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Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release

May. 13, 2024 23:15 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists. Zhang Zhan, who had been sentenced to four...

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Apr. 22, 2024 13:03 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. The Chinese government froze...

Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron hits 715th homer, breaking Babe Ruth’s career record

Apr. 08, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Monday, April 8, the 99th day of 2024. There are 267 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles...