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

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

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 U.S. and Chinese leaders meet Wednesday while attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.They go into the meeting on the back of five months of government-to-government talks that have accelerated in recent weeks and expanded to cultural and business exchanges. In contrast, the November 2022 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, took place after China had suspended talks to express anger over a visit by then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.“This rests on a stronger foundation than the Bali meeting did,” said Jude Blanchette, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Substantively and contextually this meeting is taking place in a moderately bette...

Food delivery driver among several killed in Chicago weekend violence

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating at least six fatal shootings following a weekend of gun violence around the city.More than 20 people were victims to gun violence, including a deadly shooting involving a food delivery driver.The latest deadly shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday on the corner of Jackson Boulevard and Springfield Avenue in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Police said officers responded to a call of shots fired and found a man, between the ages of 20 to 25. The victim was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.He was transported to Norwegian Hospital where he was pronounced dead. No one is in custody.Early Saturday morning, another shooting left another man dead in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. According to police, it happened near the corner of Avers Avenue and Hirsch Street around 3 a.m.Two men were inside a vehicle when someone from a blue SUV fired shots, hitting the two men.26th Ward Ald. Jessie Fuentes said on her Facebook page the two victims w...

25-year-old woman shot, killed in South Shore

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman was shot and killed Sunday night in South Shore.Officers responded to a report of a person shot at around 11:25 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Crandon.A 25-year-old woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. She was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.No one is in custody.

Some of your nickels may be worth more than 5 cents, especially if they have this animal

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

MINDENMINES, Mo. (KSNF) — Throughout the history of the United States Mint, many different designs have made their way onto American coins, but few of them are more popular than the Buffalo Nickel."The buffalo nickel was introduced 110 years ago in 1913, and that series ran through 1938. The coin, which is very popular, features the date and an image of a Native American on one side, and on the reverse there's the image of a buffalo that was modeled after a Buffalo called 'Black Diamond' who was in the New York City Zoo," said Dave Sorrick, a coin expert and collector at In God We Trust, LLC.The coin's designer, James Earle Fraser, stated that he wanted to do something, "totally American and create a coin that could not be mistaken for any other country's coin." As part of our Western background, Fraser felt that the buffalo, "was 100% American, and that the North American Indian fitted into the picture perfectly." Your state quarter could be worth $55 "One of ...

OutLaw: A Half-Century Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Texans

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

(KXAN) — “Trans rights are human rights!” one protester yelled into a bullhorn. “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re not going anywhere,” another chanted.Roughly a hundred LGBTQ+ activists and advocates chanted, raised banners and made their voices heard outside the gates of the Texas State Capitol.Dozens in opposition, meanwhile, stood nearby. One raised a sign: “Gender identity is a lie.” Feet away, dozens of others in biker gear stood watch – one with a Confederate flag patched to his leather vest. Another man in a ballistic vest stared silently from behind the crowd with his index finger perched just above the trigger of the AR-15 style rifle hanging from his shoulder.The juxtaposition played out on a sweltering August afternoon in the shadow of the building where the recent legislative session focused more than ever before on LGBTQ+ issues.Read the full story here.

Testimony continues at Kaitlin Armstrong trial Monday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The State will continue to call witnesses in the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong Monday.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson on May 11, 2022. LAST WEEK'S TESTIMONY: Armstrong’s first interview with APD played during murder trial On Thursday, testimony ended with a digital forensic detective with the Austin Police Department going through GPS data he analyzed from Armstrong's Jeep. The State presented an interactive map that showed Armstrong's Jeep in the neighborhood of the east Austin home where Wilson was killed on the night of the murder. Follow live updates from KXAN's Brianna Hollis on social media platform "X" below:Back at the courthouse this morning for #KaitlinArmstrong's murder trial. Testimony ended last week w/ an APD digital forensic detective addressing GPS data showing Armstrong's Jeep near the home where prosecutors say she killed Mo Wilson in May 2022. Follow live updates here. pic.twitter.co...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather at Texas State Capitol Sunday, call for ceasefire in Gaza

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched onto the grounds of the Texas State Capitol Sunday afternoon. They flew the red, green, white and black flag of the State of Palestine and carried signs calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Israeli, Palestinian rallies at Texas Capitol in October This is the first protest held at the capitol since Israeli forces entered Gaza on Oct. 27. Last month, groups rallied at the Capitol building days after the Israel-Hamas war began in early October. The Austin branch of the Israeli-American Council and the Texas Israel Alliance held a rally on Oct. 15. The Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student organization at UT Austin, also held a rally at the Capitol that day.

Austin airport creating ramp control program to address safety concerns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will very soon start an interim ramp control program that is designed to modernize operations and enhance safety following a string of near misses between aircrafts in the past year. Austin's U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett has sent letters to the Federal Aviation Administration calling on the agency to take action in increasing safety at the airport. Currently, the country is facing a shortage in air traffic controllers, and it can take anywhere between two and five months to hire a single air traffic controller, according to city documents. Does the city of Austin have any control? Since November of 2022 there have been five near misses at Austin's airport, and last month an airport employee died after being hit by fuel truck. The FAA is responsible for communicating with and monitoring aircraft that are landing, taking-off, and taxing at the airport. Once an aircraft enters the apron, or ramp, there is no entity that h...

Local man appears on History Channel's 'Forged in Fire'

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Local clinic director Cody Csontos recently appeared on the History Channel's "Forged in Fire," showing off his bladesmithing chops on the episode "Chef's Special." I had the chance to ask Csontos about his experience on the show and how a Christmas "experience" he wanted to get for his father seemingly started his blacksmithing journey. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Growing up near Mariaville Lake and graduating from Schalmont High School, Csontos has been a Clinic Director with Choice Physical Therapy for roughly six and a half years. Now, in Clifton Park, I asked Cstonos how he got started as a bladesmith. "A little over two years ago I really wanted to get my parents experiences for Christmas rather than gifts. My father is a skilled woodworker and has been a maker my entire life. I thought it would be cool if we could do a knife-making class together," Csontos said. "I found a local smith named...

Albany Police identify Judson Street homicide victim

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Police have identified the fatality in Saturday's Judson Street homicide. Police say when they arrived, 32-year-old Elijah Thompson had a gunshot wound to his chest. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The homicide took place around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Thompson was treated on the scene and taken by medical personnel to Albany Medical Center Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police are currently investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Albany Police at (518) 462-8039.