By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Abraham Toro was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for minor league right-hander Chad Patrick. The 26-year-old Toro was 8 for 18 (.444) with two homers and nine RBIs in nine games for Milwaukee this year and hit .291 with eight homers in 58 RBIs in
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces as the two leaders met for hours on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces as the two leaders met for hours on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE PESOLI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital responded Wednesday night to a protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. U.S. Capitol Police said about 150 people were “illegally and violently protesting” near the DNC headquarters building
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After several close calls, Gerrit Cole finally won his first American League Cy Young Award on the strength of consistent excellence all season. Blake Snell joined a short list of pitching royalty by turning around a terrible start. Cole was a unanimous AL winner Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After several close calls, Gerrit Cole finally won his first American League Cy Young Award on the strength of consistent excellence all season. Blake Snell joined a short list of pitching royalty by turning around a terrible start. Cole was a unanimous AL winner Wednesday
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are responding to a violent protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. U.S. Capitol Police say about 150 people were “illegally and violently protesting” near the DNC headquarters building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington. Video posted on social media showed protesters shoving police
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he still believes Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator, even as the two leaders made progress in their relationship during a meeting outside San Francisco. “Well, look, he’s a dictator in the sense that he is a guy who runs
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of scientists who work for California began a rolling three-day strike Wednesday — the first walkout by a state civil service union. Members of the California Association of Professional Scientists marched under cloudy skies in Sacramento to protest lack of progress in contract talks. The walkout will spread to Los
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of scientists who work for California began a rolling three-day strike Wednesday — the first walkout by a state civil service union. Members of the California Association of Professional Scientists marched under cloudy skies in Sacramento to protest lack of progress in contract talks. The walkout will spread to Los
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight that authorities said broke out over a pair of headphones and
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism leveled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views. Waters was due to stay in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires ahead of shows scheduled for Nov. 21-22 as part of his
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday in Donald Trump’s disqualification trial in Colorado, paving the way for a state judge to decide by the end of this week whether the former president is barred from office under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace is expected to
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE J. MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday just outside of San Francisco, where Asian leaders gathered for an annual summit. It was almost exactly one year since their
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Golden State’s Draymond Green for five games for grabbing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert around the neck “in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner,” the league said Wednesday night. Also penalized by the league for their roles in the incident, which happened early in Tuesday’s game between the Timberwolves and
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Migrants with crimional records in Australia will face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation introduced in response to a High Court ruling that foreigners migrants can’t be detained indefinitely. The government said that by Thursday it has released
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January was sentenced to 21 months in prison for federal felony offenses, a spokesperson with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia told CNN Wednesday. Deja Taylor pleaded guilty in June to two
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