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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced his agency arrested over 200 suspects during a nine-day-long human trafficking operation. PCSO detectives worked with multiple federal and local agencies to identify suspects and victims involved in this operation. In total, 255 suspects were arrested for illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes.

U.S. singer Chris Brown was denied bail by an English court over a serious assault charge on Friday, throwing his upcoming world tour into doubt. Brown has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023.The 36-year-old has not yet been asked to enter a plea to the charge. His tour manager and record label did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A timelapse video shows captivating footage of a "fog tsunami" moving over Lake Michigan.

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of Moscow?s 2022 invasion ended Friday after less than two hours, and a senior Ukrainian official said the Russian side introduced new ?unacceptable demands.? AP reports, before they adjourned, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations, in what would be their biggest such swap since the war began.

The judge has tried to clear the way for jurors to be brought in on time for what was hoped to be Cassie?s last day on the witness stand. Jacqueline Goodman, a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow with analysis of the trial.

Vatican News reports, Pope Leo XIV's official portrait has been released.

Today, President Trump wrapped up his Middle East trip. Dan Raviv, the host of "The Mossad Files" podcast and author of several books on the Middle East joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the trip.

New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, impacting an estimated 350,000 riders who rely on the nation's third-largest transit system. FOX 29 Philadelphia's Cheyanne Corin picks up the report.

R&B singer Cassie was pressed to read aloud her own explicit messages to ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in federal court Thursday, including texts that showed her expressing desire for the drug-fueled group sex she previously testified left her traumatized. Lawyers for Combs sought to portray Cassie to the jury as a willing and eager participant in the music mogul’s sexual lifestyle. Combs has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. His defense says that, while he could be violent, nothing he did amounted to a criminal enterprise.

Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war. During a European political community meeting, Zelenskyy spoke about Ukraine's steps to stop the war.

President Trump attended a UAE Business meeting in Abu Dhabi just before departing for the United States. During that time the President gave closing remarks, reflected on his trip and spoke about plans for when he gets home. That includes meeting his grandchild and contining peace talks with Russia and Ukraine.

President Trump visited the Middle East this week, marking the first major foreign trip of his second term. Dr. Alon Burstein joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss.

Cassie Ventura was pressed to read aloud her own messages to ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in federal court Thursday, including texts that showed her expressing desire for the group sex she previously testified had left her traumatized. LiveNOW's Christina Evans is speaking with culture critic and writer Jamilah Lemieux on what happens next.

The Supreme Court appeared intent Thursday on maintaining a block on President Donald Trump?s restrictions to birthright citizenship. It was unclear what such a decision would look like, but a majority of the court has already expressed concerns about would happen if the Trump administration were allowed to deny citizenship to children born in the United States with parents who are in the country illegally. LiveNOW's Christina Evans is speaking with former attorney at Harvard University, Susham Modi, and asks about the executive order President Trump signed on the first day of his second term.

NJ TRANSIT rail engineers are set to strike Friday for the first time in decades. This comes after a deal was not reached by the Thursday midnight deadline. More than 300,000 commuters are expected to be impacted as early as Friday morning. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen's national president Mark Wallace and chairman at NJT Tom Haas gave a press conference after contract negotiators between union representatives and NJ Transit leadership could not reach an agreement. The strike goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday.

NJ TRANSIT rail engineers are set to strike. This comes after a deal will likely not be reached by the midnight deadline. More than 300,000 commuters are expected to be impacted as early as Friday morning. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy gave a press conference with NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kris Kolluri, but reports are showing no deal has been made as of Thursday evening.