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Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to "fight on" in a frontpage headline above an image of Lai in handcuffs.

A Florida school district was wrong when it forced a transgender high school student to either use the girls bathroom or a singlestall gender neutral bathroom, a federal appeals court ruled.

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.

A New Jersey man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a large house party in one of the states ritziest towns.

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentenced a 22year old singer to death on Monday for blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad in a song he circulated on the messaging platform WhatsApp in March.

Chicago police exchanged gunfire with looters and arrested more than 100 people after crowds swarmed Chicago's luxury commercial district early Monday.

There were no fires this time in Watts. There was no looting, no shooting and no National Guard troops patrolling.

A federal review found that a public housing authority in Alabama let white people live in riverfront towers with scenic views and other amenities while segregating Black people in another apartment development without the frills, a newspaper reported.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has greeted Rajapaksa, saying that the Sri Lankan leader has been long committed to promoting the friendship between the two countries.

A major explosion tore through a Baltimore neighborhood on Monday, leveling several houses, killing at least one person and critically injuring three while at least five others were trapped, firefighters said.

An amateur treasurehunter has uncovered one of the most significant Bronze Age hoards ever found in Scotland, including jewelry and a 3,000yearold sword, authorities said Monday.

A massive fire was ignited at celebrity chef Rachael Ray's New York home, authorities said.

Hundreds of people looted Chicago's Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.

A Lebanese judge on Monday began questioning the heads of the countrys security agencies over last weeks devastating blast in Beirut as another Cabinet minister resigned in protest.

Militants and separatists belonging to the banned outfits have stepped up terror attacks in Balochistan in recent weeks.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide reelection victory, the central election commission said on Monday, after bloody clashes between riot police and thousands of protesters who said the poll was rigged.