Rehabilitation project open to all 2019 Hong Kong protest arrestees: Chris Tang
But security chief says authorities will still ‘act in accordance with the law’ when handling arrestees with clear evidence of alleged crimes
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Manhattan district attorney investigates four sexual assault claims against California's Swalwell
The Manhattan district attorney’s office confirmed on Saturday that it is investigating sexual assault allegations against US Representative Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and a leading candidate for governor of the state.
· REUTERS
Chinese firm slammed for using ex-employee’s data to create ‘AI human’ to continue working
Avatar replacement worker on trial with consent of person it replaces; critics of firm say move is a ‘step towards the destruction of humanity’
· Yating Yang
Chinese firm slammed for using ex-employee’s data to create ‘AI human’ to continue working
Avatar replacement worker on trial with consent of person it replaces; critics of firm say move is a ‘step towards the destruction of humanity’
· Yating Yang
Ted Bundy stalked teen victim, posed as her boyfriend at school before her murder, family reveals
Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy had stalked one of his teen victims – even posing as her boyfriend – months before her severely beaten, naked corpse was discovered in Utah, her family says.
· Nicholas McEntyre
Suspect arrested for damaging property at renovated Pettah Central Bus Stand
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the alleged damage to property at the Pettah Central Bus Stand, following a complaint lodged by the Welfare Department of the bus stand.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Man who allegedly attacked police officer granted bail
Senior Constable Thomas Anderson was taken to hospital for treatment following the alleged attack. (Supplied: Police Association of New South Wales)
· Ben Clifford
The real life or death matter: The struggle between religious and civil judiciaries - opinion
By law, Israeli courts are supposed to close on Shabbat – the Jewish day of rest. Yet last Shabbat, the High Court of Justice heard a petition challenging the cap on the number of participants allowed at a Tel Aviv demonstration.
· YEDIDIA STERN
Man gets 3 years in prison for stealing $4.5m from unstaffed store
The Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison term for a man indicted for stealing 6.7 billion won ($4.5 million) from an unstaffed storage facility, according to local media on Sunday.
· Park Jun-hee
Woman avoids jail for starving 50 dogs, leaving two dead
A South Korean appellate court has given a suspended prison sentence to a woman in her 40s who confined dozens of pet dogs in her home without food or water, resulting in the deaths of two animals.
· Lee Sun-young
Bugna eyes repeat dominance at Verde Aces netfest
MANILA, Philippines — Kathlyn Bugna returns to the court refreshed and more determined than ever, setting the stage for another dominant campaign as she headlines the girls’ division of the Verde Aces Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships in Bacolod City.
· The Manila Times
Time to act on stalled proposal toughening child abuse penalties, lawmakers say
SCMP check finds that only one of 13 cases of serious child abuse offences over more than two decades resulted in close to maximum 10-year sentence
· Fiona Chow
Time to act on stalled proposal toughening child abuse penalties, lawmakers say
SCMP check finds that only one of 13 cases of serious child abuse offences over more than two decades resulted in close to maximum 10-year sentence
· Fiona Chow
Multiple people injured as shooting breaks out at New Jersey Chick-fil-A: report
A shooting broke out inside a New Jersey Chick-fil-A on Saturday night, leaving multiple people injured as police continue to investigate, according to a report.
· Anna Young
Iran in no hurry to resume negotiations, ball in America’s court, local media says
Iran is “in no hurry” to resume negotiations with the United States and believes the “ball is in America’s court,” Tasnim news agency reported, citing an informed source.
· Middleeasteye
Court orders $135,000 in damages after swing push leaves friend injured
A 20-something individual has been ordered to pay nearly 200 million won ($135,000) in damages for forcefully pushing a friend off a playground swing that left the friend severely injured, officials said Sunday.
· Park Jun-hee
Houses shot, police chase ‘kill car’ in night of gang violence across Sydney
Sydney’s gang war has boiled over with gunmen dispatched to shoot up homes while masked men, armed and driving a “kill car”, led police on a high-speed chase across the city in separate incidents.
· Perry Duffin
Police concerned about the welfare of a 25-year-old hiker missing for 24 hours
Police are searching for 25-year-old Andy who was meant to return to his group this morning. (Source: Victoria Police)
Yankees’ Aaron Boone admits he ‘should have’ made late-game pinch hitter move
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Judge stood at third base as the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning Saturday when the Rays intentionally walked Ben Rice to bring up Randal Grichuk.
· Greg Joyce
Man drugs elderly relative, steals gold after funeral meetup
A South Korean court sentenced a man in his 50s to prison for a string of thefts targeting female relatives he met at a funeral, using deception and, in one case, drugs to steal valuables.
· Park Han-na
LA’s top federal prosecutor makes mind-melting claim about scale of California fraud
Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor said that Californians can only imagine the extent of fraud in their state following the announcement of $270 million Medi-Cal scammer’s arrest this week.
· Daniel Farr
Gal Hirsch faces backlash over Independence Day torch-lighting amid tax fraud trial
Since it was announced that Gal Hirsch, the coordinator for hostages and missing persons, will light a torch at the state Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, the decision has faced sharp criticism, especially from hostage families, as well as from soldiers who served under him during the Second Lebanon War.
· GILAD MORAG
Manhunt launched to find murder, robbery suspect in Olongapo City
OLONGAPO CITY — A manhunt was launched to find the suspect in the killing of a married couple who was discovered dead inside their bedroom in Barangay New Cabalan on Thursday.
· Mahatma Randy Datu
Attempted murder-suicide shows gravity of coercive control, coroner says
Judge Elisabeth Armitage has handed down her findings into a 2023 attempted murder-suicide. (ABC News: Michael Franchi)
· Tilda Colling
Son of Iranian tyrant suffers dramatic end to pampered LA life
The family of Seyed Eissa Hashemi thought her husband had been ”kidnapped” when he vanished from their Los Angeles County home Thursday and even called the police – before ICE agents returned to take them both into custody.
· David Thompson, Ross O'Keefe
Judge told to reconsider national security implications of halting Trump's White House ballroom
WASHINGTON — A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, an appeals court ruled on Saturday.
· Associated Press
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step out for star-studded event as he faces shocking lawsuit
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle posed beside fellow A-listers during a Friday night Netflix event.
· Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro
London police arrest 523 people at protest over Palestine Action ban
Police said on Saturday they had arrested 523 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group.
· REUTERS
Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla
Turkey indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, as well as 35 other Israeli officials, for the naval interception of the October 2025 “Sumud” Gaza flotilla, seeking up to 4,596 years in prison as punishment, Turkish media reported.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wagyu exporters illicitly declare Hong Kong shipments as Cambodia-bound
Wagyu being inspected and processed. The Japanese beef has become increasingly popular in Asia. (Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council)
· Staff Writer
Opposition plans to recruit overseas officers to fill Victoria Police vacancies
The Victorian opposition plans to recruit an additional 3,000 police officers if elected. (ABC News: Margaret Burin )
‘Crime 101’ Ending Explained: Does Chris Hemsworth’s Jewel Thief Escape Or Land In Prison?
It’s us, the people who paused the Prime Video crime thriller Crime 101 – it’s right in the name! – to Street View snoop on exact highway exits and the film’s many, many Los Angeles locations. Because LA is a character in Crime, just like Chris Hemsworth’s loner jewel thief, Mark Ruffalo’s determined sad sack of a p…
· Johnny Loftus
Embattled LA Councilmember Curren Price enters plea in nearly $1M scandal tied to wife’s firm
Embattled City Hall power Councilmember Curren Price — who stands accused of funneling nearly $1 million to his wife’s consulting firm and sticking taxpayers with the bill for her health insurance — pleaded not guilty Friday as his sweeping corruption case barrels toward trial.
· Jamie Paige
Over 500 protestors in London arrested over Palestine Action ban, says Met police
London’s Metropolitan Police have said that they arrested 523 people at a protest in Trafalgar Square on Saturday calling for the UK to lift the banning of direct action group Palestine Action.
· Middleeasteye
California fireworks titan arrested at Disney after seven people killed in horror explosion at his illegal factory
A Northern California sheriff lieutenant and the owner of a fireworks company have been arrested and charged with murder following last year’s horrific explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in Yolo county.
· Katie Jerkovich
Taylor Swift dragged back into Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle as trial nears start date
Taylor Swift has been dragged into Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal feud once again.
· BreAnna Bell
US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
A U.S. appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.
· Reuters
Dave Portnoy roasts Eric Swalwell over sexual assault allegations: ‘serial drunk scumbag cheater’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy roasted Rep. Eric Swalwell amid allegations he sexually assaulted staff members and for his alleged affair with a Chinese spy — suggesting the California gubernatorial candidate should be in prison.
· Shane Galvin
The moral barometer: Iran uses its people as live targets, as America values every life - opinion
War-crime allegations are floating as many Democrats question US President Donald Trump’s entry into a war with Iran. Shouldn’t the question be how the Iranian regime could push its people, including children, to encircle energy plants as human shields without that being considered a war crime?
· FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Cops who stopped Grand Central Station stabber were working OT via program Mamdani is gutting
The NYPD detectives who stopped a lunatic who attacked three people at Grand Central Terminal with a machete on Saturday were working overtime as a part of a crime-fighting initiative that’s been cut back in recent months, The Post has learned.
· Tina Moore, Rich Calder
Eric Swalwell filmed rape denial video at lavish mansion of eccentric billionaire — who is in a relationship with alleged honeytrap burglar
Rep. Eric Swalwell denied allegations of rape and sexual assault in a social media post that was filmed Friday at the Beverly Hills mansion of his eccentric billionaire benefactor, The Post has learned.
· Josh Koehn
Athena Strand’s grieving mom shares tearful tribute, calls her a ‘fighter’ — as FedEx killer faces life in prison
The heartbroken mother of Athena Strand, who was kidnapped and killed by a deranged FedEx driver in Texas, shared a tearjerking tribute to her little “fighter” after the twisted culprit pleaded guilty.
· Sonya Gugliara
Who is Brittany Watts? Wife of disgraced Cali Rep. Eric Swalwell
Embattled California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is currently fighting off allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, has lived a public-facing life for two decades — but his wife of nine years seems to prefer privacy.
· Ella Morrison
Sex assault claims against California governor hopeful Eric Swalwell under investigation
The Democratic congressman has been accused by several women of rape and sexual misconduct, which he denies
· Reuters
Sex assault claims against California governor hopeful Eric Swalwell under investigation
The Democratic congressman has been accused by several women of rape and sexual misconduct, which he denies
· Reuters
Tiger Woods ‘ashamed’ over his ‘embarrassing’ DUI arrest after rollover car crash
Tiger Woods was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” after being arrested on a DUI charge — the latest instance of that happening — following a car crash last month, according to People, which cited an anonymous source.
· Andrew Crane
SI police ‘spread thin’ with less cops on the street than in the ‘60s — and double the population
Staten Island’s police force is smaller than it was in 1968 — even though the population has doubled since then.
· Sonya Gugliara
French police find naked boy, 9, locked in father’s van since 2024
The child, who was malnourished and unable to walk, says he was put in the vehicle because of ‘big difficulties’ with his dad’s partner
· Associated Press
French police find naked boy, 9, locked in father’s van since 2024
The child, who was malnourished and unable to walk, says he was put in the vehicle because of ‘big difficulties’ with his dad’s partner
· Associated Press
Mamdani scrambles to secure NYC Council OK for corruption watchdog pick
Mayor Mamdani is scrambling to secure NYC Council support for his choice to head the city’s government watchdog agency.
· Rich Calder