A court in Kosovo found two citizens guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday in a major trial against seven people suspected of running an international organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from poor donors lured by financial promises

Wildlife traffickers have something new to worry about - getting caught by one of the wildlife detector dogs that have been specially trained to sniff out smuggled wildlife.

Jerome Henderson allegedly paid a 13-year-old girl $30 to meet him at a Bakersfield hotel, where he forced her into sex acts. Investigators claimed a woman at the hotel tried to convince the teenager to work as a prostitute for Henderson.

A 22-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl and trying to force her into prostitution in Sacramento.

On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico are independent-minded states that once leaned Republican but are trending Democratic, partly because of increasing numbers of Hispanic voters alienated from...

A European Union prosecutor has filed more charges against seven Kosovars on trial over an illegal kidney trafficking scheme, while alleging that the key suspects consulted with top government officials on plans to perform the transplants.

A new U.N. report paints a grim picture of the millions of people trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor: They come from at least 136 different nationalities, have been detected in 118 countries, and the majority of victims are women...

A mother convicted of prostituting her 7- and 14-year-old daughters using online ads across south-central Nebraska has received up to 60 more years in prison in her last round of sentencing.

Federal authorities say three illegal immigrants have been charged with operating five Central Valley brothels that used other illegal immigrants as prostitutes.

A two-day Southern California task force sweep has led to the rescue of two underage girls forced into prostitution.

Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, authorities said Tuesday.

A Reno, Nev., man faces federal charges of luring a Bakersfield teenage girl into prostitution. Investigation reports in the case show the teen agreed to go with him and work as a prostitute, but she thought that would be locally. Officers charge...