BOSTON — A Lowell woman involved in a scheme to sneak drugs into a Virginia prison is now facing prison time of her own after she recently pleaded guilty in federal court to charges associated with the drug smuggling conspiracy.
Veteran Tony Leung takes best actor prize for his role as a flamboyant
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy activists are set to appeal their convictions linked to a defunct fund that supported protesters during the unrest in 2019. The legal challenge was launched by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung and singer-activist Denise Ho, who were trustees of […]
A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the face in 2019 at a home near Richmond. John M. Maki Jr., 52, was charged in May 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maki’s home […]
Legal drama A Guilty Conscience took the top award for best film at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards, while crime thriller The Goldfinger was the biggest winner overall with six prizes, including best actor for Tony Leung Chiu-wai. A Guilty Conscience, produced by Edko Films, holds the record for the highest-grossing Hong Kong film […]
Media mogul Jimmy Lai was fearless and “led by example” after the Beijing-enacted security law came into force, an activist testifying against the tycoon in his high-profile trial has said. Chan Tsz-wah, a paralegal who was charged alongside Lai and is now a witness for the prosecution, appeared at West Kowloon Law Courts Building on […]
A Hong Kong court has refused three activists’ applications to challenge their convictions over refusing to comply with a data request from national security police at the city’s top court. Chow Hang-tung, a human rights lawyer and the former vice-chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements, the group that once organised […]
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 […]
Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.
Attorneys are recommending a sentence of 6 to 8 and a half years in prison for a Boardman man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug charges in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
After winning the Grand National last Saturday, Willie Mullins takes aim at the Scottish National at Ayr this weekend in the hope of winning the British Trainers Championship for the first time. The Scottish Champion Hurdle also takes place on Saturday. Newbury is the venue for three important Group 3 races and the Spring Cup, []
Michael McMonagle (42) of Limewood Street in Derry appeared at Derry Crown Court charged with two counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in a sexual act. He also faces 13 charges of attempted sexual communication with a child. All of the charges were said to have occurred on dates between June 8, 2020 and August 16, 2021. When the charges were put to him McMonagle pleaded not guilty to all counts. Defence counsel Kieran Mallon told the court: "There are a number of issues I would want...