SAN FRANCISCO—A jury has convicted a San Francisco man of killing his 79-year-old roommate by beating her with a baseball bat and lighting her on fire. The attack was partially captured on Zoom. Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 30 for the June 14, 2020, death of Yu Quin…

LONDON—A former Barclays director, fired for sexual harassment and other misconduct, is suing the British bank for more than 584,600 pounds ($719,412), arguing that female colleagues fabricated allegations and that his dismissal was unfair. Robert Record, once a senior wealth manager overseeing assets worth 580 million pounds, was dismissed in September 2020 for gross misconduct…

NEW YORK—Members from the House Select Committee on China are pledging to redouble their efforts to counter Beijing’s ongoing threats to its targets on U.S. soil. Standing in front of a now-shuttered overseas Chinese police outpost in downtown Manhattan on Feb. 25, and surrounded by dozens of pro-democracy activists, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chairman…

The City of Edmonton has changed its attire guidelines at public pools to allow all adults and minors accompanied by their parents to swim bare-chested, saying the policy was adopted to conform to the province’s Human Rights Act. “All patrons are permitted to go topless in City operated pools if they so wish,” says the…

Edmonton, Alberta, has changed its attire guidelines at public pools to allow all adults and minors accompanied by their parents to swim bare-chested, saying the policy was adopted to conform to the province’s Human Rights Act. “All patrons are permitted to go topless in City operated pools if they so wish,” says the Edmonton government…

PARIS—French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment and “moral harassment,” the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. In a message to The Associated Press, the prosecutor’s office said the investigation was opened Monday following a report by the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport, and Research. It will be carried out…

TOKYO—Japan’s army on Thursday fired five servicemen and punished four others in a sexual assault case brought by a former soldier, prompting a rare investigation across the Defense Ministry that found over 100 other complaints of harassment, officials said. Rina Gonoi filed a sexual harassment case with the Defense Ministry last year, saying she had…

BOSTON—A former eBay Inc. employee was sentenced Tuesday to one year behind bars for her role in a harassment scheme targeting creators of an online newsletter that included the delivery of live spiders, a bloody pig mask, and other disturbing items to their home. Stephanie Popp, 34, of Louisville, Kentucky, who was eBay’s senior manager…

Two former eBay Inc. executives were jailed on Thursday for their role in a cyberstalking campaign that targeted a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was perceived as critical of the e-commerce company and viewed as a threat to its business. James Baugh, 47, of San Jose, California—who served as eBay’s former senior director of safety…

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she’s “tired” of being asked by media outlets to speak about harassment issues for women in public life and government. “No I don’t want to talk about this,” Garner wrote in an Aug. 24 Tweet, before adding, “I’m tired of the endless victim porn and no solutions.” Garner included a…