Topic - Joe Biden

• Chinese VP Xi Jinping attends Lakers game

  Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping wrapped up his four-day U.S. visit in Southern California style _ in a box seat at the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

• That's a wrap: US hails China agreement on movies

  Cheering as loudly as any movie audience, Hollywood and the Obama administration on Saturday hailed China's agreement to reduce barriers that have kept U.S.-made films out of the booming Chinese market.

• Daytona win hasn't led to full-time ride for Bayne

  A year later, Trevor Bayne still can't quite believe the whirlwind of instant notoriety that followed his wild Daytona 500 victory.

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  Chinese VP Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to U.S. capital

  Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, in line to be China's next leader, said Wednesday that Beijing welcomes U.S. efforts to assert influence in the Asia-Pacific region, but that Washington must also respect the interests and concerns of China in its own neighborhood.

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  Biden bullish on Dems' November prospects

  Vice President Joseph Biden told House Democrats Friday he was confident they'll win back control of the chamber after the November elections and offered his campaign support for members in several key swing states.

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  Obama praises special ops forces in hostage rescue

  "Good job tonight," President Obama told his defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a global television audience watching Tuesday night's speech moments later, a hostage rescue operation had just played out half a world away with an elite Navy SEAL team's rescue of two hostages in Somalia, one of them an American.

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  Giffords exits, but legacy of cooperation could remain

  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had been through State of the Union addresses before. But it was the speech she missed last year where her presence was felt most — and has given her a chance at a lasting legacy.

• Purdue Univ. president becomes Smithsonian chair

  Purdue University President France Cordova was installed Monday as chairwoman of the Smithsonian Institution's governing board as the museum complex expands with the coming construction of a new black history museum and amid calls for another focused on Latino American heritage.

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  26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated

  Firefighters worked to hold the line Friday on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroyed 26 houses and forced thousands of residents to flee. The forecast of rain and snow would help douse the flames but also increase the chance of flooding on the charred land, authorities said.

• Jill Biden writes kids' book, a tribute to troops

  Jill Biden, after years of teaching English to college and high school students, has written a book of her own.

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  U.S. redefines rape to count more people as victims

  he Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections.

• Government expands count of rape victims by adding men

  The government is expanding its definition of rape, including men for the first time when counting the number of victims, the Obama administration announced Friday.

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  Afghan president welcomes U.S. remarks on Taliban

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday welcomed remarks from the Obama administration that the Taliban were not necessarily America's enemies.

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  IN OTHER WORDS: Football fandom triumphs over all

  A three-judge panel threw out a lawsuit last week against Maryland's new congressional map, brought by plaintiffs who argued it illegally diluted black voting power.

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  EDITORIAL: Biden's Taliban buddies

  Vice President Joe Biden said the Taliban are not our enemy. If so, it makes one wonder what all the killing is about.

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