
American jailed for spying by China is a veteran pro-Beijing advocate who rubbed shoulders with senior Chinese officials, CNN reporting shows
The elderly American citizen sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court Monday on spying charges is a veteran leader of several pro-Beijing groups in the United States, who has rubbed shoulders for years with senior Chinese government officials, CNN reporting and research has found.
2023-05-16 23:57

Kentucky Republicans to choose challenger to Democratic Governor Beshear
By Joseph Ax Republican voters in Kentucky were casting ballots on Tuesday to choose their party's challenger to
2023-05-16 23:28

Turkey election results show Erdogan dominating in quake-hit region
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party came out on top in
2023-05-16 23:22

Police get 200 tip-offs for 22 unidentified murdered women
Detectives are following potential leads after launching a campaign to identify 22 victims in Europe.
2023-05-16 22:28

Biden and McCarthy slated to meet again Tuesday to discuss raising the nation's borrowing limit
Anyone looking for clues at how talks to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a historic default are progressing between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans might be confused ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 22:24

SEC Urges Judge to Reject Coinbase Demand for Explanation
The US Securities and Exchange Commission asked a judge to deny Coinbase Global Inc.’s request to compel the
2023-05-16 21:51

US skips UN Nakba event marking dispossession of Palestinians after Israeli campaign
The event, the first of its kind to be held by the UN, commemorated the Nakba or "catastrophe" -- when roughly 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in what is now Israel.
2023-05-16 21:29

San Francisco security guard will not be charged in fatal shooting of suspected Walgreens shoplifter
Prosecutors will not press charges against a security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown, who was suspected of shoplifting at a Walgreens in downtown San Francisco last month, the district attorney's office announced Monday.
2023-05-16 20:47

Ukraine Supreme Court head held in corruption probe
Prosecutors say they have exposed a scheme for judges to take bribes at the country's highest court.
2023-05-16 20:46

Dresden jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist
In 2019 the gang broke into a museum in Dresden and stole treasures worth €113 million (£98m).
2023-05-16 20:28

Kremlin says its spies are watching as CIA urges Russians to get in touch
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday its agencies were tracking Western spy activity after the U.S. Central
2023-05-16 20:19

South Africa Unemployment Rate Rose for First Time in Over a Year
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in more than a year as more people started
2023-05-16 19:59