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Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man?

A young political dissident in Europe made his name in the news media as a defiant critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His former housemate and alleged victim says he's a grifter.

As the heat breaks records, remember that preventing heatstroke or heat exhaustion takes planning ahead to ensure you stay hydrated and can cool off frequently.

Dangerously hot temperatures head to parts of San Diego County

Dangerously hot temperatures are in the forecast Friday in parts of San Diego County with an excessive heat watch in effect in the desert communities.

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, shown here with his wife Sarah in 2023, says Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids hacked into his voicemails and documents to learn private information about him and his family. A 2011 police memo shows Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, then working for Murdoch, cited a security threat involving Brown as a reason to delete company emails.

Former U.K. Prime Minister says Bezos should reconsider 'Washington Post' publisher

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Washington Post CEO Will Lewis told police a "clearly fabricated" account in 2011 to justify destroying emails amid a scandal. Lewis denies wrongdoing.

American writer James Baldwin photographed on January 20, 1986.

Reflections on James Baldwin's magnificent life from those who knew him

Writer James Baldwin is remembered by his family, a scholar, a journalist and a playwright on his 100th birthday.

The average family is projected to spend $875 on back-to-school shopping in 2024, according to the National Retail Federation.

5 tips to save money on back-to-school shopping — this weekend and beyond

Families are expected to spend $875 on average for school supplies, clothing and backpacks this year. Here are a few ways to help lower the bill.

The Balboa Park fountain and museum are shown in this undated photo.

Balboa Park needs fundraising partner to help address repair backlog, report says

Advocates say some of San Diego’s most popular tourist attractions need roof, electrical and plumbing repairs.

Scotland Yard has opened an investigation into the Washington Post's new CEO, Will Lewis, shown here at a conference in 2017. The police investigation centers on Lewis' actions while an executive for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company.

U.K. police reviewing accusations against 'Washington Post' publisher

British police are reviewing allegations that Washington Post CEO Will Lewis obstructed justice when he worked for media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the U.K. 13 years ago.

James Baldwin had an unrequited love affair with Hollywood. He was among the most powerful champions of marginalized characters in the 20th century. But he was writing in the 1950s and '60s — when subject matter that was racial, interracial, homosexual or even just extramarital was expressly forbidden by the morality-policing Hays Code.

Why don't you see more James Baldwin works on the big screen?

Baldwin was arguably the most evocative Black writer of his generation. But if you know him from film, it is for just one movie, If Beale Street Could Talk, released more than 30 years after his death.

Will Lewis, shown here in the Washington Post newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British publishing wing 13 years ago. He is accused of deceiving police about why the company destroyed evidence during an investigation of phone hacking by Murdoch's papers.

Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was accused in a London courtroom Monday of deceiving police who were investigating Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids when they were embroiled in a major scandal.

Hobie Biliouris, 14, of the Arlington Tigers gymnastics team practices on the rings at the Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center in Arlington, Va., on July 2. He recently joined the Tigers after his previous team ended its boys program.

Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline

Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it's hard to even find a place to learn the sport.

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