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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction: lawyer

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction: lawyer

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal against the national security conviction for which he was jailed for 20 years last month, his legal team said on Friday without providing a reason. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper was found

Billings man charged after pursuit that ended with teen's death

A Billings man is accused of leading law enforcement on a chase that ended with a wreck that killed a teenage boy. Hayden Michael Reyes pleaded not guilty earlier this week in Yellowstone County District Court to three counts of criminal endangerment and one count of aggravated fleeing from police.

Expert sheds light on bounty hunters connected to shooting

MISSOULA, Mont. – Authorities in Missoula are considering charges against two men connected to a deadly shooting that occurred yesterday. Currently, the men have not been formally charged, but police have recommended charges including deliberate homicide and assault with a weapon for one, and attempted assault with a weapon for the

El Salvador's Bukele holding dozens of political prisoners: rights group

El Salvador's Bukele holding dozens of political prisoners: rights group

The government of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, known for a harsh crackdown on street gangs and dissent, is holding dozens of political prisoners, a rights group charged Thursday. Such detentions had not happened in El Salvador since its long civil war of the 1980s, making the country

French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen

French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen

A French policeman who shot and killed a teenager at point-blank range in 2023 outside Paris, sparking nationwide protests, will stand trial for violence that led to death, an appeals court said Thursday. The officer was initially to appear in a criminal court with a jury on the more

2 men arrested after fatal shooting on North Reserve Street in Missoula

2 men arrested after fatal shooting on North Reserve Street in Missoula

UPDATE: March 5 at 9:08 a.m. The Missoula Police Department shared an update to Wednesday's fatal shooting in a press release. "The Missoula Police Department would like to acknowledge the loss of life resulting from yesterday's incident and extend our condolences to the

War in Iran elicits mixed response from campus community

As the war with Iran escalates, some MSU faculty and students from the country and surrounding regions are watching it unfold from thousands of miles away. On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a series of strikes on Iran. The country’s supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei was