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Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. Lai, 74, faces up to a
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Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. Lai, 74, faces up to a
Continue Reading Asian shares gain after Fed chair signals slower rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Europe and Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street spurred by the Federal Reserve chair’s comments on easing the pace of interest rate hikes to tame inflation. Signs that China may be shifting its approach to containing COVID-19 outbreaks to focus
Continue Reading Asian shares gain after Fed chair signals slower rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street spurred by the Federal Reserve chair’s comments on easing the pace of interest rate hikes to tame inflation. Signs that China may be shifting its approach to containing COVID-19 outbreaks to focus more on
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AP source: Rose Bowl clears way for 12-team CFP in 2024
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Rose Bowl game organizers cleared the way for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season, informing CFP officials Wednesday they are willing to alter agreements to accommodate a new format to decide the national champion. A person with knowledge of
Continue Reading AP source: Rose Bowl clears way for 12-team CFP in 2024
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Rose Bowl game organizers cleared the way for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season, informing CFP officials Wednesday they are willing to alter agreements to accommodate a new format to decide the national champion. A person with knowledge of
Continue Reading Hong Kong publisher’s national security trial postponed
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the territory’s leader asked China to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. Jimmy Lai, 74, faces a possible life sentence if
Continue Reading Victims’ families urge love, kindness as Idaho campus mourns
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As hundreds of students mourned together inside the University of Idaho’s stadium Wednesday night, family members of four slain classmates urged them to raise their eyes from grief and focus on love and the future. The vigil was held in honor of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen,
Continue ReadingJeffrey Epstein estate reaches $105 million settlement with US Virgin Islands
By Liam Reilly, CNN A nine-figure settlement between the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and the US Virgin Islands has been signed, according to the islands’ attorney general. Epstein’s estate — as well as two co-defendants and 10 Epstein-created entities — will disburse over $105 million cash to the US Virgin Islands government, US Virgin Islands
Continue ReadingStudents sue Yale University, alleging discrimination against students with mental health disabilities
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Current students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University and its governing body, alleging “systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities,” according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Connecticut federal court. The lawsuit alleges the university discriminated against students with mental health disabilities and forced students to withdraw
Continue ReadingMarchan en República Dominicana en protesta contra administradoras de seguros y pensiones en el sistema de seguridad social
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Integrantes y simpatizantes del Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD) marcharon este miércoles hasta el Congreso nacional para manifestar su inconformidad con las Aseguradoras de Riesgos de Salud (ARS) y las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP). El presidente del CMD, doctor Senén Caba, aseguró que la manifestación es en contra de lo
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Weinstein a ‘degenerate rapist’ and ‘predator’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was a “predator” with unmistakable patterns who used his Hollywood power to lure women into meetings, sexually assault them and escape the consequences, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Wednesday at the former movie mogul’s Los Angeles trial. Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Weinstein a ‘degenerate rapist’ and ‘predator’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was a “predator” with unmistakable patterns who used his Hollywood power to lure women into meetings, sexually assault them and escape the consequences, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Wednesday at the former movie mogul’s Los Angeles trial. Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez
Continue Reading AP source: Rose Bowl agrees to clear way for CFP expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Rose Bowl game organizers cleared the way for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season, informing CFP officials Wednesday they are willing to alter agreements for the first two years of the larger playoff. A person with knowledge of the
Continue ReadingMcCarthy demands January 6 committee preserve all records and vows to hold hearings next year
By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Wednesday demanding that it preserve all records and transcripts and vowing to hold hearings next year on the security failures that led to the US Capitol breach. After
Continue Reading Marner ties team-record point streak, Leafs beat Sharks 3-1
TORONTO (AP) — Pierre Engvall scored with 2:27 left in regulation, Mitch Marner had a goal to stretch his point streak to a franchise record-tying 18 games, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Wednesday night. Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov had 23 saves. The Maple
Continue Reading UK royals arrive in Boston to showcase youthful monarchy
By DANICA KIRKA and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales embarked Wednesday on their first overseas trip since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, aiming to showcase the younger face of a monarchy that is tackling important issues like climate change as it attempts to remain relevant in
Continue ReadingMistrial declared after jurors deadlocked in Danny Masterson rape trial
By Taylor Romine, CNN A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in the rape trial of actor Danny Masterson on Wednesday after jurors remained deadlocked, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said. Masterson was charged in 2020 with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents occurring between 2001 and 2003, CNN
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‘It can happen anywhere.’ Riverside ‘catfishing’ triple homicide victims’ family member asks parents to warn about predators
A woman whose parents and sister were killed last week in the alleged “catfish” triple homicide in Riverside, California, is urging families to speak to their children about online safety. Michelle Blandin, whose father, Mark Winek, 69, mother, Sharie Winek, 65, and sister, Brooke Winek, 39, were killed November 25, warned parents to monitor their
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