Two charged with ‘running illegal police station’ in New York for Chinese government
Two New York residents have been arrested and charged after allegedly running an illegal Manhattan police station for the Chinese government. The pair face federal charges of operating the undeclared outpost in the Chinatown neighborhood and conspiring to act as agents for Beijing, said the US attorney for the eastern district of New York. The […]
Phantom of the Opera takes its final curtain call on Broadway – ending a record-breaking 35-year-long run in New York
The Phantom Of The Opera is no longer in New York – and has taken its final bow after a record-breaking 35-year run on Broadway. The show, which tells the story of a disfigured phantom who haunts a Paris opera house and falls in love with a singer there, was Broadway’s longest-running show, and ended […]
Three of El Chapo’s sons charged over drug trafficking as US tackles overdose crisis
Three sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have been charged over drug trafficking by the US Justice Department. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar are known as the Chapitos – or little Chapo ‘s – and have earned a reputation as the more violent and […]
US state votes to ban TikTok for first time – but how would Montana’s law work?
Montana has passed a bill banning TikTok in the state. The state House voted 54-43 to pass the bill – which goes further than prohibitions in place in nearly half the states and the US federal government that prohibit the video-sharing app on government devices. The measure now goes to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte for […]
FBI used social media records to identify US airman as suspect over Pentagon documents leak
The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, it has been revealed. Court documents made public on Friday showed investigators identified the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, 21, using information on the Discord chat platform. The leak […]
