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Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes

Dec. 01, 2023 21:44 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles next week for a big-dollar event that will be his first since strikes by writers and actors effectively ground his fundraising to a halt in the heart of the entertainment industry, which has long served as the ATM for the Democratic...

Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Dec. 01, 2023 17:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller, who threw his USA team jacket in a trash can after he stormed the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Friday to six months of home detention for joining the mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the seat of American democracy. At...

Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve

Nov. 18, 2023 11:53 AM EST

The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up,...

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

Nov. 16, 2023 15:56 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home last year of federal charges for seeking to hold her hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer. Jurors deliberated for about eight hours...

Today in History: November 16, Oklahoma becomes 46th state

Nov. 16, 2023 00:09 AM EST

Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2023. There are 45 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union. On this date: In...

Biden hosts APEC reception after reaching agreements with Xi on key issues. Follow live updates

Nov. 15, 2023 23:05 PM EST

WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached agreements in several key areas when they met Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. They agreed to work together to curb the production of illicit...

Jurors begin deliberating in the trial of the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband

Nov. 15, 2023 18:45 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with her official duties as a...

The man accused of attacking Pelosi's husband apologizes for hammer assault

Nov. 14, 2023 23:55 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of attacking former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer apologized Tuesday, echoing right-wing conspiracy theories to explain to jurors that he went to the Pelosis’ home as part of a bigger plot to end what he viewed as government...

Paul Pelosi testifies about being attacked with a hammer at his San Francisco home

Nov. 13, 2023 20:27 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Paul Pelosi recounted publicly for the first time Monday what happened the night he was attacked by a man in the San Francisco home he shares with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, recalling how shocking it was to see a man standing at his bedroom door, then how the man...

This year's Biden-Xi summit has better foundation but South China Sea and Taiwan risks won't go away

Nov. 13, 2023 10:33 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — The course of events in the year since the last meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping offers cautious hope that they will have better luck this time around. But it also shows how easily any agreement they reach could once again veer off course. The...