Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday‚ as the two countries sought to make headway in their limited areas of aligned interests amid heightening tensions between the two powers. “The two heads of state had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on Sino-US relations and issues of common concern to both sides‚” state news agency Xinhua reported. However‚ it added that Xi criticised the Biden administration’s “...

President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday‚ marking the first conversation between the leaders since their historic in-person summit in November and the latest in ongoing efforts by US and Chinese officials to defuse tensions between the two superpowers. The call comes amid heavy global turbulence – the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine‚ as well as North Korea’s nuclear capabilities‚ were topics of discussion. Other issues...

Special counsel Jack Smith tore into the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case‚ claiming her proposed jury instructions contain a “flawed legal premise” worthy of appeal‚ according to a late filing Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered defense lawyers for Trump and prosecutors to file submissions outlining hypothetical jury instructions based on competing interpretations of two laws relevant to the case. Her March 18 order suggested Trump...

Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith is close to pushing the "nuclear button" in Donald Trump's classified documents case‚ a legal expert told Newsweek on Wednesday. Judge Aileen Cannon‚ who was appointed by Trump‚ has faced scrutiny over her handling of the case in which federal prosecutors charged the former president with 31 counts for allegedly keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and maintains...

The innocent bystander felled by a robber’s stray bullet in a Bronx bodega on Easter Sunday could “make every moment a joyful moment‚” his heartbroken family said — as they condemned the rampant Big Apple violence that took his life. “This random‚ senseless violence has become the norm but it has to stop‚” Anthony Barnes‚ 59‚ said of his slain 29-year-old nephew‚ Stefon Barnes. “People dying just because they’re in the wrong place at the wrong time is becoming a regular thing in New York. “...

Special counsel Jack Smith warned the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case that she is pursuing a legal premise that “is wrong” and said he would probably appeal to a higher court if she rules that a federal records law can protect the former president from prosecution. In a near-midnight legal filing‚ Smith’s office pushed back hard against an unusual instruction from U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon — one that veteran national security lawyers and former judges...

An outbreak of the bird flu could make future trips to the grocery store more expensive. The average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs came in at just under $3 in February‚ according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. Although this is well below highs of $4.82 a carton seen in January 2023‚ it marks an almost 50% increase from lows of around $2 in late summer and early fall. The sky-high early 2023 prices of the grocery cart staple — which had more than doubled from a year...

Ex-ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden had been scripted “to the word” and that she was told not to deviate from her script at all during the segment. The interview in question happened on March 31‚ 2021‚ approximately two months after the president began his term in the White House. In reflecting on her interview‚ Steele described it as “an interesting experience in its own right” because of how scripted it was.