Billionaire Sun Dawu, a vocal critic of the Chinese government, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," according to an official statement posted by the court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bipartisan group of senators agreed on major provisions of...

The $1.2 trillion spending package to invest in America's infrastructure, includes $65 billion in funding for high-speed broadband.

He has in the past been vocal in criticising authorities and has spoken out about human rights.

On Monday, more than three months after requiring students to get vaccinated to return to campus for the fall semester, Georgetown Law School announced that it would be keeping its current mask mandate for all students and implementing a burdensome testing...