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Florence Widdicombe, 6, poses with a Christmas card from the same pack as a card she found containing a message apparently from foreign prisoners in China. The U.K.-based grocery chain Tesco has halted production at the factory in China that supplied the cards.

6-Year-Old Finds Message Alleging Chinese Prison Labor In Box Of Christmas Cards

"We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China," the note said in English. "Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organization."

Craft breweries now account for 5,234 of 5,301 U.S. beer makers, according to an industry group's annual tally. Here, Danielle Coons, the tasting room ambassador at D.L. Geary Brewing Co.<strong> </strong>serves a beer in Portland, Maine, last November.

U.S. Breweries Top 5,300 As Craft Beer Makers Ride Double-Digit Gains

Just five years ago, there were only about 2,000 U.S. craft brewers. More than 800 opened for business in 2016 — and they're finding a changing market.

A Native American Tribe Hopes Digital Currency Boosts Its Sovereignty

Members of the Oglala Lakota Nation have made their own digital currency — a sort of Bitcoin. They hope that having their own crypto-currency, called MazaCoin, will strengthen their independence.

Former aide said Trump tried to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6 in latest hearing

A former White House aide said Trump planned to visit the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. When staff stopped those plans Trump attempted to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limousine.

A protester holds up a picture of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a December 2014 demonstration in Washington, D.C.

Cleveland To Pay $6 Million To Settle Tamir Rice Lawsuit

The city agreed to the settlement Monday in a civil rights suit brought by Tamir's family. The 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in November 2014.

A realty sign in front of a home in The Lakes neighborhood in Las Vegas. Nevada, which was hit hard by the housing bust five years ago, remains the state with the highest number of homes with negative equity.

Report: 6.4 Million U.S. Homes Still Have Negative Equity

The percentage has been steadily shrinking thanks to rising home prices, but the highest percentage of underwater mortgages can still be found in a handful of states hardest hit by the housing crisis.

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