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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden says his goal for his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping is to get the U.S.-China relationship on a “normal course.” The president made the comments Tuesday just before departing the White House for San Francisco, where he will meet with Xi and attend a summit of Asia Pacific…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy nominations have been announced and SZA leads the way with nine nominations. The R&B star earned record, album and song of the year nominations for her album “SOS” and her hit song “Kill Bill.” The Recording Academy announced the nominations Friday. Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monét closely followed with…

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Fire is raging in a historic World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California. The fire broke out early Tuesday in Tustin, southeast of Los Angeles. The Orange County Fire Authority says in a social media post that allowing the massive structure to…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and encouragement, Midwest farmers planted cover crops on only about 7% of their land in 2021. Many worry the practice will hurt their…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri men accused of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, including pushing bike racks that were being used as barricades into a police line, have been charged. Federal charges filed Monday in Washington, D.C., accuse 41-year-old Jared Luther Owens of Farmington and 49-year-old Jason William Wallis of St.…