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Month: October 2019

Hong Kong leader’s policy address abandoned as lawmakers say she has ‘blood on her hands’ over protests

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s annual policy address ended in chaos Wednesday as pro-democracy lawmakers repeatedly disrupted her speech and heckled her with calls to honor the demands of months-long anti-government protests. The address had been seen as a key opportunity for Lam to begin to remedy some of the perceived factors behind the unrest,

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Some defendants in college admission scam want racketeering charges dismissed

Attorneys for several defendants in the college admissions scandal want the racketeering charges against their clients dismissed, saying they are unwarranted, new case filings show. In the motion to dismiss her indictment, an attorney for Lisa “Niki” Williams says the “case is an unprecedented attempt by the government to prosecute various individuals.” Williams, a former

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Asian stocks open mixed as trade optimism fades

Optimism is fading over last week’s tentative trade truce between the United States and China. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was flat. China’s Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.5%. Both ended higher Monday. South Korea’s Kospi also opened slightly lower, though edged higher during morning trading. On Monday, the index ended

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Live fact check of the Democratic debate

Welcome to CNN’s fact check of the fourth Democratic presidential primary debate. We will be posting our checks of candidates’ claims as we complete them through the night. This debate in Ohio hosted by CNN and The New York Times features a record 12 candidates who met polling and fundraising thresholds set by the Democratic

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Buttigieg to O’Rourke: ‘I don’t need lessons from you on courage — political or personal’

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg clashed at Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate over O’Rourke’s proposed mandatory buyback of assault-style weapons. The fight over gun policy at the CNN/New York Times debate was sparked when Buttigieg suggested O’Rourke’s proposal was impractical. “You just made it clear that you don’t

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