Hong Kong police storm Polytechnic University as protesters set fires to entrance
Hong Kong authorities on Monday stormed Polytechnic University where anti-government protesters have hunkered down for days amid violent clashes with police.
China sails carrier fleet through Taiwan Strait in apparent message days after US warship crossed
China has sailed an aircraft carrier fleet through the Taiwan Strait -- just days after a U.S. warship crossed the waterway -- in an apparent message to the self-ruled island and its allies ahead of the Asian nation's 2020 presidential election.
Is HN killing threads about the Chinese abuses in Xinjuang?
2 by TurkishPoptart | 0 comments on Hacker News. I've run a few searches for threads on the NYT's commentary and translation on the CCP leaks, but it seems like the mods are removing them. Are they in violation of HN policy?
4 Philadelphia shootings in 4 hours leave at least 2 dead, reports say
As many as four shootings unfolded in the span of just four hours late Saturday night into early Sunday morning in Philadelphia, leaving two people dead, according to reports.
Florida cops seek hit-and-run suspect who struck cyclist on video
Police in Florida were searching for a suspected hit-and-run driver who struck cyclist, leaving him with broken bones, and left before police arrived at the scene earlier this month.
New York man accused of wife's cold-case ax murder 37 years later
A lack of DNA evidence has led police in New York to charge a retired business executive with his wife’s cold-case murder -- 37 years after she was found with an ax lodged in her skull, according to a report.
Ex-stake president in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pleads guilty in $1.5M scam
A former Utah stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pleaded guilty to wire fraud amid allegations he used his influential position to scam $1.5 million from friends and fellow church members over a 12-year period.