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Fanny Law, seen in a 2017 interview with <em>The South China Morning Post</em>, is a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council. She apologized on Wednesday for underestimating the backlash to a controversial now-withdrawn extradition bill.

Hong Kong Leaders Apologize For Extradition Bill As They Brace For More Protests

A day after Chief Executive Carrie Lam offered her mea culpa, two top advisers followed suit. But the apologies are unlikely to be enough to placate protesters.

Levi Strauss & Co. said on Wednesday that it has filed paperwork for an initial public offering.

Levi Strauss Wants To Stretch Its Pockets With Second Go At IPO

The denim company, which patented bluejeans in 1873, is planning to go public in one of the most high-profile IPOs of the year. Still controlled by Strauss descendants, it has been private since 1985.

Prosecutors say TEPCO leaders should have known the risks a tsunami could pose to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, which sits along Japan's eastern coast. Here, the Unit 3 reactor is seen this past summer, amid storage tanks of radiation-contaminated water.

Executives In Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Deserve 5-Year Prison Terms, Prosecutors Say

Japanese prosecutors say three top TEPCO executives didn't do enough to protect the nuclear plant, despite being told in 2002 that the Fukushima facility was vulnerable to a tsunami.

Letitia James (center) is sworn in as New York's 67th Attorney General in a ceremony Monday night at the state capitol in Albany. James is the state's first black attorney general, as well as the first woman to hold the state-wide elected office.

N.Y. Swears In New Attorney General After A Tumultuous Year For The Office

Letitia James says "it is the highest honor" to begin her time as the state's top legal officer. She is the state's first black attorney general and the first woman to be elected to that post.

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team forward Megan Rapinoe, right, tries to get around Japan's Risa Shimizu, left, with the ball during the first half of SheBelieves Cup soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Chester, Pa. The U.S. tied Japan 2-2 in a friendly match in the run-up to the World Cup in June.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Takes Next Step To World Cup

In its trek back to the Women's World Cup in June, the defending champion U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is playing this weekend in a 'friendly' game against number four England.

A day after the release of the redacted Mueller report, book versions of it occupied the top spots on Amazon's bestseller list.

The Mueller Report Is Free To Read, But It's Also A Bestseller

The Mueller report on the 22-month probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election is now a bestselling book, even though its contents are free and widely available.

Don Williams performing at London's Wembley Arena in April, 1977. Williams was beloved in countries as far-flung as South Africa, long before country's popularity had crossed the oceans.

Don Williams, Laid-Back Country Legend, Is Dead At 78

The country legend behind "I Believe In You" and , whose career spanned five decades, died at home in Alabama after a short illness.

People in Miami lined up to get gas during preparations for Hurricane Irma on Friday.

As Hurricane Irma Nears, Gasoline Is In Short Supply For Floridians

As Irma heads into Florida, a lot of people are hitting the highways to evacuate, and even those staying behind are topping off their tanks to make sure they don't run out.

Margaret Glaspy's surprise three-song EP <em>Born Yesterday</em> is out now on ATO Records.

Margaret Glaspy Writes A Bookend To 'Emotions And Math'

The singer and guitarist talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the EP Born Yesterday, shares the new songs and looks ahead to her next adventure.

Retired U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks before giving the invocation at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas on Friday. The NRA announced Monday that North will become president of the association within a few weeks.

Oliver North Will Be Next President Of NRA, Organization Says

North, infamous for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, will leave Fox News and become the group's president within a few weeks, the National Rifle Association said in a statement.

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