BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor […]
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK — Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. His aides speak of […]
Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculties condemn university leadership over calling police
NEW YORK — Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at at universities across U.S., some of whom have clashed with police in riot gear, dug in Saturday and vowed to keep […]
Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, life’s lost milestones
LOS ANGELES — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade […]
Oregon’s Sports Bra, a pub for women’s sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
PORTLAND, Ore. — On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women’s lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. […]
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden had a question. “Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are […]
Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year
WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the […]
Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line
LUPTON, Ariz. — A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a […]
Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse
BALTIMORE — A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — […]
Former sheriff’s deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of Christian Glass
DENVER — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help […]