California wildfires: Entire city of South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate
The entire city of South Lake Tahoe is under orders to evacuate, forcing thousands to flee as fire races toward the lake. The [...]
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Biden Says Afghans Must ‘Decide Their Future’ as U.S. Troops Withdraw
Mr. Biden told President Ashraf Ghani that the United States would still offer security assistance, as well as diplomatic and humanitarian aid. By [...]
Hong Kong Court Convicts Democracy Leaders Over Protest March
HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading veteran pro-democracy advocates were found guilty on Thursday of unauthorized assembly, as Beijing’s campaign to [...]
Hong Kong, Its Elections Upended, Reconsiders Its Dream of Democracy
HONG KONG — From her first protest at age 12, Jackie Chen believed she could help bring democracy to Hong Kong. Each summer, [...]
Pilot Graham Lindsay fights Civil Aviation Authority labelling him ‘controlling, aggressive’
A commercial pilot banned from carrying passengers due to fears he might commit murder suicide with a plane had his medical certificates suspended [...]
Denver election results for city council measures 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I
Denver voters are deciding a series of proposals Tuesday, including two that would expand the City Council’s power. With 252,340 votes counted in [...]
San Quentin Ordered to Reduce Prison Population by Half Over Virus Fears
It wasn’t clear how many inmates might be released early or transferred to other facilities, given that San Quentin houses some of California’s [...]
Pubs reopen in Leicester as city's lockdown is gradually eased
Leicester’s coronavirus restrictions have been partially lifted, a month after it became the UK’s first area to be placed under local lockdown. The [...]
‘Wartime state’ for Chinese city over Covid-19
A “wartime state” has been declared in Urumqi, the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region, after a spike in cases of coronavirus. Officials [...]
Philadelphia protesters sue city over tear gas, use of force
The lawsuits accuse Philadelphia police of firing tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at peaceful protesters. Three class-action lawsuits filed in Philadelphia [...]