The Water Lantern Festival was in Fort Wayne for the second year in a row Saturday evening.
Those arrested range from 15 to 90 years old, the government says.
Hong Kong police have arrested a woman on suspicion of sharing test papers from the city’s university entrance examination online. The documents were leaked on Chinese social networking site Xiaohongshu, local media reported. A 23-year-old woman surnamed Lau was detained on Wednesday for allegedly breaching the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Ordinance, police said […]
A fundraising concert organised by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has been forced to move online, after the live performance was axed due to “irresistible force,” the press group said. HKJA announced on Wednesday that the live concert scheduled for Sunday would take place online on May 8, after the show was called off […]
A US bill has been introduced to rename part of the street in front of Hong Kong’s representative office in Washington DC “Jimmy Lai Way.” The move aims to honour the 76-year-old media tycoon currently facing a national security trial in Hong Kong, though the city’s government urged the US not to “interfere” in its […]
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s arrest dealt a “heavy blow” to pro-democracy advocacy group Stand With Hong Kong, causing it to lose its connections to US politicians, the media mogul’s national security trial has heard. Activist Andy Li was also arrested in the same police swoop on August 10, 2020, but the activist group had […]
Noor Noel Kestou was arrested at JFK Airport after he was caught trying to flee to Hong Kong. He has been accused of involuntary manslaughter after a fire at his factory left Turner Lee Salter dead
Hong Kong’s government says it approved spending of over HK$192 million since 2023 on “mega events” designed to attract tourists, and had put rules in place to guard against potential conflicts of interest. In a written response to lawmakers on Wednesday, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said the committee overseeing the “Mega Arts and […]
ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Two suspected street racers were arrested on Sunday night on Main Street in Roswell. Chaves County Sheriff's Office deputies pulled over 20-year-old Emily Munoz-Corral along with a 16-year-old male just before 10 p.m. Munoz-Carol was arrested and taken to the Chaves County Detention Center. The 16-year-old was arrested and released to his []
Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.
This past weekend, April 20-21, High Water Festival took place at North Charleston’s Riverfront Park. Despite a hot first day and a rainy second, droves of people came to see acts like Hozier, Fleet Foxes and Noah Kahan — while many came specifically to support the local acts on the lineup, Shovels & Rope and […]
NEW YORK >> The police cleared out a protest at Columbia University this afternoon, arresting dozens of demonstrators who had occupied a lawn on campus and throwing out their tent encampment. The actions came the day after university leaders pledged to Congress that they would crack down on unauthorized student protests tied to the war in the Gaza Strip.