Top trade negotiators for the U.S. and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal and ease trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

After two days of talks in Malaysia wrapped up Sunday, a Chinese official said the two sides reached a ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a flurry of trade deals during his first day in Asia, looking to shore up access to critical minerals and a market for U.S. agricultural goods ahead of a critical meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“My message to the nations of Southeast Asia is that the United States is with you 100% and we intend...Read more

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a 140 mph Category 4 storm early Sunday morning and continues on its path toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.

“Tropical storm conditions are likely occurring in Jamaica, with hurricane conditions expected to begin by Monday,” the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. Sunday advisory.

As of the ...Read more

Hours before kickoff in a game pitting Arizona State University against Texas Christian University, the atmosphere feels more fine-dining than college football. A chef is carving chili-rubbed prime rib. Nearby, a bartender shakes up this week’s featured cocktail, a tangerine-hued, mango-flavored Spicy Rita.

Those premium offerings at the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When Caroline Hagan was approved for at-home nursing care, it was a blessing for her family.

The Lithia girl was born with Down syndrome, a congenital heart disease, hypothyroidism and a severe pediatric feeding disorder. She takes 15 medications every day, either through a feeding tube or a spray dispenser, and needs constant ...Read more

As a private citizen, Donald Trump surrounded himself with lawyers who defended him in myriad lawsuits and business disputes, sometimes — though not always — with remarkable success.

As president, Trump has filled key positions at the Justice Department and the White House with many of those same lawyers, ensuring he has a loyal team in ...Read more

Mary Catherine Johnson is a retired small-business owner from outside Rochester, New York. She voted for Donald Trump three times.

Lexy Mealing, who used to work in a physician’s office, is from Long Island. She’s a Democrat.

But the women share a common bond. They both survived breast cancer.

And when the American Cancer Society Cancer ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Among the losses suffered by Western Alaska victims of ex-Typhoon Halong — destroyed four-wheelers, houses and lives — the destruction of the traditional foods they’d gathered for the winter is among the most deeply felt, Alaska Natives leaders say.

The flooding destroyed caches of seal, salmon, moose meat, berries ...Read more

ExxonMobil Corp. has sued California, arguing that two new state laws violate the First Amendment by trying to force it to agree to a certain climate viewpoint, and conflict with federal regulations.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges that the two new laws, which seek to make large corporations more transparent about their climate emissions and...Read more

The storm slowly crossing the Caribbean became Category 1 Hurricane Melissa Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean prepared for heavy rains, flooding and landslides — if they weren’t already dealing with them.

And, Melissa’s expected to get much stronger as it approaches Jamaica, then Cuba.

What you need to know about Hurricane ...Read more

As a young wildlife biologist, Adam Mortensen has worked in the mountains of New Mexico, the high desert of northern California and the wilderness of Isle Royale, where he lived out of a tent and backpacked daily to study wolves.

Now he will ride a snowmobile through the forests of far northeastern Minnesota to help solve the mystery of ...Read more

The University of West Georgia’s Turning Point USA chapter had hit a rut.

Meeting attendance was low. Membership had stalled. Rebekah Bushmire, the chapter’s vice president, was wondering if the conservative student political activist organization was having any meaningful impact.

“We were questioning where we were at on campus, what God...Read more

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to moon.

Teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building this week.

The fully stacked rocket is slated to fly as early ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction President Gustavo Petro may look bad for Colombia, but it’s hardly the worst outcome for businesses that were bracing for economy-crushing tariffs.

On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department effectively barred Petro and members of his inner circle from using the U.S. financial system or doing ...Read more

Federal immigration agents again deployed tear gas on Chicago streets Saturday despite mounting scrutiny from a federal judge over their use of the chemical weapons.

The agents deployed tear gas in the Irving Park and Avondale neighborhoods on the northwest side.

Videos from the scene at North Kildare Avenue and West Old Irving Park showed a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The conservative media doesn’t believe the MSNBC report that Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes has doubts about prosecuting Sen. Adam Schiff.

The left-leaning MSNBC reported Thursday that Hayes recently told her superiors that the case wasn’t strong enough to move forward. President Donald Trump has in the past pressured ...Read more

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean including Jamaica brace for catastrophic rain, flooding and landslides.

The storm, which is 145 miles from Kingston and 235 miles from Port-au-Prince as of Saturday afternoon, is moving slowly toward the west-northwest at about 1 mph and by 1:30 p.m. Saturday reached ...Read more

With a national fundraising blitz in full swing and Election Day just around the corner, Democrats stumping for Proposition 50 have far out-raised and out-spent their opponents — even though a California megadonor with Republican ties single-handedly spent $30 million to defeat it.

The serious spending imbalance is one reason why analysts ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction President Gustavo Petro may look bad for Colombia, but it’s hardly the worst outcome for businesses that were bracing for economy-crushing tariffs.

On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department effectively barred Petro and members of his inner circle from using the U.S. financial system or doing ...Read more

In the global portfolio of political ads that changed history, a handful stand out.

In the UK, the famed “Labour Isn’t Working” poster of 1978 has long been credited for helping Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government sweep to power the following year. Before that, the “Daisy” political ad, created for U.S. President Lyndon B. ...Read more