Category: authorities

Ecuador Prison Death Toll Rises to 20, Authorities Regain Control

QUITO—Ecuador’s government has retaken control of a prison in the city of Cuenca where 20 people were killed in a violent confrontation over the weekend, it said on Monday. The violence at El Turi prison took place in the maximum-security cell block and was the result of disputes between members of the same gang for…


Hong Kong Authorities Deny Visa to Economist Journalist

HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities declined to renew a visa for a foreign journalist working for The Economist without any explanation, the magazine said. Sue-Lin Wong, who is Australian, was based in Hong Kong and covered Hong Kong and China. “We regret their decision. … We urge the government of Hong Kong to maintain access for…


Chinese Families Silenced After Members Died After Vaccination

Chinese authorities have pressured and silenced citizens whose families died after getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to sources inside China. At least two who received Chinese-made vaccines died after taking the shots—one in just two days—in Chongqing city, Sichuan Province, over the past two months. Authorities have since monitored their close contacts and accused one…


Chinese Silenced After Family Die Following Vaccination

Chinese authorities have pressured and silenced citizens whose families died after getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to family members inside China. At least two who received Chinese-made vaccines died after taking the shots—one in just two days—in Chongqing city, Sichuan Province, over the past two months. Authorities have since monitored their close contacts and accused…


Authorities Identify Victims in Wisconsin Triple Homicide

LA CROSSE, Wis.—Authorities have identified the victims of a triple homicide in far western Wisconsin. The bodies of 24-year-old Peng Lor, 24-year-old Nemo Yang, and 23-year-old Trevor Maloney were discovered shortly before 5 a.m. by two workers of the Milestone Quarry, the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office said. The quarry is located near West Salem,…


Authorities Puzzle Over Motive for German Knife Attack

BERLIN—The German city of Wuerzburg on Sunday held a memorial service for the victims of a brutal knife attack that left three women dead, while questions about the possible motive of the assailant remained unanswered. Friday’s assault in and outside a store in the center of the Bavarian city left another five people seriously injured….


Tesla Cooperating With Chinese Authorities After Accident Killed Police Officer

BEIJING—Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it would work with authorities to investigate a car accident in China that local police said caused the death of a police officer and injured another. A video circulated on China’s Twitter-like Weibo and in local state media showed a Tesla Model X next to two police officers lying on…


Authorities: 4 Dead, 1 Hurt After Shooting, Fire in Maryland

WOODLAWN, Md.—Four people were killed and at least one was injured in a shooting and fire early Saturday morning in Maryland, authorities said, adding the suspect was shot by police and was among the dead. Authorities said it was not immediately clear what led to the violence on a residential street in suburban Baltimore. They…


Suspected Smuggling Boat Captain Kneed Border Patrol Agent in Face: Authorities

SAN DIEGO—A man accused of piloting a boat overloaded with illegal immigrants that crashed into rocks off San Diego’s coast and killed three people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face who was trying to put a leg shackle on him on the beach, authorities said. Investigators said in an affidavit filed Tuesday…