WORLD
- China will not tolerate any Taiwan independence incidents: defense spokesman
- Japanese prime minister's approval rating wilts amid accusations of party funding
- China says carrier's passage through Taiwan Strait not directed at any target: Xinhua
- Highlights: Hong Kong police seal off university, raising fears of crackdown
- China calls on U.S. to 'stop flexing muscles' in South China Sea
SOCIATY
- Bannon says he wanted alleged whistleblower booted from NSC over leak concerns
- Michigan county seized retiree’s home over $8 debt – now he’s fighting back in state’s top c
- Johnson says whistleblower complaint will make foreign relations tough for future presidents
- Moving toward possible 2020 bid, Bloomberg apologizes to minority communities for past policy: ‘I
- Pelosi warns Trump not to intimidate whistleblower: 'You're in my wheelhouse'
ARTS
- Nan Goldin’s P.A.I.N. Group Protests ‘Proud’ Support from Sackler Family at Victoria & Albert
- Suspect in Famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Released from Prison
- The New York Day Sales: Highlights and Records from Modern and Contemporary Auctions
- Barcelona’s Iconic Sagrada Familia Basilica to Add New Stairway, Against Objections from Locals
- Barcelona’s Iconic Sagrada Familia Basilica to Add New Stairway, Against Objections from Locals
South Korean and U.S. officials resumed talks on Monday to narrow a $4 billion gap in how much they want Seoul to pay for the cost of hosting the American military amid public protests of "highway robbery" against sharply increased U.S. demands.
Hong Kong police lay siege on Monday to a university where hundreds of anti-government protesters were bunkered down with petrol bombs and other homemade weapons, amid fears of a bloody crackdown and U.S. calls for restraint.
Hong Kong's High Court ruled on Monday that a British colonial-era emergency law revived by the government to ban protesters wearing face masks was unconstitutional.
Several Asian airlines have cut flights to Hong Kong over the coming weeks, according to industry scheduling publication Routes Online, as anti-government protests in the city grow increasingly violent and disrupt daily life.
China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier is on its way to the South China Sea for tests and to take part in exercises, the Chinese navy said on Monday, after sailing through the Taiwan Strait in a mission denounced by Taipei as intimidation.
China will not tolerate any Taiwan independence incidents, a spokesman for its defense ministry said on Monday, urging the United States to deal appropriately with the issue.
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has taken a hit in the past month, a media poll shows, amid opposition accusations that his office may have violated political spending laws.
BUSINESS
HEALTH
- When pregnant women who abuse opioids are treated like criminals, their babies suffer
- A warmer world is an unhealthier place for children, doctors warn
- Superbug infections are rising but deaths are falling, CDC says
- Statin use is up and U.S. cholesterol levels are down after controversial guidelines
- For young athletes, concussion risks of playing sports are still unclear, experts say
