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Missouri couple accused of locking teens in chicken pen, shooting them with BB guns in abuse case
A Missouri couple is accused of locking two teenage children in a chicken pen and shooting at them with BB guns as part of what investigators say was a prolonged pattern of severe abuse.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Potosi, Missouri, residents Chantel Spring Hayford, 38, and Jerry Allen Menees, whose age was redacted in court records, were arrested Jan. 13.
Menees has been charged with two counts each of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, armed criminal action and abuse or neglect of a child, as well as one count of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of first-degree domestic assault.
Hayford faces two counts of first-degree kidnapping, one count of first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, four counts of abuse or neglect of a child and two counts of first-degree domestic assault. Both defendants are being held without bond.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation began after the Division of Family Services alerted deputies to allegations of abuse and neglect involving two children, ages 13 and 14, leading to a search warrant and the arrests.
According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, investigators detailed additional allegations in a probable cause statement and warrant application outlining what they described as repeated abuse involving the two teenagers.
Investigators wrote that the children told authorities they were locked inside a chicken pen that was fastened shut and then shot at with BB guns during the alleged incident.
Court records further allege the children were threatened with real guns, including a handgun, and warned they would be shot if they spoke about the abuse.
The warrant application also describes an alleged pattern of ongoing abuse and neglect, including repeated physical violence and intimidation, as well as organized "fight nights" in which the children were allegedly forced to fight one another.
According to the probable cause statement, investigators said those allegations form the basis of the trafficking charges after an adult guardian reported the children came to her home seeking food and later said their mother agreed to transfer custody of them in exchange for a cellphone and phone plan, an arrangement authorities said was documented through a power of attorney.
The guardian further told investigators the children were severely underweight when they arrived and had not been enrolled in school, with medical providers later determining they could not read or write, according to court records.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation remains ongoing and credited the Child Advocacy Center and the Washington County Division of Family Services for assisting in the case.
Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks
Gunfire echoed through Tehran Tuesday as heavily armed militias were deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into fortified zones under intense security.
Video footage showed bursts of automatic weapons after dark as government buildings, state media sites and major intersections were reportedly placed under guard, with armored pickups and masked fighters patrolling the streets in Toyotas.
The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted commands.
In the video, large-caliber guns can be heard rattling as vehicles maneuver through urban streets.
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"There has been a deployment of dozens of Toyotas mounted with heavy machine guns (DShK) and other heavy weapons in Tehran," Ali Safavi, a senior official with the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), told Fox News Digital.
"They are reportedly being used by elements linked to Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)," he said.
"Their commander speaks in Farsi, and these fighters are Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’bi, Popular Mobilization Force and Hezbollah fighters who have joined the IRGC. The IRGC are their commanders, and you can hear them shouting in Farsi."
According to Safavi, the Iranian regime has increasingly relied on foreign proxy forces to maintain control of the capital.
"The regime has brought in at least 5,000 foreign elements now from Iraq and Hezbollah to control Tehran," he explained.
"They are guarding the government buildings and the state radio and TV and are using heavy machine guns, which are Russian-made and 50 caliber."
Safavi added that "at night, there are fierce clashes that are ongoing as well as running street battles between the protesters and the special unit forces."
The footage emerged as the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported what it described as Day 24 of nationwide protests marked by a continued communications blackout.
"The number of confirmed deaths has reached 4,519, while the number of deaths still under investigation stands at 9,049," the agency said, adding that at least 5,811 people have been seriously injured and 26,314 arrested.
HRANA reports also described an overwhelming security presence, particularly with law enforcement, the IRGC, Basij units and plainclothes agents after nightfall, creating what the group called an atmosphere of deterrence and fear.
The first protests began Dec. 28 and rapidly spread nationwide, driven by economic grievances and opposition to clerical rule.
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Demonstrations have persisted despite mass arrests, lethal force and internet shutdowns.
"Sometimes the protesters hold their ground to the gunfire, ammunition and volleys of tear gas," Safavi said.
He alleged that IRGC units attacked a hospital in Gorgan, killing wounded patients, stationing snipers on rooftops and firing into surrounding areas.
"They then took around 76 bodies to a warehouse and are refusing to hand them over to families because the forces want to bury them in secret," he claimed.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly blamed foreign enemies for unrest while backing the IRGC’s response.
President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that continued assassination threats from leaders in Tehran would trigger overwhelming retaliation.
"Anything ever happens, we’re going to blow the whole — the whole country’s going to get blown up," Trump told NewsNation.
NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi rejected the notion that external military action could topple the regime.
"A foreign war cannot bring down this regime," she said in a statement. "What is required is an organized nationwide resistance rooted in active, combat-ready forces inside Iran’s cities to defeat one of the most brutal and repressive apparatuses in the world today — the IRGC."
Ashton Kutcher sets record straight on rumors he and wife Mila Kunis don't shower
Ashton Kutcher is coming clean.
"The Beauty" actor made it clear this week that he practices good hygiene four years after he and wife, Mila Kunis, faced scrutiny over remarks that implied they don’t shower often.
"It was the craziest thing of all time," the 47-year-old told People magazine Monday. "We made a comment at one point, and people were like, 'Does he stink? Does he smell?'"
Kutcher explained to his costars Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope: "There was a comment on a podcast, so long ago… and people are like, 'They don't shower.' I'm like, ‘I shower, I go to the gym, I shower.’"
"I can confirm my boy showers," Ramos joked.
In July 2021, Kunis told Dax Shepherd on his "Armchair Expert" podcast, "When I had children, I also didn't wash them every day. I wasn't that parent that bathed my newborns — ever."
Kutcher chimed in at the time: "Now, here's the thing: If you can see the dirt on them, clean them. Otherwise, there's no point."
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The couple then went on to discuss their own bathing habits.
"I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever," Kutcher divulged. "I got a bar of Lever 2000 that delivers every time. Nothing else."
He added, "I do have a tendency to throw some water on my face after a workout to get all the salts out."
Kunis added that she washes her face "twice a day."
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The couple mocked the viral misunderstanding weeks after the original interview in a 2021 TikTok where they stood in their bathroom with their children with the bath running in the background.
"It's water," Kunis tells Kutcher, who's filming the bathroom saga.
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"You're putting water on the children? Are you trying to melt them? Are you trying to injure them with water? This is ridiculous. What's going on?" Kutcher yells.
"We're bathing our children," Kunis says.
"That's like the fourth time this week! Four times this week! Their body oils are going to be destroyed! What are you trying to do?" Kutcher answers in a sarcastic tone.
"It's too much," Kunis jokingly agrees.
Washington city pursues polyamory protections in proposed civil rights ordinance
The Washington state capital city of Olympia is pursuing an ordinance that supporters say would protect polyamorous relationships and other non-traditional families from discrimination.
"With issues like this, you constantly find that, not that folks are underground, but it’s hard for folks to come forward about these things because it is a very private thing, and we want them to feel welcome in our community and not ostracized," Olympia City Council Member Robert Vanderpool told KOMONews.
The ordinance being considered would make "family or relationship structure" a protected category under Olympia’s current civil rights protections. Polyamory generally refers to relationships featuring multiple romantic partners, in contrast to typical monogamous relationships.
It would include, but not be limited to, "The composition of interrelationships within a household, involvement in intimate personal relationships between consenting adults, non-normative and non-nuclear family arrangements, including multi-partner and multi-parent families, blended, (step) families, multi-generational households, single-parents-by-choice, chosen families, and similar configurations," the city of Olympia said in information shared with Fox News Digital.
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"I think the biggest thing that comes up is housing, folks that are in polyamorous relationships or non-monogamous, or even chosen families – it’s hard in a chosen family to put someone on their mortgage," Vanderpool said.
According to KOMONews, city leaders are working with activists such as OPEN, the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy, based in Oakland, California, for help in drafting the ordinance.
"OPEN's research found that 60 percent of non monogamous individuals report experiencing stigma or discrimination on the basis of their family or relationship structure," Brett Chamberlain, executive director of OPEN, claimed in the article. "This can look like family rejection, social rejection, being denied promotion or even fired from a job, having Child Protective Services called, being denied medical care by a medical care provider, or stigmatized by a mental health care provider."
KOMONews reported that if the ordinance passes, Olympia would be "the first city in Washington state to address the growing number of families with diverse structures."
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Chamberlain told Fox News Digital in a statement, "These protections are critical because family and relationship structures have fundamentally changed. Only 18% of US households fit the ‘traditional’ nuclear family model, yet our laws haven't caught up with this reality. About 5% of adults are currently in consensually non-monogamous relationships, and 1 in 5 will be at some point in their lives."
He said he expects the ordinance to pass on Feb. 9, which he said would make "Olympia the first city in Washington and the fifth nationwide (following Somerville and Cambridge, MA in 2023 and Berkeley and Oakland, CA in 2024) to establish these protections."
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, Jason Rantz, a conservative radio host and columnist at Seattle Red, said, "This proposal pretends it's about tolerance when it's really about the government elevating a lifestyle choice into a protected class and forcing everyone else to accommodate it."
Rantz, who published an opinion piece Monday on the proposed ordinance, added that, "Once you blur the line between immutable traits and personal romantic arrangements, anti-discrimination law stops being a shield and becomes a weapon against landlords, employers, and families. That kind of vague, activist-driven policymaking is what happens when the Radical Left runs a city."
The Olympia city manager told Fox News Digital that "Staff is working to prepare a draft ordinance that will come forward to the Council at a future date to be determined."
Fox News Digital reached out to Vanderpool for comment. The city is in left-leaning Thurston County, which went easily for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election as she won the state.
House passes AI education bill for small businesses in landslide 395-14 vote
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require the government to create more access to artificial intelligence (AI) education for small businesses Tuesday evening.
The AI for Main Street Act passed with broad bipartisan support in a 395-14 vote. Eleven Republicans and three Democrats voted against the measure.
"Main Street stands at the doorstep of a major transformation because the AI revolution isn’t just coming, it’s already here," Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., the bill’s sponsor, said in a statement after its passage.
"We’re ensuring entrepreneurs and job creators aren’t left behind. Our AI for Main Street Act will provide small businesses with the resources, education and training needed to responsibly utilize artificial intelligence."
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The AI for Main Street Act would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) to help startups learn to adopt AI technology by providing training and outreach.
The bill fits into the preexisting framework of the SBDCs.
According to the SBA, SBDCs exist to help small businesses access capital, exchange information on new technologies, improve business planning, and manage finances and personnel administration.
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The SBA says it has at least 900 service locations that coordinate 62 SBDC centers nationwide.
The bill does not allocate any additional funding for its new directives on AI.
Alford said he feared that much larger companies would quickly integrate AI technologies while smaller enterprises would struggle to adopt new tools and get left behind.
"We want small business owners to understand not only what AI can do, but how to use it securely, safely, ethically and effectively," Alford said in a floor speech on his bill.
"This bill is about empowering people, not replacing them. I’m proud to see the House pass our bipartisan bill to champion small businesses," Alford added.
The bill, having cleared the House, heads to the Senate for consideration.
Baker Mayfield welcomes ex-Browns coach Kevin Stefanski to NFC South with pointed message about Browns exit
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield clearly hasn’t forgotten how his time in Cleveland ended after taking a shot at new Atlanta Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski Tuesday night.
Mayfield took exception to a tweet from an Atlanta-based journalist who wrote about Stefanski’s tenure in Cleveland, specifically the number of quarterbacks he had to work with because none seemed to stick.
However, Mayfield views the situation differently, saying he was cast out of the Browns’ organization like "garbage" despite being the team’s first overall pick and helping lead them to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 during the 2020 campaign, Stefanski’s first year as the head coach.
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Now that Stefanski will see Mayfield and the Bucs twice per season in his new role, the veteran quarterback welcomed him to the NFC South in a way only he can.
"Failed is quite the reach pal," Mayfield said, referencing a note from the reporter who said Mayfield and Deshaun Watson, who remains on the Browns’ roster, failed in Cleveland. "Still waiting on a text/call from [Stefanski] after I got shipped off like a piece of garbage. Can’t wait to see you twice a year, Coach."
The rivalry has already begun, and Stefanski has yet to hold a practice with the Falcons.
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The Browns moved on from Stefanski, 43, after going 5-12 in his sixth season with the franchise. After a 3-14 campaign in 2024, the Browns felt it was time for new leadership in the building, and the search remains to find their next man on the sideline.
Stefanski immediately became a hot head coaching candidate in the league. He was the second coach off the board, with John Harbaugh leading the way by taking the New York Giants’ job.
Shortly after, the Falcons announced Stefanski’s signing, giving him a five-year deal.
But Mayfield is clearly salty about how things ended in Cleveland. And though he eventually found a home in Tampa Bay, it appears some extra motivation will be on the schedule twice a year moving forward.
Mayfield was the first overall pick in 2018. After sub-.500 seasons as he got acclimated to the NFL, he began working with Stefanski in 2020, and Cleveland finally got on the right track.
Mayfield went 11-5 that year, earning a playoff berth and winning in the wild-card round to secure his first career playoff win. Despite a loss in the divisional round, the football world believed Mayfield was the guy and Stefanski was finally the coach needed to right the ship.
But after going 6-8 in his fourth season in Cleveland, Mayfield was traded to the Carolina Panthers after the Browns’ trade with the Houston Texans for Watson.
Just like that, Mayfield’s time with the Browns was over, and he was forced back into a quarterback competition. He won on over Sam Darnold to start the 2022 season, but after going 1-5 to start the season, the Panthers released him.
Mayfield was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams, and head coach Sean McVay made the best of the situation, which included inserting the Oklahoma product into a game two days after he joined the team. He led the team to a come-from-behind win.
While it would be Mayfield’s only win with the Rams, the Bucs gave him another crack at being a starting quarterback after Tom Brady’s retirement after the 2022 campaign. Mayfield led the Bucs to the playoffs in year one, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles at home in the wild-card round.
The Buccaneers gave Mayfield a three-year, $100 million deal to be their starter for the near future.
So, while things worked out for Mayfield, who never gave up on his starting hopes in the NFL, it seems he would’ve at least liked a phone call from his coach.
Stefanski finished his tenure in Cleveland with a 45-56 record in 101 career games. Now, he will work with quarterback Michael Penix, running back Bijan Robinson and the rest of the young cornerstone pieces in Atlanta.
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Nationwide walkout draws thousands into streets on anniversary of Trump’s inauguration
Thousands of people across the country flooded the streets on Tuesday in a mass walkout protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marking exactly one year since Donald Trump was sworn in for his second presidential term.
The walkout, dubbed the "Free America Walkout" is spearheaded by the Women’s March, the same group that mobilized millions of protesters against Trump's first administration in 2017.
According to its website, organizers urged people to walk out of schools, workplaces and businesses around 2 p.m. local time as part of the "Free America" movement, with the aim to "withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent."
Videos of the scene captured dozens of protesters converging in major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, New York City, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C, as part of the coordinated demonstrations.
In some areas, high school students walked out of school during snowy conditions, exercising their political voice despite being too young to vote. Ahead of the planned walkouts, principals at several schools reportedly notified parents and arranged supervision for the protests, according to the Virginia news outlet LoudounNow.
In other cities, crowds of demonstrators filled streets and public spaces in protests that were largely orderly and peaceful. In New York City, for example, demonstrators marched to the area outside Trump Tower, chanting slogans and holding signs calling for changes to federal policies.
Organizers accused the Trump administration of being "fascist" after the president deployed thousands of ICE agents and other federal troops to major cities in an escalated crackdown on illegal immigration.
"One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: ICE raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, families torn apart, attacks on our trans siblings, mass surveillance, and terror used to keep us silent," the group said on its website. "It is time for our communities to escalate as well."
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The organizers of the protest said that holding the walkout on a weekday allows the demonstration to have a greater impact by disrupting the normal routine of schools, workplaces and public life.
"A walkout interrupts business as usual," the website for the march said. "It makes visible how much our labor, participation, and cooperation are taken for granted — and what happens when we withdraw them together."
Trump’s immigration agenda has sparked widespread outrage, particularly after an ICE agent fatally shot 37‑year‑old Renee Nicole Good while her vehicle blocked a Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation. The killing has since intensified scrutiny over the use of force in the administration’s crackdown.
Bondi vows accountability after church attack, says Minnesota ‘a mess right now’
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Tuesday that "no one is above the law" as the Department of Justice (DOJ) increases its presence in Minnesota following weeks of unrest, escalating tensions tied to immigration enforcement and the disruption of a church service Sunday.
Bondi made the comments in an exclusive interview with Fox News in Minneapolis, where she met with federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials amid what she described as ongoing chaos in the state.
"No one is above the law in this state or in this country, and people will be held accountable," Bondi told Fox News.
Bondi said conditions in Minnesota have deteriorated in past weeks, citing constant unrest and concerns for officer safety.
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"This state is a mess right now," she said. "We’ve seen the chaos, and it’s constant. And our men and women in law enforcement deserve to be safe."
Bondi said she met with federal agents from the FBI, DEA and ATF, as well as U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, emphasizing coordination among federal agencies as tensions continue.
"We have a great U.S. attorney, and we are all going to fight together," she said. "That’s why it was so important to be here."
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Bondi arrived after Minnesota officials, including the governor, mayor and state attorney general, confirmed they had received federal subpoenas. Asked whether those subpoenas signal an investigation into their offices, Bondi declined to provide details.
"I can’t confirm nor deny whether we have any investigation or what it is," Bondi said. "I can’t discuss."
When pressed on whether rhetoric from state and local leaders has contributed to unrest, Bondi said inflammatory language can have consequences but iterated that accountability applies universally.
"Rhetoric causes people to get hurt and injured, and that shouldn’t be happening," she said. "Whether it's a public official, whether it's a law enforcement officer, no one is above the law in this state or in this country, and people will be held accountable."
Bondi also addressed Sunday's disruption of a church service in St. Paul, calling the incident "horrific" and saying such conduct should never occur at any place of worship.
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"What happened in that church was horrific," Bondi said. "That should not happen to any Christian, to any religion, to a synagogue, to a mosque, to any place of worship in our country."
Bondi said she has spoken directly with Pastor Jonathan Parnell and plans to meet with him.
"That should not happen," she said. "And it was horrific."
In a statement after the Jan. 18 incident, Parnell said a group of agitators disrupted the worship service, accosted members of the congregation and frightened children, describing the conduct as "shameful" and "unlawful."
"Invading a church service to disrupt the worship of Jesus — or any other act of worship — is protected by neither the Christian Scriptures nor the laws of this nation," Parnell wrote, adding that church buildings are meant to be places of peace and refuge.
Parnell said the church is evaluating next steps with legal counsel and called on local, state and national leaders to protect the fundamental right to worship freely.
Asked whether Minnesotans should expect continued federal involvement following her visit, Bondi answered unequivocally.
"President Trump is committed to making Minnesota safe," she said. "So, the answer is yes."
American flags torched, riot police clash with protesters ahead of Trump Davos arrival
Violent protests erupted in several Swiss cities as American flags were burned and riot police clashed with demonstrators ahead of President Trump’s arrival in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
Trump is scheduled to arrive Wednesday and is expected to deliver a speech at the annual gathering of global political leaders and corporate executives.
His visit comes amid heightened tensions with European leaders after Trump doubled down on his push to acquire Greenland for U.S. national security reasons and declined to rule out military options.
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The Davos forum, held in eastern Switzerland, is one of the world’s most high-profile economic summits, bringing together heads of state, CEOs, bankers and policymakers to discuss global trade, security and geopolitics.
Around 300 protesters marched through Davos Jan. 19 to oppose both the forum and Trump’s planned appearance.
Chanting slogans and holding banners reading "Trump not welcome," demonstrators accused Swiss authorities of legitimizing what they described as authoritarian and plutocratic politics by hosting the U.S. president.
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Images from the protests showed masked demonstrators setting fire to American flags, while local media reported smashed windows and other property damage.
Swiss outlet Swissinfo reported clashes broke out after police moved to disperse the crowd.
Officers in full riot gear deployed water cannons, chemical irritants and rubber bullets and said they were targeted with fireworks.
The outlet also reported a police statement said "paint bags were thrown at the facades and shop windows were smashed on the corner of Bahnhofstrasse and Uraniastrasse", with the amount of property damage unknown.
Two police officers were also reportedly hit by stones but remained unharmed.
Similar demonstrations were held elsewhere, including in Bern, where a protest was broken up as police sealed off the city center.
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In Zurich, thousands marched Sunday night, with one placard reading, "Put the Trumpster in the dumpster."
Activists from the Swiss NGO Campax also projected a cartoon image of Trump onto a ski slope near Davos, branding him the "Spirit of plutocracy."
Trade tensions are expected to dominate discussions at the summit, alongside talks on the war in Ukraine and broader global security concerns.
Trump addressed the Greenland issue in a social media post early Tuesday.
"As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security," Trump wrote. "There can be no going back — on that, everyone agrees. The United States of America is the most powerful country anywhere on the globe, by far."
Jon Stewart dismisses call to run for office, warns not to trust TV stars as political leaders
Comedian and talk show host Jon Stewart shrugged off a suggestion from his audience Sunday that he should run for office.
While there have been many entertainers-turned-politicians, such as former President Ronald Reagan, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and, most recently, President Donald Trump, Stewart warned this may not be a wise way to pick political leaders.
When a member of his audience asked if he would run for office, prompting cheers from the crowd, Stewart appeared to reject the idea.
"It's very kind of you," Stewart said. "And, by the way, it is — I cannot tell you how wild it is to have people even think that having the power over their lives is something they would appreciate that you have."
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He and other popular talk show hosts have been getting asked to run for elected office, he said.
"But I do know, like, all the folks in the media like this, like Steven, like Jimmy, we get this. This is a question that comes up a lot. And I think it speaks to — if I may, and I don't know the motivation — it speaks to this desperation and dissatisfaction that we have with the status quo."
He argued that people calling for talk show hosts to run for office is a clear sign of desperation.
"You see somebody on television who's saying some of the things that resonate with you. And you think, ‘Well, f--- it.’ It really is, ‘I think you should be president is the line’ that comes right after ‘f--- it.’"
Stewart joked that calling for somebody like him to run for president is like being cursed to be in a "Twilight Zone" episode.
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Stewart went on to argue that comparisons between President Donald Trump and dictator Adolf Hitler are inaccurate because Hitler was at least popular in his country.
He went on to share an anecdote he says illustrates much of the country at large, where the same people who once mocked former President Joe Biden are now quietly embarrassed over the Trump administration.
"I live in a town where, like, a lot of people went that way," he said of supporting Trump. "Like, they give me a lot of s--- in the deli. Like, I walk in the deli, and there's a lot of like, ‘Hey, how's that autopen? How's ‘f------ Biden's autopen?' I walk in the deli now, and they're like, ‘What would you like on your sandwich?’"
The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.