By Eric Baculinao, Dawn Liu and Adela Suliman BEIJING — While China-U.S. relations hit a low under President Donald Trump, it is not certain that Beijing would automatically support his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. Under Trump, the world’s two largest economies have plunged into a costly trade war. …
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The moment that Tammy Roberg stepped off the elevator, she could hear her father’s booming voice. Chester Peske, 98, loved to sit in the lunchroom at Copperfield Hill and talk to the other memory care residents about everything from the weather to the history of the highway that connected his …
Jennifer McLeggan, a registered nurse and single mother, worked around the clock to be able to buy a home. "It's hard to pay rent in New York City and come up with a down payment," said McLeggan, who lived in a small one-bedroom apartment in Jamaica, Queens, while saving for a down payment. "It's not …
One month before a purported leak of files from Hunter Biden's laptop, a fake "intelligence" document about him went viral on the right-wing internet, asserting an elaborate conspiracy theory involving former Vice President Joe Biden's son and business in China. The document, a 64-page composition …
HOUSTON — It was after 8 p.m. Tuesday when Hector Martinez came straight from work to an early-voting site near his home, flicked off his headlights and headed inside to cast a ballot. Four years ago, the early-voting location nearest his office closed at 5 p.m. most weeknights, making it impossible …
When announcing federal charges against four men accused of torching police cars in Philadelphia during a protest in May, U.S. Attorney William McSwain gave a stark warning: He would use the full force of the federal government against others who cause mayhem. "If you engage in violent civil unrest …
When Abhinav, an Ohio seventh grader, learned that a Covid-19 vaccine trial near his hometown was enrolling children, he wanted to participate. But there was one aspect of the study that had him worried. “I was mostly a bit nervous about the blood draws, because I had one about five years ago, and …
Volvi Einhorn is a full-time architect in Brooklyn, New York, not a political operative, so you wouldn't think he'd be a wild card in the election. But in his spare time, Einhorn and two friends have been faithfully posting the latest political polls to a Twitter account that, thanks to their …
While most of the 8,000 law enforcement agencies across the country typically stay out of politics, some police unions and individual officers openly endorse candidates. For many Black officers, the choice between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden isn’t just a typical …
Afros. Saris. Sphinxes. Rainbows. These are some of the striking images found in actress Rachel True’s new tarot deck and guidebook — “True Heart Intuitive Tarot” — released this month with a decidedly multicultural bent. Best known for her starring roles in the 1996 cult hit “The Craft” and the …