HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 people Saturday to prison over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. Hundreds of protesters swarmed into the legislature the night of July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the measure late last month along party lines. Arizona has emerged as a … Read more
BEIJING — China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the world’s second largest economy, at one of the country’s most important political gatherings. Li addressed a few thousand delegates of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, which met in Beijing. It’s a time … Read more
STRASBOURG, France — The European Union’s legislature on Tuesday approved a watered-down plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc, despite opposition from the biggest party in parliament and fierce protests from the farming community. The plan is a key part of the EU’s vaunted European Green Deal that seeks … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1 in 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China – … Read more
Arizona House Rep. Leezah Sun resigned on Wednesday moments before House members were scheduled to vote on her expulsion. The first-term lawmaker from the West Valley’s Legislative District 22 departed following an ethics report that found she engaged in a pattern of threat-making and abuse of office. It also followed an ethics complaint by Democratic … Read more