More than 600,000 people took part in the vote over the weekend, designed to narrow down the number of pro-democracy candidates in September elections to the city's legislature. Similar efforts have been tried in previous years, but this was the most organized yet, as the opposition aims to seize

The court ruled Thursday that House committees could seek the documents, but it sent the case to a lower court to further review the

Police in the Netherlands have arrested 17 people following a raid on a massive cocaine lab, which they say is the biggest ever found in the country. The post Dutch police find country's biggest-ever cocaine lab in former riding school appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

The most blistering voices in the campaign to defeat Trump are so far not coming from Democrats, but rather from Republicans -- and, in some cases, former Republicans -- who are delivering a dizzying stream of ads to needle the President and castigate his

If being humane is not motivation enough, universities should consider the role of racial equity in their reopening

Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and her 3-year-old son from a Monday flight after the boy, who has autism, refused to wear a face mask and became upset. The post Southwest Airlines removes autistic boy and his family over face mask appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to "Immigration Nation" co-directors Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau about their Netflix docuseries that goes behind the scenes of the US immigration system. Watch Full Circle every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 6pm

Police said in a statement that officers were patrolling on Wellington Street in Melbourne, Victoria state, about 5 p.m. (3 a.m. ET) when they saw a 21-year-old woman not wearing a face covering, which residents are currently required to wear while outside to slow the spread of the

The coronavirus might have forced the Olympics' postponement, but Biles is still showcasing her remarkable repertoire of gymnastic

"She mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat, but not enough to save herself," Ayub

Suddenly there was an emergency C-section and my husband Walt and I were parents, blessed with Wyatt and

On the Fourth of July, The Not F***ing Around Coalition (NFAC) marched through Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park and called for the removal of a large Confederate rock that depicts late Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Southern generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The armed black

Speaking to reporters last Thursday, DeSantis pointedly denied that New York was helping his state's Covid-19 response, stating, "They're not helping

The letter arguing in support of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was sent by the Coalition for the American Dream, and was signed by more than 100 corporations including Apple, Hilton Worldwide, General Motors, Starbucks, Google and

A US Air Force helicopter was shot at near Manassas, Virginia, on Monday injuring one of two pilots on board, according to an Air Force official. The post Military helicopter shot at over Virginia, injuring a crew member appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

He also threatened he "may cut off funding" to schools that do not reopen, though the bulk of public school funding comes from state and local

First it was fear, now it's rage. The post Details, title and cover revealed for Bob Woodward's upcoming book on Trump appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

Along with strong café con leche, 1970s salsa records, and a dark brown fedora someone gave me for my birthday 15 years ago, I signal my ethnic identity with Caribbean cooking. I had never really liked how Goya monopolized the shelves of my grocery store, crowding out other brands that I had

"People said, 'You see, Stone had the goods on Trump and he traded his silence for a commutation.' That is patently false. I never said that. I never implied that," Stone told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "What I said has been consistent, that I would not lie against my friend of 40 years so they could

Now, as nurses are hailed as health care heroes during the pandemic, we're faced with what to do about these psychological injuries, not only for the 4 million nurses in the US — the largest health care workforce in America — but for the rest of us who depend on

But a new law that gives Hong Kong authorities sweeping powers to regulate online content could put those companies on a collision course with that censorship mechanism, known as the Great Firewall — and potentially force them out of Hong Kong

According to the CPB, the shipment originated in Xinjiang, China, signaling potential human rights abuses of forced labor and imprisonment. The products were worth over

Under threat of pandemic and fears of tampering, state and local officials are getting ready for the all-new demands at a time when their budgets are stretched paper-thin. And with each passing day this week, President Donald Trump and Congress seem increasingly unlikely to reach a deal that would

The company, which is based in the United Kingdom, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York on Tuesday, which shelters the US assets of foreign companies undergoing restructuring proceedings in their home

But new research published Thursday in the Cell Systems journal debunks that method. And that's because the scientists behind a new study say dogs and humans don't age at the same

As back-to-school season approaches, districts are weighing whether to let students return to the classroom or continue learning remotely. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta demonstrates how schools might be able to reopen safely amid the ongoing coronavirus