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Chinese police detain ‘godfather of film industry’ over abuse claims
Chinese police have detained a man over the alleged abuse of at least 19 former students at a…
China jails ex-anti-corruption minister for bribes
China’s former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery. Fu pleaded…
Fat Leonard: Malaysian criminal in US Navy scandal recaptured after jail break
A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after…
Hong Kong police arrest man who played harmonica at Queen’s vigil on suspicion of sedition
Hong Kong (CNN)A man was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of sedition after playing the harmonica at…
Judge vacates conviction of ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed
(CNN)A judge on Monday approved a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of…
California woman who faked her own kidnapping set to be sentenced today
(CNN)The California woman who faked her own kidnapping in 2016 in a hoax that was exposed with the…
Attorneys representing more than 30 migrants flown to Massachusetts urge criminal investigations
(CNN)Attorneys representing more than 30 of the migrants flown to Massachusetts this week asked the US Attorney for…
Fox News and Republicans try to shift attention to crime as midterms loom
With most US voters indicating that the preservation of abortion rights is their chief focus as midterm elections…
Iowa teen ordered to pay her alleged rapist’s family $150,000 is not the first sex trafficking victim penalized for killing their alleged assaulter
(CNN)A Brooklyn-based federal judge was selected on Thursday to serve as an independent arbiter to review the materials…
Fiji PM’s son charged with domestic violence in Australia
The son of Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences…