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Umar Patek, center, is shown in in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 29, 2011.

Australia's leader says reducing Bali bomber's sentence will upset victims' families

The sentence reduction means Umar Patek could be released on parole ahead of the 20th anniversary of the bombings in October.

A small handful of journalists are trying to keep press freedom alive in Hong Kong

Press freedom in Hong Kong has tanked in recent years. Many journalists have left the field, but a few have set up tiny outlets to report on local issues and try to hold the authorities to account.

FILE - In this May 20, 2019, photo, state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, addresses a gathering in Sacramento, Calif. California would have what proponents call the nation's most sweeping law sealing criminal records if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation approved by state legislators. The bill approved Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 would automatically seal conviction and arrest records for most ex-offenders who are not convicted of another felony for four years after completing their sentences and any parole or probation. Durazo, the bill's author, said in a statement that the lingering criminal records available through background checks create "a permanent underclass."

California advances broadest US law sealing criminal records

California would have what proponents call the nation’s most sweeping law sealing criminal records if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation approved by state legislators.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.

Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

Author Salman Rushdie, pictured in 2018, is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says.

Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, his son says

The author is recovering, but it will be a long process, those close to him say. His injuries include a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.

Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

Rodgers, the daughter of theatrical legend Richard Rogers, was a songwriter, children's book author and philanthropist. Her memoir, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers, is out now.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she is pledging $10 million to establish new teams in every county and in New York City dedicated primarily to combat domestic terrorism. Here, Hochul holds up signed legislation as she is surrounded by lawmakers during a bill signing ceremony at the Northeast Bronx YMCA on June 6, 2022 in New York City.

NY governor pledges $10 million to fight domestic terrorism after Buffalo shooting

Each county's plan must include input from law enforcement, mental health and school professionals.

The San Diego City and County Administration Building is shown on January 12, 2021.

San Diego officials halt admissions at Veterans Village ‘pending corrective actions’

The county said clients cannot enroll in the drug treatment program until “corrective actions” are taken.

Father and son sentenced to life for a hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people.

O.J. Simpson attends a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in 2017 in Nevada.

O.J. Simpson is a 'completely free man' after being granted early release from parole

A lawyer for the former NFL star and actor, who was acquitted in the 1994 murder of his ex-wife and her friend, said Simpson's "a completely free man now" after ending his parole for armed robbery.

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