Jul 07 U.S. and China to revive talks as Yellen seeks to calm trade relationship By Joe McDonald, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China's No. 2 leader not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on access to processor chips and other technology disrupt economic cooperation during a visit aimed at improving strained relations. Continue reading
Jul 06 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of U.S. efforts to soothe strained relations By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Yellen has warned against economic decoupling, or disconnecting U.S. and Chinese industries and markets. Continue reading
Jul 05 Jordan’s debt to China soars as troubled power plant sparks concerns about Beijing’s influence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The power plant characterizes China’s wider model in poorer states and serves as a cautionary tale for the region. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Israeli soldier shot and killed during ongoing West Bank conflict In our news wrap Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said a soldier was shot and killed during the ongoing conflict in the occupied West Bank, extreme heat baked the West and South again as millions of Americans spent the holiday… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Extreme heat stretches from California to the Deep South In our news wrap Monday, days of harsh weather in the U.S. continued with extreme heat from California to the Deep South, police in Baltimore are searching for suspects in a block party shooting that killed two and wounded 28… Continue watching
Jun 27 Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the U.S. despite FDA crackdown By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Attorney General Garland holds news briefing on fighting fentanyl supply By Associated Press The Justice Department has announced it has filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight people over allegations they illegally trafficked precursor chemicals for fentanyl. Continue reading
Jun 22 Biden defends calling China’s Xi a ‘dictator’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press China's government earlier Thursday registered a formal protest of his remarks. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: Fed says inflation still too high and more interest rate hikes likely In our news wrap Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says inflation is still too high and more interest rate hikes are likely, an assessment finds pandemic learning losses are still getting worse, hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian town… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Judge sets trial date for Trump documents case In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge in Florida set August 14 for former President Trump's classified documents case to go to trial, searing heat and soaring demand forced the Texas power grid operator to call for conservation and… Continue watching