The Duke of York is facing a renewed call to give up one of his last remaining major titles after agreeing to settle the civil sex assault claim against him for what is widely reported to be a multimillion-pound sum. Andrew, whose status as a member of the royal family was left in tatters last … Read more
A Texas baseball coach was chased and beaten by a group of middle-school students in an act of retaliation against him, news outlets report. The attack was captured on cell phone video now circulating on social media, and shows a Houston high school employee running from four students, who can be seen punching the man … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer found guilty last year of assaulting a plainclothes police officer in late 2019, when the Chinese territory was roiled by antigovernment protests. Bickett, 37, was returned to custody to serve the remainder of his prison sentence … Read more
Peng Shuai met with IOC President Thomas Bach for dinner in Beijing as the tennis star continued to row back on allegations of sexual abuse against a top Chinese official. According to an obtuse IOC statement Bach and Peng Shuai met at the Olympic Club in Beijing on the opening day of the Winter Olympics, … Read more
HONG KONG — Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player who vanished from public view last year after appearing to accuse a former top government official of sexual assault, has denied ever making the allegation in an interview with a French newspaper. Peng’s well-being became the subject of international concern in November after a lengthy social … Read more
The man busted in the New Year’s Eve shooting of a 14-year-old girl in Harlem was at the time out on bond in a gang assault case, Manhattan prosecutors said Wednesday. Christopher Fuhrtz, 33, allegedly fired the gun — blasting the teenager in the right leg — as part of a bizarre bid to stop … Read more
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will not play or practice with the club until further notice after being accused of sexual assault by a woman, with police also looking into the incident. A statement from the Premier League club was issued on Sunday in response to allegations being posted within videos, photographs … Read more