Xi and Blinken trade small nods over a large gap
The areas where the United States and China can work together seem to be shrinking fast, and the risks of confrontation are growing. But it was clear Friday that both countries are trying to salvage what they can.
Tabloid publisher defiant as Trump lawyer tries to shake his confidence
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Friday grilled the former publisher of The National Enquirer, casting doubt on his explanation for why he suppressed salacious stories about the Republican presidential candidate before the 2016 election.
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?
Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor.
Columbia protesters say they’re at an impasse with administrators and will continue anti-war camp
NEW YORK — Columbia University students who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country said Friday that they reached an impasse with administrators and intend to continue their encampment until their demands are met.
Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm.
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid.
Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable.
US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday.
Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
BRIGHTON, Colo. — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation in the killing of the Black man that helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests.
You’re gonna need a bigger number: Scientists consider a Category 6 for mega-hurricane era
In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.
Tabloid publisher describes deals to buy silence at Trump trial
NEW YORK — Days before Donald Trump became president in 2017, a cadre of advisers, officials and allies descended on his office at Trump Tower: a future secretary of state, his soon-to-be chief of staff, the FBI director — and the publisher of The National Enquirer.
Conservative justices appear poised to rule ex-presidents have some level of immunity
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready on Thursday to rule that former presidents have some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution, a move that could further delay the criminal case against former President Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election.
Juggling campaign and foreign policy, Biden sends complicated messages
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden just signed a bill that could ban himself from using TikTok. But Biden plans to keep using TikTok until his new law forces him off it.
Kharkiv is unbreakable’: A battered city carries on
KHARKIV, Ukraine — The espresso machine was warming up and Liliia Korneva was counting cash at the coffee shop in Kharkiv where she works when a powerful Russian bomb detonated nearby, sending up a deafening explosion and knocking her to the floor.
Could Trump go to prison? If he does, the Secret Service goes, too
The U.S. Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone.
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction is overturned by New York’s top court
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the felony sex crimes conviction of notorious Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, a staggering reversal of a bedrock case in the #MeToo era that prompted countless victims of sexual harassment and assault to come forward as accusers.
Feds greenlight return of grizzlies to Washington’s North Cascades
SEATTLE —Grizzly bears will soon return to the North Cascades.
Southwest quits 4 airports in cost-cutting drive
Southwest Airlines is ceasing operations at four airports, and reducing flights from others, in an effort to cut costs as its growth plans were also curtailed by fewer than expected plane deliveries from Boeing.
California leaders asked for a Supreme Court homelessness decision. Will it backfire?
LOS ANGELES — As the nation’s highest court heard arguments this week in a case expected to shape homelessness policies in the years to come, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath listened angrily.
‘Net neutrality’ to return under narrowly approved FCC rule, reversing Trump-era policy
(TNS) — The Federal Communications Commission has approved a rule which will reclassify broadband internet as a telecommunications service subject to federal oversight, reestablishing the so-called “ net neutrality” policy done away with under the Trump Administration.