Category: Custody

Democracy Activists Freed From Chinese Jail Back in Custody in Hong Kong

HONG KONG—Eight Hong Kong democracy activists, jailed in China last year after being captured at sea, arrived back in the city and were immediately detained on Monday in a case that has drawn international attention and concern over their treatment. They were among 12 activists facing charges in Hong Kong over pro-democracy protests, who were…


3 Die When Car Hits 9 People in San Diego; Driver in Custody

SAN DIEGO—A driver plowed through a crowd on a sidewalk under an overpass with homeless tents on a rainy Monday morning in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, including two who are hospitalized in critical condition, police said. The driver—whom authorities identified only as a 71-year-old man—appeared to lose control of…