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A Utah mother is accused of instructing her young daughters to cover up their stepfather's alleged sexual assaults against them.Randi Heather Norris was arrested around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to Utah County Jail records. Norris, 39, faces charges of tampering with a witness, child abuse with injury — intentional or knowing, and obstruction of justice.'Sexually abusing three of her daughters, all of which were age 13 or younger at the time of the abuse.'The Springville Police Department said they received a report from the Division of Child and Family Services of reported child sexual abuse. KTVX-TV reported that law enforcement interviewed the alleged victim, who reported several incidents of child sexual abuse by her stepfather – 39-year-old Jason Wong. She allegedly told police she informed her mother — Norris — about the sexual abuse.“The victim stated that [Norris’] response was that it was up to the victim to decide if she wanted to report it, but that if she did they would be ‘financially screwed.’ The victim also disclosed overhearing Randi and Jason tell her younger sibling to lie to the police about the sexual abuse that was happening to her for the same reason,” the affidavit of probable cause read.Investigators reportedly interviewed Norris, who told police that she knew Wong was “sexually abusing three of her daughters, all of which were age 13 or younger at the time of the abuse.”In April, Norris' 11-year-old daughter reported a separate incident of sexual abuse by Wong, and while she gave some details, she later said none of the allegations happened.“Investigators learned the victim did this after being instructed to do so by Randi and Jason,” the probable cause statement stated. Norris and Wong allegedly began a romantic relationship in November 2014. The Daily Mail reported that the couple are both employed at Smith's Food and Drug Stores in Springville. Norris reportedly is a cashier, and Wong is a dairy manager.The Daily Mail said Springville police did not provide a comment to the outlet.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Progress Action Fund, a leftist political action committee backed by LinkedIn co-founder and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman, joined the Democratic group Defend the Vote in pushing another attack ad in swing states last week. While the ad seeks to vilify Republican lawmakers, it ostensibly does a better job of undermining Democrats, insinuating that theirs is the party for porn-addicted onanists. The PAF's 30-second ad, titled "Republicans Rubbing You The Wrong Way," shows a man pleasuring himself while unblinkingly watching pornography on his phone. A character wearing a suit and red tie, identified as a Republican congressman, interrupts the solitary engagement and notifies the masturbator, "Now that we're in charge, we're banning porn nationwide." "You can't tell me what to do!" says the masturbator. "Get out of my bedroom, you creep!" "I won the last election, so it's my decision. I'm just going to watch and make sure you don't finish illegally," the Republican character adds, referring to self-gratification. The PAF indicated that the ad is part of a $2.5 million ad buy and will run on TVs, streaming services, and online platforms in all seven swing states. The PAC notes on its site that it is running ads "in states Vice President Harris must win that also have competitive House & Senate races." The Hill reported that the ad is targeted toward young men who are abandoning the Democratic Party in droves and increasingly signaling support for President Donald Trump. The apparent hope is that it would reinforce the efforts of the Harris campaign, which is presently trying to drum up support among the disenchanted demographic with ads on sports-betting platforms and on gaming sites, as well as with the promise of nationally legalized marijuana. '"Incels for Kamala" isn't a campaign strategy I saw coming.' Nick Knudsen, executive director of the Democrat-aligned activist outfit DemCast USA, noted on X, "Just found out this ad when tested moves under-30-men 3.5 points away from Donald Trump. That's MASSIVE! Please share widely." Knudsen noted further, "They're running it with a massive ad buy in PA." Joe Jacobson, founder of PAF, said in a statement, "As a 30-year-old guy myself, the GOP's insistence on legislating our personal lives and decisions is disturbing and unacceptable. That is why we're working to ensure everyone knows that the G.O.P really stands for 'Grand Old Perverts.'" The threat of a nationwide porn ban contained within Jacobson's ad is pure fantasy, reliant upon a politically expedient distortion of Republican child-protection initiatives across the country. Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia are among the states that have passed laws requiring that porn websites verify users' ages in an effort to protect children from pornography — especially from the violent varieties on foreign-based sites such as Pornhub, whose parent company was recently accused of profiting from child sex abuse and admitted last year to receiving proceeds from sex trafficking. Lawmakers have argued that it's in the interest of public health to implement such protections for American children. A 2023 Israeli study published in the scientific journal Body Image indicated a link between pornography consumption and negative body image as well as with increased severity of eating disorder symptoms. A February 2022 study published in the journal Psychological Medicine found that porn is "associated with the erosion of the quality of men's sex lives" and "associated with lower levels of sexual self-competence, impaired sexual functioning, and decreased partner-reported sexual satisfaction," as Blaze News previously reported. The Australian government found that pornography consumption by young people has served to "normalise sexual violence and contribute to unrealistic understandings of sex and sexuality." A 2014 study indicated that watching porn actually could shrink a part of the brain linked to pleasure. Pornhub, not Republican lawmakers, decided to block access to its content in various states rather than protect children from these devastating consequences. PAF appears keen to gloss over the difference in hopes of helping Democrats in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Conservative commentator Todd Starnes tweeted, "Democrats are running ads in swing states promoting pornography. Their closing argument to voters is that Kamala Harris and Democrats are pro-abortion, pro-porn and Trump is Hitler." One user noted, "'Incels for Kamala!' isn't a campaign strategy I saw coming, but I guess nothing surprises me anymore." Libby Emmons, the Post Millennial's editor in chief, noted, "Young men deserve more." All-American swim star Riley Gaines tweeted, "Do you need more proof these people are sick and deranged?" Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Tom Homan, who was the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under former President Donald Trump, told "60 Minutes" there is a way to address families being separated due to deportations.Trump has promised that his next administration will launch the country's largest deportation operation to address the historic border crisis that was started by the Biden-Harris administration. The campaign promise has caused great concern among open-border advocates and activists who say the deportations will be too costly and too complicated to carry out.'Because their parent absolutely entered the country illegally, had a child knowing he was in the country illegally.'Correspondent Cecilia Vega told Homan that deporting 1 million illegal immigrants could cost an estimated $88 billion in one year."I don't know if it's accurate or not," Homan said."Is that what American taxpayers should expect?" Vega asked."What price do you put on national security? Is it worth it?" Homan countered."Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?” Vega followed up."Of course there is. Families can be deported together," Homan replied.When Vega asked why children who grew up in the United States should be forced to go to a country they are unfamiliar with, Homan said, "Because their parent absolutely entered the country illegally, had a child knowing he was in the country illegally. So he created that crisis."Similar to the promise of building a better wall system along the U.S.-Mexico border during his first campaign, Trump's promise to carry out mass deportations has been a staple of his third presidential run. Due to the large illegal immigrant population, Trump has proposed using the National Guard and local law enforcement to help ICE officers track down and remove illegal aliens."If given a second term, Donald Trump promises to decimate American communities by targeting immigrants who are already contributing members of society and blocking new immigrants from coming lawfully to the United States. Trump has made clear that he will double down on what he did during his presidency — without regard for the law, decency, or common sense," the American Civil Liberties Union has claimed about Trump's plan.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A woman stopped her car near Indianapolis police officers Sunday afternoon, exited the car, and told officers a male in the car had been holding her at gunpoint, the Indianapolis Star reported.With that, police said the suspect in the car pointed a gun at officers, and one officer shot the suspect, the paper said.'If anybody here, or out watching, has a solution to prevent what happened here today, I'm all ears. There's no way in my mind this could have been prevented other than the person not forcefully taking and kidnapping a woman, forcing her to drive around while a gun was pointed to her head.'Kendale Adams, deputy chief of criminal investigations, told the Star the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Kealing Ave. between 10th and 11th Streets.Citing preliminary information, the paper said officers were conducting an unrelated theft investigation when an uninvolved vehicle suddenly stopped near them.Adams said the woman exited the car and told officers she was being held at gunpoint by a male inside the vehicle whom she did not know, the paper said.An officer at the scene loudly told the male to put his hands up, but the male pointed a handgun toward nearby officers and at least one uninvolved citizen, Adams explained to the paper.One officer fired his gun, striking the male at least once, before using a taser in an attempt to subdue him, the paper said.Police ordered the male to drop the gun, but "the suspect was still holding the firearm. Officers then took the firearm out of the suspect's hand and pulled the suspect out of the car," Adams added to the Star.Police said the male received first aid at the scene and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the paper said, adding that Adams said he was still critical late Sunday but stable.Adams also told the Star that the woman recalled seeing officers at the location where she stopped her vehicle, which is why she drove the car there and "alerted the officers to the situation."The paper said the officer who fired his gun has been placed on administrative leave, per department policy, and internal affairs is investigating. Adams also told the Star that the Civilian Use of Force Review Board will conduct a hearing after the criminal process.More from the paper: The shooting comes at a time when IMPD is seeking solutions to reduce the number of officer-involved shootings in Indianapolis after seeing a spike last year. In April, the department announced that the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Policing Institute would review shootings by Indianapolis police officers. There were 17 shootings that year. IMPD Chief Chris Bailey, though, said the North Kealing Avenue incident is "pretty cut and dry." "Our officers were here on a thief report and violence came to them," Bailey told the Star. "They weren't making a traffic stop. They weren't serving a search warrant. They were here trying to help another community member." Bailey also told the paper, "If anybody here, or out watching, has a solution to prevent what happened here today, I'm all ears. There's no way in my mind this could have been prevented other than the person not forcefully taking and kidnapping a woman, forcing her to drive around while a gun was pointed to her head."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

What are the best PC board games? Modern board games can get very complex, but many of them are well worth playing. Some are so good that you might want to play them repeatedly, even if it's to master its somewhat difficult mechanics. And it's hard sometimes to find friends to play against. With these computer board games you can play some of the best board games with zero setup time and far less impact on your wallet. You can play solo against AI opponents, which means you end the game whenever you want, and with Steam Deck you can play wherever you want too. Of course, you can also play many PC versions of these board games with friends, so there are still plenty of opportunities to work together, or lose out to your backstabbing best bud. Elsewhere we've got you covered if you want the best card games on PC... but let's jump into our list. Continue reading Best PC board games on Steam 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best PC board games, Best online board games, Can Tabletop Simulator replace physical board games?

Is Black Ops 6 have crossplay and cross-platform? If you cast your mind back to only a decade ago, the concept of crossplay was practically unheard of. Fortunately, a lot has changed since then, with all the big publishers and developers working together to ensure your mates can play together in the same party. With so many Black Ops 6 Zombies maps and standard multiplayer maps to play on, it doesn’t surprise us to learn that PC, Xbox, and PlayStation users want to unite as a powerful team. The only trouble is that not every multiplayer game is forced to include this helpful feature, which is why people have been asking whether Black Ops 6 supports crossplay and cross-platform connectivity. Continue reading Is Black Ops 6 crossplay and cross-platform? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 release date, Best FPS games, Best Black Ops 6 loadouts