Hong Kong may seek to kick-start ailing property market in policy address
By James Pomfret and Clare Jim HONG KONG Hong Kong is expected to announce lower stamp duties for
2023-10-24 20:52
Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to public broadcaster RTHK, citing a local court, in what he has called an "honest mistake."
2023-10-24 14:54
Reports: Trump told Mar-a-Lago member about calls with foreign leaders
Then-President Donald Trump told Mar-a-Lago member Anthony Pratt about his private calls with the leaders of Ukraine and Iraq, according to reports published Sunday that further show how Trump overshared government material, including with Pratt, a key prosecution witness in Trump's classified documents case.
2023-10-23 06:20
Irish-linked spyware used in brazen attacks - report
A new report calls on the Irish government to investigate a digital surveillance firm.
2023-10-21 14:26
Laphonza Butler says she will not seek Senate seat in 2024
Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler of California said Thursday that she would not run for a full term next year.
2023-10-20 05:18
Friend's tribute to 'special' newly-weds murdered in Uganda
Honeymooners Celia and David Barlow were killed along with a national park guide in Uganda.
2023-10-20 01:28
Laphonza Butler makes history as first out LGBTQ Senate Judiciary Committee member
California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees.
2023-10-19 04:50
Hong Kong court backs same-sex married couples on equal housing rights
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was "discriminatory in nature" and a complete denial of such couples' rights.
2023-10-18 11:16
US House still has no Speaker. Here's what happens next
Jim Jordan faces an uphill climb for the gavel. Republicans have two main options. Neither is easy.
2023-10-18 09:46
Laphonza Butler's ascent to the Senate is a key moment for Black LGBTQ representation, advocates say
Shay Franco-Clausen said she has been waiting a long time for someone like Laphonza Butler to rise to one of the highest positions in US government.
2023-10-10 20:25
Retired Vermont university dean found shot to death on trail near campus. Now police are looking for her killer
A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she'd worked, and authorities are searching for whoever killed the beloved educator.
2023-10-09 21:57
Political forces begin to move on new California Sen. Butler as she mulls a run
The first step for the candidates running in next year's California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all.
2023-10-06 18:29