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I actually know something about China. I lived there and helped U.S. companies negotiate trade deals and contracts, but it was not a glamorous job.I spent my last night in China in June 1989 in a baggage X-ray machine at the Beijing Airport as tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square. Only …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish news reports say that for the second straight night, Turkish jets have struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria. The fighter jets also hit camps of Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq. It’s the first time Turkey has struck Kurds in northern Iraq …

SANTA FE, N.M. – The man accused of throwing a banana peel at comedian Dave Chappelle during a New Mexico performance is headed to court. Assistant District Attorney Anastasia Martin told the Santa Fe New Mexican (http://goo.gl/rRyQ9I) that jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 23 for Christian Englander’s trial. The …