Hong Kong protests

In retaliation for U.S. adoption of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, China will also sanction Human Rights Watch and the National Endowment for Democracy.

The arrival of several Hong Kong protesters has revived debate over whether Taiwan can or should accept Chinese citizens seeking safety. Taiwan has no asylum laws and attempts to pass one have failed.

The numbers of protesters barricaded in has dwindled to about 100, and their food is rapidly depleting after police surrounded the campus on Sunday. Police have arrested about 1,100 in the past day.

As clashes intensified, protesters shot arrows and hurled gasoline bombs at the authorities — and police used tear gas and water cannons.

Two shocking incidents of violence mark a day that saw police use tear gas and water cannons and protesters throw bricks and Molotov cocktails.

A student died Friday of injuries suffered in a fall as police dispersed protesters from a parking garage. Across the region, protesters mingled grief with grievance, renewing their calls for change.

Police fired tear gas and closed off sections of central Hong Kong and Kowloon, as protesters defied the city's mask ban with costumes depicting Guy Fawkes, the Joker and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Vice President Mike Pence accused the NBA and Nike of giving in to China with actions that served to censor expressions of support for the Hong Kong protests.

James said he believed Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand" when he expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

In the days after the company banned a Hong Kong player from competing, people across the world denounced Blizzard and showed their support for pro-democracy protests.