Yang Hengjun: Australian blogger decides against appealing his Chinese death sentence

Yang Hengjun: Australian blogger decides against appealing his Chinese death sentence

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying Wednesday a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. Yang Hengjun was found guilty of espionage following a closed trial and sentenced two weeks ago to death with a … Read more

Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty,’ but his business will still get slammed

Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty,’ but his business will still get slammed

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits. Still, Trump got slammed hard, facing big cash … Read more