US women beat Costa Rica 6-0 in 2019 finale
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Carli Lloyd and Morgan Brian scored in the first 10 minutes and Lynn Williams came off the bench to add a pair of…
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Kane, Lehner lead fast-starting Blackhawks past Maple Leafs
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist, Robin Lehner made 53 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks struck early and then held off the…
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A man returning home from work found a woman’s body in his house. Police found another body and a bomb threat
A gated community in Simi Valley, California, was evacuated Thursday after two people and a dog were found dead in a house and a bomb threat was…
Continue Reading Chicago’s top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus years
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson will announce his retirement after more than three years leading the department he…
Continue Reading Seattle NAACP President Suspended By National Office
Click here for updates on this story Seattle (The Seattle Medium) — Sadiqa Sakin, the embattled president of the…
Continue Reading Man who advocated caning for adultery gets caned for adultery
An Indonesian man has been publicly flogged for adultery, under a draconian law he helped create. Mukhlis, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU)…
Continue Reading China’s top political body met in secret and issued an ominous message to Hong Kong
One of the most secretive events on the Chinese political calendar ended this week with a communique that acknowledged “increasing…
Continue Reading 5 million children to get face masks as New Delhi battles heavy pollution
Five million New Delhi children will be given face masks by the government as the city battles heavy smog so toxic that it threatens to force schools…
Continue Reading A teenager admitted to killing a 10-year-old girl. But in China, he can’t be charged
The alleged murder of a 10-year-old girl by a 13-year-old boy in China has raised questions over the country’s criminal responsibility laws…
Continue Reading Police find no foul play in case of drowned British backpacker
The body of a 21-year-old British backpacker who went missing after a beach party on a Cambodian island has been found, according to police and the…
Continue Reading Beijing says it will change how Hong Kong’s leader is ‘appointed and removed’
A senior Chinese official has highlighted plans to “improve” the system by which Hong Kong’s leader is appointed or removed, after…
Continue Reading Dramatic images show impact of deadly earthquakes in Philippines
At least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines. A 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Thursday morning, local…
Continue Reading Asia’s biggest Halloween party is in Hong Kong, where people are being arrested for wearing masks
Lan Kwai Fong is a zoo on Halloween. LKF, as it’s known locally, is the one of the most popular places to go out in Hong Kong. It’s home…
Continue Reading 70 dead after gas cylinder explosion sparks fire on Pakistan train
At least 70 people were killed and 30 more injured in a fire that engulfed a train in Pakistan on Thursday morning, after a gas canister that…
Continue Reading Two Chinese nationals tried to smuggle live baby eels onto a plane
Two Chinese nationals have been given 10-month suspended prison sentences and fined over $8,000 each for attempting to smuggle live baby eels out of…
Continue Reading India downgrades Kashmir’s status and takes greater control over contested region
India has officially split the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, a move that gives the government in New Delhi greater…
Continue Reading North Korea fired 2 unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” into the waters between South Korea and Japan on Thursday afternoon, the South Korean…
Continue Reading Alleged fraudster with ties to DiCaprio and Paris Hilton settles with US for $700M
The alleged mastermind of a multibillion dollar corruption scandal that rocked Malaysia has struck a $700 million deal with the US government to end…
Continue Reading Thai King fires palace bedroom guards for ‘violent conduct’ and adultery
Thailand’s King has fired four more palace officials, the latest in a series of high profile public dismissals that include his own royal…
Continue Reading ‘Inherit the red gene’: China issues Xi-focused morality guidelines
Chinese citizens have been urged to “inherit the red gene” by following new morality rules which use President Xi Jinping’s…
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