Hong Kong court to hear plea for lighter sentence in pro-democracy ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai’s case

A Hong Kong court convenes a hearing on Monday to hear arguments about the sentencing of democracy advocate and onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai, whose conviction under a national ...

No campaign? No problem. Inside California political elites’ shadowy spending

A Sacramento Bee review of over 100 campaign accounts reveals how lawmakers use their war chests to shore up connections and ...