(CNN)A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges, a court said Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, a retir…
Hong Kong (CNN Business)A Hong Kong media tycoon known for his support of the city's pro-democracy movement and criticism of China has been arrested on suspicion of "colluding" with foreign forces, a…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.One of the wealthiest men in Norway was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 2018 disappearance of his wife, in a case that involves a reported kidnapping and ransom demands.Tom Hagen, a media-shy real estate investor who boasts a total wealth of about…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…