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President Joe Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator” on Tuesday, sparking an angry reaction from Beijing in a sudden flare-up after talks between the two superpowers aimed at easing their geopolitical animosity. Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in California, Biden suggested that Xi was embarrassed because he did not …

Rep. Lauren Boebert on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden that will force a House floor vote in the coming days. The articles of impeachment offered by Boebert, R-Colo., focus on the president’s handling of immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border but come on the same day that …

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced an investigation Tuesday into what he called Amazon’s “abysmal safety record” amid broader scrutiny of the company’s labor practices. “Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the world owned by Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world,” Sanders, a frequent …

The Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware has reached a plea agreement with Hunter Biden, in which he is expected to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes. Biden also faces a separate gun possession charge that will likely be dismissed if he meets certain …

Mississippi cleaned up Monday after multiple storms killed at least one person and injured nearly two dozen as Texas remained in the grip of a powerful heat wave that saw temperatures top 100 degrees across the state. In Mississippi, after storms cut off power for nearly 50,000 customers, electricity had …

Americans from coast to coast celebrated Juneteenth this weekend, taking to the streets to commemorate the end of slavery after the Civil War. Black people in the U.S. have observed Juneteenth since the late 1800s. In the summer of 2021, after nationwide protests over systemic racism renewed interest in Juneteenth, …

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian research submersible that disappeared on Sunday after it went to explore the wreck of the Titanic. The 21-foot submersible and its five-person crew, from the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince, started a dive on Sunday morning, according to the Coast …

HONG KONG — China and the United States hailed “progress” and pledged to stabilize a spiraling relationship on Monday but stopped short of achieving a significant breakthrough after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping. The 35-minute meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, …

Shootings erupted across the nation, in both rural and urban locations, on the last Sunday of meteorological spring, according to reports from authorities. Four people were fatally shot in Kellogg, Idaho, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. A suspect was detained in the 7:30 p.m. attack, it …

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who’s running for the GOP presidential nomination, on Sunday called the Republican National Committee’s requirement for candidates to pledge support for the eventual nominee a “useless idea.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Christie said “I think the pledge is just …