LOS ANGELES, July 25 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury has found a former Los Angeles airport commission member guilty of 14 counts in his trial on bribery and other corruption charges.
LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Los Angeles say former city official Leland Wong was paid to exert his influence on behalf of a company negotiating a lease with the city.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A judge ruled in favor of a New Jersey casino dealer claiming 10 years of exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke contributed to her lung cancer.
NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) -- Andrea Wong has been selected to lead Lifetime Entertainment Services, co-owners Hearst Corp. and Walt Disney Co. announced in New York.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Grammy-winning jazz singer Norah Jones is making her feature film acting debut in Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights."
HONG KONG, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Hong Kong judge has invalidated an 8-year, $15.4 million contract between world champion salsa dancers and a wealthy banker hooked on taking lessons.
CANNES, France, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The presidency of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival jury was awarded Wednesday to Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai.
NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- Saliva may become a non-invasive means to diagnose serious diseases, possibly at the dentist's office, according to U.S. researchers.
SINGAPORE, March 4 (UPI) -- Singaporeans will get a new biometric passport by October, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has told parliament. The move is being taken as part of measures to fight terrorism.
HONG KONG, June 24 (UPI) -- A Chinese court gave three Hong Kong men suspended death sentences for producing more than 600 kilograms of the party drug Ecstacy.
