WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result…
Grammy-winning R&B star Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to one charge connected to his alleged beating of a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023. The “Kiss Kiss” singer, 36, appeared Friday in London’s Southwark Crown Court for his arraignment where he pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to unlawfully and…
Tyler Perry has been accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting and harassing an actor on “The Oval,” a TV drama that Perry created, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by the actor Derek Dixon, alleges Perry used his influence in the entertainment industry to…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
Chris Brown is about to go, in his own words, “from cage to stage.” The controversial R&B star on Wednesday confirmed in an Instagram story that he is moving forward with his upcoming Breezy Bowl tour next month after its status seemed uncertain amid his arrest last week in Manchester, England. The “Kiss Kiss” singer…
Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The Metropolitan Police did not name Brown but said it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester hotel on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Under British law, police cannot name suspects before…
A Hong Kong doctor jailed for sexually assaulting a teenager in a crowded train compartment has had his medical licence suspended for nine months, with an inquiry panel finding that his actions had “tarnished the reputation” of practitioners in the city. Sunny Li Wing-hei was jailed for two weeks in May 2023 after he was…
A Hong Kong teenager who repeatedly slapped a 14-year-old girl at a shopping centre last year has been sentenced to a drug addiction treatment facility, after three other female defendants involved were earlier sent to rehabilitation. West Kowloon Magistrate Vivian Ho Wai-han on Tuesday handed down the sentence to Wong Lok-him, 19, saying he would…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly striking a woman at a hotel, leaving her unconscious, before fleeing the scene. The force said on Friday that hotel staff had reported the case at around 6.30am that day after discovering the woman unconscious in one of the venue’s rooms. The victim, a 46-year-old surnamed…