House Democrats who lead the “End Corruption Caucus” have introduced legislation seeking to rein in what has been called the “pardon economy” that has flourished during President Trump’s second term, according to lawmakers and a copy of the bill. On Wednesday, Reps. Mike Levin and Jason Crow unveiled the Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act…
A Chinese court sentenced three members of a criminal gang to death on Tuesday for operating a network of brutal scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, while jailing dozens more. China has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations to crack down on a vast industry that has flourished in…
Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled the skeletal remains of an adult they believe was buried as an offering near the base of Huaca Pucllana, an ancient adobe pyramid in Peru’s capital of Lima. The remains are believed to be those of a man who may have been sacrificed during a ritual in which a canal linked…
