on a surge of support galvanised by threats from Donald Trump.

open image in gallery Mark Carney has announced a snap election in just over a month’s time ( AP ).

The election campaign for 343 seats or districts in Canada’s House of Commons will last 37 days. »

### Innovative ultrasound treatment helps South Florida man living 30+ years with tremor

Authored by nbcmiami.com

But a focused ultrasound treatment on his brain, which lasted just a few hours, has restored the freedom that these tremors had taken from him.

Avendaño, 72, said the movement disorder caused his hand to tremble uncontrollably whenever he performs fine motor tasks.

Just as he arrived that morning, Avendaño went home a few hours later—without a tremor in his hand. »

### Trump’s spell has been broken

Authored by newstatesman.com

No 10 grew weary of being asked how it would respond if Elon Musk donated $100m to Reform.

Amid the frenzy – some in SW1 spoke as if the next election was a done deal – I tried to keep perspective.

“[Farage’s] political association with Donald Trump is more of a hindrance than a help,” I wrote on 9 December. »

### Mom arrested for allegedly using electric dog shock collar on kid – NBC10 Philadelphia

Authored by nbcphiladelphia.com

The investigation revealed that the marks were from an electric dog shock collar, officials said.

Cruz-Feliciano was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and witness tampering and other related charges.

If you have any information on this case, please contact the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 609-465-1135. »

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