Month: June 2013

Highlights of issues President Barack Obama discussed with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a weekend summit, as described by White House national security adviser Tom Donilon during a briefing for U.S. and Chinese media at the Westin Resort in Rancho Mirage after the talks had concluded: Cybersecurity: Obama described the types of problems the U.S.

President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping closed two days of talks in the California desert Saturday with few concrete policy breakthroughs, but the prospect that stronger personal ties between the leaders could stem mistrust between the world’s largest economies. Obama told reporters that the talks were “terrific” as he and Xi walked side

When President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down for dinner, they feasted on several dishes prepared by one of America’s top chefs. The White House says celebrity chef Bobby Flay prepared a menu for the two leaders that included lobster tamales, Porterhouse steak and cherry pie. The meal was served Friday in

Looking down Bob Hope Drive, protestors were hopeful for a sighting. They voiced their message to President Obama and President Jinping regardless. “Right now we are under surveillance and control by China. They are applying a lot of pressure to the Vietnamese government and the Vietnamese sovereignty,” protestor Jason Doan said. “Our message is for

Santa Monica’s police chief says the gunman who killed four people in a chaotic rampage planned the attack and had 1,300 rounds of ammunition. Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks says the gunman who was killed by police had a rifle, a duffel bag full of ammunition magazines and extra weaponry. She says the suspect had a run-in

Treading carefully, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping avoided a direct public confrontation on cybersecurity Friday as they opened a two-day summit aimed at forging closer personal ties between the leaders of the world’s largest economies. Obama described the contentious cyber issue as “uncharted waters.” Obama said he and Xi discussed cyber matters

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it gives me great pleasure to welcome President Xi back to the United States. We first met during my visit to China in 2009, and I had the opportunity to welcome him to the Oval Office last year when he was still Vice President and a guest of Vice President Biden’s. I

President Obama has arrived in the Coachella Valley. Air Force One touched down at Palm Springs International Airport at 3:18 p.m. President Obama’s motorcade Air Force One departed LAX just after 2:30 p.m. on its way to Palm Springs International Airport. Obama leaves Air Force One in Palm Springs President Obama attended two fundraisers for

A number of protesters from different groups are protesting President Xi Jinping’s visit. From the seas of South Vietnam, to freeing Tibet, hundreds of people are trying to send President Xi a message. “We want the people in Tibet to have religious freedom and human rights,” said protestor Chaokyi Khanpa. “I want peace, I want

Obama aprovechar el viernes su visita a California para subrayar la forma en la que las autoridades estatales estn adoptando la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible y la colaboracin del estado con organizaciones no gubernamentales a fin de promover, especialmente entre los hispanos, los centros de cuidados mdicos creados en beneficio de millones de

Despus de asistir a dos eventos de recaudacin de fondos en Santa Monica, al oeste del Valle de Coachella, un tiroteo no muy lejos de ahi demor la llegada del presidente Obama al Valle de Coachella. Finalmente llego a las 3:20pm al Aeropuerto Internacional de Palm Springs abordo de Aire Force One. Fue recibido por

Lleg la hora zero y dos de los hombres ms poderosos del planeta y estn en el Valle de Coachella. Anoche lleg el presidente chino Xi Jinping junto con su esposa y hoy a eso de las 3:20 de la tarde el avin presidencial “Airforce One” aterrizo en el aeropuerto internacional de Palm Springs, como

With a warm handshake, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a two-day summit at a California desert estate Friday, aiming for closer personal ties as they took on high-stakes issues including cybersecurity and North Korea’s nuclear threats. Under a shaded walkway as temperatures surged above 100 degrees, the two leaders – in

Southern California Edison’s decision today topermanently pull the plug on its San Onofre nuclear power plant is not expectedto have much of an impact on Riverside Public Utilities customers, cityofficials said. RPU has a 1.79 percent stake in the San Onofre facility, whichcomplemented the city’s renewable — or “green” — energy portfolio, butofficials do not

On Thursday afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Border Patrol station arrested five men smuggling over 260 pounds of marijuana into the United States. At around 2:00 p.m., after agents tracked five men through a remote desert area. The five men illegally entered the United States from Mexico 19 miles west

Three people were injured — one of them seriously — in atwo-vehicle crash today in Indio. The crash was reported about 6 a.m. near Fred Waring Drive and JeffersonStreet. Both vehicles, a Toyota Corolla and a Jeep Cherokee, had major damageand the driver of the Corolla had to be cut out of the wreckage, according

President Barack Obama vigorously defended sweeping secret surveillance into America’s phone records and foreigners’ Internet use, declaring “we have to make choices as a society.” Taking questions Friday from reporters at a health care event in San Jose, Calif., Obama said, “It’s important to recognize that you can’t have 100 percent security and also then

Police say a gunman who killed four people in Santa Monica before officers shot him dead acted alone, and investigators have released a man who had been detained as a “person of interest.” Sgt. Richard Lewis, a Santa Monica police spokesman, said at a news conference Friday night that the man was questioned and released,

Governor Jerry Brown met with local leaders today in Palm Springs, including Rep. Raul Ruiz and Palm Springs Councilman Scott Hines. They ate at Lulu California Bistro.