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Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father

By DIDI TANG and SYLVIA HUI
Feb 09, 2026 4:42 pm - The children of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, said Monday that a possible visit by President Donald Trump to Beijing in April could be “crucial” in securing the release of their 78-year-old father.
Masks emerge as symbol of Trump's ICE crackdown and a flashpoint in Congress

By LISA MASCARO
Feb 09, 2026 4:38 pm - Beyond the car windows being smashed, people tackled on city streets — or even a little child with a floppy bunny ears snowcap detained — the images of masked federal officers has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers

By STEPHEN GROVES
Feb 09, 2026 11:57 am - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Bill Clinton had done anything wrong in their relationships with Epstein.
Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week

By TY O'NEIL
Feb 09, 2026 9:53 am - Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie returned to her Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend, ahead of a Monday evening deadline set by her purported abductors who sent ransom notes demanding money for her return.
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein

Feb 09, 2026 9:38 am - A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a crisis

By JILL LAWLESS
Feb 09, 2026 7:35 am - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s position hung by a thread on Monday as he tried to persuade his Labour Party lawmakers not to kick him out of his job after just a year and a half in office.
Kroger names former Walmart executive as its new CEO

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Feb 09, 2026 7:33 am - Kroger named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its chief executive officer on Monday, 11 months after the abrupt resignation of its previous CEO.
FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVID B. CARUSO and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Feb 08, 2026 2:50 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections...
Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing

By TY O'NEIL
Feb 08, 2026 2:30 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continued Sunday, a week after the mother of “Today” show host Sav...
Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in lower house in landslide victory

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG
Feb 08, 2026 2:21 pm - TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citin...

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