S'porean man, then 27, an ex-youth worker, had sex with underage ex-resident of home, gets 2.5 years' jail

This story was first published on October 31, 1971. Aberdeen was yesterday (October 30, 1971) rocked by a tremendous explosion followed by fire which swept through the $14 million Jumbo Restaurant,...

After alleging that noncitizens are registered to vote in L.A. County, the U.S. Department of Justice recently sent subpoenas to local elections officials, calling them to testify before a grand...

Even as Hong Kong remains the world’s least affordable housing market, many buyers still shun heavily discounted homes linked to an “unnatural death”, such as murder or suicide, according to...

Having a presence in Hong Kong and the rest of China is “very important” for Bordeaux, an official from the world-renowned French wine-producing region has said, even as consumption declines...

A former South Lake Tahoe mayor whose church fraud case shocked residents in the scenic Sierra Nevada city pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week in federal court.

A 75-year-old Anaheim woman faces federal charges and could face up to seven years in prison after allegedly running over and killing a puppy in Santa Ana.

UK Indo-Pacific minister Rosie Winterton has visited Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub to discuss plans to expand technological collaboration in the Greater Bay Area, while aiming to strengthen business, education...

An unusually expensive Costco breakfast order led Seaside police to arrest two staff members at Monterey International School, accused of embezzling nearly $300,000. The school's chief financial officer is accused...

Mario Alberto Morales was driving an unmarked SUV when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez who was running away during a pursuit, the District Attorney’s Office said.

The U.S.’s economic isolation campaign against Iran is “decimating” the country’s economy, according to a Treasury Department report released Friday.  The Trump administration launched its sweeping economic pressure campaign, dubbed...

President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in...

The national debt topped the entire gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal 2026, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). From the fourth quarter of 2025...