Navy Reservist arrested, accused of fleeing to Hong Kong after wife’s body found in Virginia freezer

NORFOLK, Va. — A man accused of fleeing to Hong Kong after his wife’s body was found in a freezer in their Virginia apartment has been apprehended, authorities said. David Varela, a 38-year-old Navy Reservist, was wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Lina M. Guerra, 39, who was found dead at … Read more

Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her father

WASHINGTON — A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. said a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people. “I think obviously the (Hong Kong) government wants to use guilt, wants to use … Read more

Hong Kong court overturns fraud conviction for pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong appeals court on Thursday overturned Jimmy Lai’s 2022 fraud conviction and sentencing in a rare legal victory for the pro-democracy activist. Lai, 78, a media tycoon and longtime critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, remains in prison under a 20-year sentence he received this month in a separate national … Read more