OSAGE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Just after 11a.m. Sunday, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop at 9th and Sycamore in Quenemo for a traffic violation, according to Sheriff Chris Wells.

 During the stop, deputies located illegal narcotics. Two subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail Facility.

Thomas L. McCurdy, 39, of Quenemo, is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of drug paraphernalia and Driving without a driver’s license and an Illegal registration.

Jason M. Hutchison, 42, of Quenemo is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia.

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 </figure>OSAGE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug charges after a traffic stop.Just after 11a.m. Sunday, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop at 9th and Sycamore in Quenemo for a traffic violation, according to Sheriff Chris Wells. During the stop, deputies located illegal narcotics. Two subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail Facility.Thomas L. McCurdy, 39, of Quenemo, is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of drug paraphernalia and Driving without a driver’s license and an Illegal registration.Jason M. Hutchison, 42, of Quenemo is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sheriff: 2 Kansas men were transporting methamphetamine 

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;is preparing to launch&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">his third campaign for the White House</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, looking to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">move on from disappointing midterm defeats</a>&nbsp;and defy history amid signs that his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">grip on the Republican Party</a>&nbsp;is waning.

Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">last week's elections</a>&nbsp;as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination. Instead, he finds himself&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">being blamed for backing</a>&nbsp;a series of losing candidates after Republicans failed to take control of the Senate. While the party was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-house-control-nov15-0608a0c22be510cec983f605e6a305b3?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_02">on the cusp of retaking control of the House</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, it could end up with its narrowest majority in decades.

“Hopefully, tomorrow will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!” Trump wrote on his social media network on Monday. An announcement was expected at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday from his club in Palm Beach.

Another campaign is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege">violently storming the U.S. Capitol</a>&nbsp;in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on Jan. 6, 2021. Just one president in U.S. history has been elected to two nonconsecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892.

Trump is also facing a series of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/trump-investigations">intensifying criminal investigations</a>, including a Justice Department probe into the hundreds of documents with classified markings that were discovered in boxes and drawers at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Aides and allies had urged Trump to wait until after the midterms were over — and then until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">after a Dec. 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia</a>&nbsp;— to announce his plans. But Trump, eager to return to the spotlight, is also hoping to stave off a long list of potential challengers, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ron-desantis">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a>, who cruised to reelection last week and is now being urged by many in his party to run for president a well.

Trump has tried to blame Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for the GOP’s performance — and McConnell allies have criticized Rick Scott, the Florida senator who heads the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee.

However, Trump has received the brunt of criticism for elevating candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona who were unappealing to general election voters because they embraced his lies about the 2020 election or held hard-line views on issues like abortion that were out of step with the mainstream.

While Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elise-stefanik-a6db4f53af168be7f8483f29495eaba1">has the backing</a>&nbsp;of the No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik, others were already moving on.

Asked whether she would endorse Trump in 2024, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming told reporters Monday: “I don’t think that’s the right question. I think the question is, who is the current leader of the Republican Party?”

Her answer to that question: “Ron DeSantis.”

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a longtime Trump critic, compared Trump to a pitcher who keeps losing after GOP disappointments in 2018, 2020 and now 2022.

“He’s been on the mound and lost three straight games. If we want to start winning, we need someone else on the mound. And we’ve got a very strong bench that can come out," Romney said. "I know, there’s some fans that love him. Just like, you know, an aging pitcher, they’re always fans that want to keep them there forever. But if you keep losing games, try to put some new players on the field.”

Others expressed concern that Trump’s announcement would be a distraction from the Georgia race and urged potential candidates to focus there.

“What’s really important for anybody who wants to be a 2024 candidate is to help us right now in 2022 to finish the cycle by winning the state of Georgia," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

“We obviously had higher expectation in the Senate, which didn’t pan out. I think there are a lot of different things that contribute to that," Thune added. “But I do think that, you know, folks who were unduly focused on the 2020 election, that’s not a winning strategy with independent voices.”

Even the former president’s right-flank allies in the House Freedom Caucus kept their distance ahead of Trump's announcement.

“I am focused on what’s happening here,” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the Freedom Caucus chairman, as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. “I’m just not paying attention to any of those things, so I don’t want to comment on that.”

Meanwhile, in Utah, 86 Republican lawmakers on Monday sent out a news release urging DeSantis to run, reflecting dissatisfaction with having Trump as their party’s standard-bearer. The state’s Mormon majority has long been skeptical of Trump’s isolationism and foul language.

And in Michigan, Paul Cordes, chief of staff of the Michigan Republican Party, penned a four-page internal memo that criticized Trump-backed candidates for “statewide sweeps” that will give Democrats full control of the state's government for the first time in 40 years. That includes Tudor Dixon, who lost the governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer by double digits.

Trump, Cordes wrote, was “popular amongst our grassroots and a motivating factor for his supporters, but provided challenges on a statewide ballot, especially with independents and women in the midterm election.”

Rep. Liz Cheney, another Trump critic who is considering her own run in 2024, highlighted losses by Trump-backed candidates while speaking Tuesday morning at The Washington Post’s Global Women’s Summit.

“This is certainly not the rollout I’m sure Donald Trump wanted for his announcement tonight. But it’s also not the first time he’s been totally detached from reality,” Cheney said. “There’s no question he’s unfit for office. And I feel confident he will never be president again.”

Meanwhile, Josh Holmes, a Republican consultant close to McConnell, said Trump remains “far and away the favorite" as he enters the race. But Holmes also said that a third presidential bid will be considerably different for Trump.

“There’s never once been a primary victory by a presidential nominee that is waged in a backward-looking fashion. Everything is about the future,” Holmes said.

As for DeSantis, Holmes said: “His national profile right now is undeniable. ... We’re going to find out” whether he can maintain that strength.

Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">last week's elections</a>&nbsp;as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination by locking in early support to keep potential challengers at bay. Instead, he now finds himself&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">being blamed for backing</a>&nbsp;a series of losing candidates after disappointing results in which Democrats retained control of the Senate and House control remains too early to call.

Another campaign is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters violently storming the U.S. Capitol in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on Jan. 6, 2021. Just one president in U.S. history has been elected to two nonconsecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892.

Aides and allies had urged Trump to wait until after the midterms were over — and then until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">after a Dec. 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia</a>&nbsp;— to announce his plans. But Trump, eager to return to the spotlight, is also hoping to stave off a long list of potential challengers, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who cruised to reelection last week and is now being urged by many in his party to run for president a well.

However, Trump has received the brunt of criticism for elevating candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona who were unappealing to general election voters because they embraced his lies about 2020 election or held hard-line views on issues like abortion that were out of step with the mainstream.

Asked who that was, she replied: “Ron DeSantis.”

“What’s really important for anybody who wants to be a 2024 candidate is to help us right now in 2020 to finish the cycle by winning the state of Georgia," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667837327526.png" alt="Former President Trump during a campaign rally last month -photo courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Former President Trump during a campaign rally last month -photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;is preparing to launch&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">his third campaign for the White House</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, looking to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">move on from disappointing midterm defeats</a>&nbsp;and defy history amid signs that his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">grip on the Republican Party</a>&nbsp;is waning.Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">last week's elections</a>&nbsp;as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination. Instead, he finds himself&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">being blamed for backing</a>&nbsp;a series of losing candidates after Republicans failed to take control of the Senate. While the party was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-house-control-nov15-0608a0c22be510cec983f605e6a305b3?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_02">on the cusp of retaking control of the House</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, it could end up with its narrowest majority in decades.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668513352113.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>“Hopefully, tomorrow will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!” Trump wrote on his social media network on Monday. An announcement was expected at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday from his club in Palm Beach.Another campaign is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege">violently storming the U.S. Capitol</a>&nbsp;in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on Jan. 6, 2021. Just one president in U.S. history has been elected to two nonconsecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892.Trump is also facing a series of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/trump-investigations">intensifying criminal investigations</a>, including a Justice Department probe into the hundreds of documents with classified markings that were discovered in boxes and drawers at his Mar-a-Lago club.Aides and allies had urged Trump to wait until after the midterms were over — and then until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">after a Dec. 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia</a>&nbsp;— to announce his plans. But Trump, eager to return to the spotlight, is also hoping to stave off a long list of potential challengers, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ron-desantis">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a>, who cruised to reelection last week and is now being urged by many in his party to run for president a well.Trump has tried to blame Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for the GOP’s performance — and McConnell allies have criticized Rick Scott, the Florida senator who heads the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee.However, Trump has received the brunt of criticism for elevating candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona who were unappealing to general election voters because they embraced his lies about the 2020 election or held hard-line views on issues like abortion that were out of step with the mainstream.While Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elise-stefanik-a6db4f53af168be7f8483f29495eaba1">has the backing</a>&nbsp;of the No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik, others were already moving on.Asked whether she would endorse Trump in 2024, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming told reporters Monday: “I don’t think that’s the right question. I think the question is, who is the current leader of the Republican Party?”Her answer to that question: “Ron DeSantis.”Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a longtime Trump critic, compared Trump to a pitcher who keeps losing after GOP disappointments in 2018, 2020 and now 2022.“He’s been on the mound and lost three straight games. If we want to start winning, we need someone else on the mound. And we’ve got a very strong bench that can come out," Romney said. "I know, there’s some fans that love him. Just like, you know, an aging pitcher, they’re always fans that want to keep them there forever. But if you keep losing games, try to put some new players on the field.”Others expressed concern that Trump’s announcement would be a distraction from the Georgia race and urged potential candidates to focus there.“What’s really important for anybody who wants to be a 2024 candidate is to help us right now in 2022 to finish the cycle by winning the state of Georgia," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.“We obviously had higher expectation in the Senate, which didn’t pan out. I think there are a lot of different things that contribute to that," Thune added. “But I do think that, you know, folks who were unduly focused on the 2020 election, that’s not a winning strategy with independent voices.”Even the former president’s right-flank allies in the House Freedom Caucus kept their distance ahead of Trump's announcement.“I am focused on what’s happening here,” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the Freedom Caucus chairman, as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. “I’m just not paying attention to any of those things, so I don’t want to comment on that.”Meanwhile, in Utah, 86 Republican lawmakers on Monday sent out a news release urging DeSantis to run, reflecting dissatisfaction with having Trump as their party’s standard-bearer. The state’s Mormon majority has long been skeptical of Trump’s isolationism and foul language.And in Michigan, Paul Cordes, chief of staff of the Michigan Republican Party, penned a four-page internal memo that criticized Trump-backed candidates for “statewide sweeps” that will give Democrats full control of the state's government for the first time in 40 years. That includes Tudor Dixon, who lost the governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer by double digits.Trump, Cordes wrote, was “popular amongst our grassroots and a motivating factor for his supporters, but provided challenges on a statewide ballot, especially with independents and women in the midterm election.”Rep. Liz Cheney, another Trump critic who is considering her own run in 2024, highlighted losses by Trump-backed candidates while speaking Tuesday morning at The Washington Post’s Global Women’s Summit.“This is certainly not the rollout I’m sure Donald Trump wanted for his announcement tonight. But it’s also not the first time he’s been totally detached from reality,” Cheney said. “There’s no question he’s unfit for office. And I feel confident he will never be president again.”Meanwhile, Josh Holmes, a Republican consultant close to McConnell, said Trump remains “far and away the favorite" as he enters the race. But Holmes also said that a third presidential bid will be considerably different for Trump.“There’s never once been a primary victory by a presidential nominee that is waged in a backward-looking fashion. Everything is about the future,” Holmes said.As for DeSantis, Holmes said: “His national profile right now is undeniable. ... We’re going to find out” whether he can maintain that strength.--------------PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;is preparing to launch&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">his third campaign for the White House</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, looking to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">move on from disappointing midterm defeats</a>&nbsp;and defy history amid signs that his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-00c770068d8b82f165a9f4871eee983b">grip on the Republican Party</a>&nbsp;is waning.Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections">last week's elections</a>&nbsp;as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination by locking in early support to keep potential challengers at bay. Instead, he now finds himself&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">being blamed for backing</a>&nbsp;a series of losing candidates after disappointing results in which Democrats retained control of the Senate and House control remains too early to call.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668513352113.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>“Hopefully, tomorrow will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!” Trump wrote on his social media network on Monday. An announcement was expected at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday from his club in Palm Beach.Another campaign is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters violently storming the U.S. Capitol in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on Jan. 6, 2021. Just one president in U.S. history has been elected to two nonconsecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892.Trump is also facing a series of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/trump-investigations">intensifying criminal investigations</a>, including a Justice Department probe into the hundreds of documents with classified markings that were discovered in boxes and drawers at his Mar-a-Lago club.Aides and allies had urged Trump to wait until after the midterms were over — and then until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-republicans-midterms-43d088c71c2984a66fdbd5c2296f48fc">after a Dec. 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia</a>&nbsp;— to announce his plans. But Trump, eager to return to the spotlight, is also hoping to stave off a long list of potential challengers, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who cruised to reelection last week and is now being urged by many in his party to run for president a well.Trump has tried to blame Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for the GOP’s performance — and McConnell allies have criticized Rick Scott, the Florida senator who heads the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee.However, Trump has received the brunt of criticism for elevating candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona who were unappealing to general election voters because they embraced his lies about 2020 election or held hard-line views on issues like abortion that were out of step with the mainstream.While Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elise-stefanik-a6db4f53af168be7f8483f29495eaba1">has the backing</a>&nbsp;of the No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik, others were already moving on.Asked whether she would endorse Trump in 2024, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming told reporters Monday: “I don’t think that’s the right question. I think the question is, who is the current leader of the Republican Party?”Asked who that was, she replied: “Ron DeSantis.”Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a longtime Trump critic, compared Trump to a pitcher who keeps losing after GOP disappointments in 2018, 2020 and now 2022.“He’s been on the mound and lost three straight games. If we want to start winning, we need someone else on the mound. And we’ve got a very strong bench that can come out," Romney said. "I know, there’s some fans that love him. Just like, you know, an aging pitcher, they’re always fans that want to keep them there forever. But if you keep losing games, try to put some new players on the field.”Others expressed concern that Trump’s announcement would be a distraction from the Georgia race and urged potential candidates to focus there.“What’s really important for anybody who wants to be a 2024 candidate is to help us right now in 2020 to finish the cycle by winning the state of Georgia," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.“We obviously had higher expectation in the Senate, which didn’t pan out. I think there are a lot of different things that contribute to that," Thune added. “But I do think that, you know, folks who were unduly focused on the 2020 election, that’s not a winning strategy with independent voices.”Even the former president’s right-flank allies in the House Freedom Caucus kept their distance ahead of Trump's announcement.“I am focused on what’s happening here,” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the Freedom Caucus chairman, as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. “I’m just not paying attention to any of those things, so I don’t want to comment on that.”Meanwhile, in Utah, 86 Republican lawmakers on Monday sent out a news release urging DeSantis to run, reflecting dissatisfaction with having Trump as their party’s standard-bearer. The state’s Mormon majority has long been skeptical of Trump’s isolationism and foul language.And in Michigan, Paul Cordes, chief of staff of the Michigan Republican Party, penned a four-page internal memo that criticized Trump-backed candidates for “statewide sweeps” that will give Democrats full control of the state's government for the first time in 40 years. That includes Tudor Dixon, who lost the governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer by double digits.Trump, Cordes wrote, was “popular amongst our grassroots and a motivating factor for his supporters, but provided challenges on a statewide ballot, especially with independents and women in the midterm election.”

Trump set to launch third campaign for the White House

BOONE COUNTY —Two&nbsp; Missouri man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Monday in Boone County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Kenworth semi driven by Carl R. McDonald, 60, Fayette, was northbound on U.S. 63 just north of Route NN.

The semi rear ended a 1980 GMC ME6500 driven by Danny L. Stidham, 72, Harrisburg, who was traveling slowly in the right lane of the highway.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Boone County Medical Examiner's office. Stidham was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668521437290.png" alt="photo courtesy Missouri State Highway Patrol" />
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 </figure>BOONE COUNTY —Two&nbsp; Missouri man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Monday in Boone County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Kenworth semi driven by Carl R. McDonald, 60, Fayette, was northbound on U.S. 63 just north of Route NN.The semi rear ended a 1980 GMC ME6500 driven by Danny L. Stidham, 72, Harrisburg, who was traveling slowly in the right lane of the highway.Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Boone County Medical Examiner's office. Stidham was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

2 Missouri men dead after semi rear-ends truck

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two former police officers in Kansas City pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a Black transgender woman during an arrest that was caught on video.

Charles Prichard, 50, and Matthew Brummett, 39, were sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and ordered to surrender their law enforcement licenses, after the judge suspended their prison sentences.

The two men were initially charged with misdemeanor assault, but those&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arrests-kansas-city-kansas-5a481c1754bf92d30d3a93636b6560b7">charges were upgraded</a>&nbsp;to felony third-degree assault after a grand jury watched a video of the May 24, 2019, arrest of Breona Hill and heard from two witnesses.

The video showed the officers slamming Hill's face into a concrete sidewalk, kneeing on her body and forcefully bending her arms over her head while she was handcuffed, prosecutors said.

Civil rights activists have cited the case and others in criticizing the police department’s use of force.

The city's interim Police Chief Joseph Mabin said in a statement the officers' actions did not meet department standards, and similar tactics would not be tolerated.

“I expect our officers to treat all those they come into contact with on a daily basis with dignity and respect,” Mabin said in the statement.

The officers, who were scheduled to go on trial next Monday, were placed on administrative leave after the charges were filed and left the department in December.

Kansas City attorney David Smith on Monday read a statement from the victim’s family spokesperson, Rena Childs, in which she called for reforms and culture change in the city's police department, the Jackson County Prosecutor's office said.

“But today is beginning to smell like justice,” Childs said. “These two officers will never be able to be police officers again.”

The man who recorded the arrest, Roderick Reed, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/db41066b7d28cdca8aad6f3317202cbb">convicted of a municipal violation</a>&nbsp;for not obeying officers’ commands to move his car after he stopped to videotape. He was later pardoned by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

The City Council later approved an amendment to the city code that ensures witnesses aren’t barred from filming the police officers.

Hill was shot to death on Oct. 14, 2019, at a Kansas City home. Allan Robinson was charged in January 2020 with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon. He received diversion in January because prosecutors believed he shot Hill in self-defense, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article257746738.html">reported</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1589657213001.png" alt="Image from the video of the arrest of Breona Hill -courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Image from the video of the arrest of Breona Hill -courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two former police officers in Kansas City pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a Black transgender woman during an arrest that was caught on video.Charles Prichard, 50, and Matthew Brummett, 39, were sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and ordered to surrender their law enforcement licenses, after the judge suspended their prison sentences.The two men were initially charged with misdemeanor assault, but those&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arrests-kansas-city-kansas-5a481c1754bf92d30d3a93636b6560b7">charges were upgraded</a>&nbsp;to felony third-degree assault after a grand jury watched a video of the May 24, 2019, arrest of Breona Hill and heard from two witnesses.The video showed the officers slamming Hill's face into a concrete sidewalk, kneeing on her body and forcefully bending her arms over her head while she was handcuffed, prosecutors said.Civil rights activists have cited the case and others in criticizing the police department’s use of force.The city's interim Police Chief Joseph Mabin said in a statement the officers' actions did not meet department standards, and similar tactics would not be tolerated.“I expect our officers to treat all those they come into contact with on a daily basis with dignity and respect,” Mabin said in the statement.The officers, who were scheduled to go on trial next Monday, were placed on administrative leave after the charges were filed and left the department in December.Kansas City attorney David Smith on Monday read a statement from the victim’s family spokesperson, Rena Childs, in which she called for reforms and culture change in the city's police department, the Jackson County Prosecutor's office said.“But today is beginning to smell like justice,” Childs said. “These two officers will never be able to be police officers again.”The man who recorded the arrest, Roderick Reed, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/db41066b7d28cdca8aad6f3317202cbb">convicted of a municipal violation</a>&nbsp;for not obeying officers’ commands to move his car after he stopped to videotape. He was later pardoned by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.The City Council later approved an amendment to the city code that ensures witnesses aren’t barred from filming the police officers.Hill was shot to death on Oct. 14, 2019, at a Kansas City home. Allan Robinson was charged in January 2020 with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon. He received diversion in January because prosecutors believed he shot Hill in self-defense, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article257746738.html">reported</a>.

Two KCPD officers plead guilty to assaulting transgender woman

KANSAS CITY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting have identified the victim as 38-year-old Apolonio O. Enriquez of Kansas City.

Just after midnight Sunday morning, police were dispatched to report of a shooting near Kansas Avenue and Berger Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release.

At the scene, they found a Enriquez inside a vehicle with a life-threatening gunshot wound. EMS transported him to an area hospital where he later died.

Police released no additional details late Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting have identified the victim as 38-year-old Apolonio O. Enriquez of Kansas City.Just after midnight Sunday morning, police were dispatched to report of a shooting near Kansas Avenue and Berger Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release.At the scene, they found a Enriquez inside a vehicle with a life-threatening gunshot wound. EMS transported him to an area hospital where he later died.Police released no additional details late Monday.

Police ID man found in vehicle in Kansas who died of gunshot wound

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to cajole the world's largest economies to further isolate Russia diplomatically and economically over its invasion of Ukraine despite a souring global outlook that has tested other nations' resolve.

(Click below to watch President Biden's news conference)

<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/14/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/">Click here to read</a> a transcript of the Biden, Ki Jinping meeting

In meetings Tuesday at the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-business-indonesia-china-026ceb20b07d3630345c7e7a1945a49e">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;in Indonesia, the U.S. leader is to continue a global tour pressing nations to stand up to Russia and in defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty in both symbolic and substantive ways. The effort comes as global inflation and slowing economies have put new pressures on countries that imposed penalties on Russia for the nine-month war that has sent food and energy prices soaring.

A senior U.S. administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the summit discussions, said Tuesday that the summit’s final communique will make clear that “most” of the nations condemn Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, as well the toll it has taken on global food and energy supplies.

It remained to be seen how many nations would embrace the tough language or whether the document would refer to Russia’s actions as a “war” — a phrase Moscow has sought to avoid, despite the devastating losses sustained by its military.

U.S. officials have said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-southeast-asia-trip-china-ukraine-election-f71ee52a79a2bcbd029a9c9cbba32437">Biden's trip</a>&nbsp;has demonstrated that countries large and small are willing to condemn Russian aggression. Indonesian President Joko Widodo invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to virtually address the G-20 summit. It comes days after Ukraine's foreign minister was invited to participate in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit</a>&nbsp;in Cambodia, where it became the latest signatory to the group's treaty of amity and cooperation.

After his&nbsp; nearly three-hour meeting<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-taiwan-indonesia-xi-jinping-government-and-politics-961bb4680962cc53b4375af3bcbc4927">&nbsp;with President Xi Jinping</a>&nbsp;on Monday, Biden said he and the Chinese leader discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and “reaffirmed our shared belief” that the use or even the threat of nuclear weapons is “totally unacceptable” — a reference to Moscow’s thinly veiled threats to use atomic weapons as its invasion of Ukraine has faltered. Chinese officials had previously largely refrained from public criticism of Russia’s war, although Beijing has avoided direct support of the Russians, such as supplying arms.

The summit schedule does not include a “family photo” of leaders, which would avoid a potentially awkward moment of interaction with the Russian representative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It remained to be seen how Biden and U.S. allies would react when Lavrov is recognized to speak during the summit's closed sessions. Some Europeans have discussed potentially walking out of the meeting in a display of protest of Russia's invasion.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said no one in the U.S. delegation had plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often known as MBS, after Biden accused Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia by leading the OPEC+ cartel to cut oil production last month in a bid to sustain the elevated energy prices that Russia uses to fund its war in Ukraine.

It also was not clear whether anyone from the U.S. delegation would meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi or other leaders whose cooperation would be essential to securing a price cap on Russian oil to limit the profits Moscow uses to invest in its defense base.

At the summit, Biden will have his first opportunities to meet with two critical new partners in that effort: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

Sunak, who took office last month after the disastrously short tenure of Liz Truss, has promised to continue his conservative predecessors’ steadfast support for Ukraine. He and Biden are set to strategize during their Wednesday meeting on new ways to bolster Ukraine’s defenses for the long haul.

Meloni has pledged to continue to provide arms and aid for Ukraine, but questions remain over her far-right coalition’s commitment to stand up to Russia. She will meet with Biden privately on Tuesday afternoon.

The nearly three-hour meeting was the highlight of Biden’s weeklong, round-the-world trip to the Middle East and Asia, and came at a critical juncture for the two countries amid increasing economic and security tensions. Speaking at a news conference afterward, Biden said that when it comes to China, the U.S. would “compete vigorously, but I’m not looking for conflict.”

He added: “I absolutely believe there need not be a new Cold War” between America and the rising Asian power.

Biden reiterated U.S. support for its longstanding “One China” policy, which recognizes the government in Beijing — while allowing for informal American relations and defense ties with Taipei, and “strategic ambiguity” over whether the U.S. would respond militarily if the island were attacked. He also said that despite China's recent saber rattling, he does not believe "there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”

Xi, according to the Chinese government’s account of the meeting, “stressed that the Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations.”

Biden said he and Xi also discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and “reaffirmed our shared belief” that the use or even the threat of nuclear weapons is "totally unacceptable.” That was a reference to Moscow's thinly veiled threats to use atomic weapons as its nearly nine-month invasion of Ukraine has faltered.

Chinese officials have largely refrained from public criticism of Russia’s war, although Beijing has avoided direct support of the Russians, such as supplying arms.

While there were no watershed breakthroughs, the Biden-Xi meeting brought each side long-sought, if modest, gains. In addition to the shared condemnation of Russian nuclear threats, Biden appeared to secure from Xi the resumption of lower-level cooperation from China on a range of shared global challenges. Meanwhile, Xi, who has aimed to establish China as a geopolitical peer of the U.S., got symbolic home turf for the meeting as well as Biden’s forceful One China policy commitment.

The White House said Biden and Xi agreed to “empower key senior officials" to work on areas of potential cooperation, including tackling climate change and maintaining global financial, health and food stability. Beijing had cut off such contacts with the U.S. in protest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in August.

China and the U.S. are the world’s worst climate polluters, and their one-on-one climate contacts are seen as vital to staving off some of the most dire scenarios of climate change. Biden's first stop on his long overseas trip was in Egypt for a major climate conference.

The two leaders agreed to have U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travel to Beijing to continue discussions.

Xi and Biden warmly greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.

“As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation," Biden said to open the meeting.

Xi called on Biden to “chart the right course" and “elevate the relationship” between China and the U.S. He said he wanted a “candid and in-depth exchange of views."

Both men entered the highly anticipated meeting with bolstered political standing at home. Democrats triumphantly held onto&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/web/search/text?all=false&amp;endDate=2020-08-19T23:20:17.269Z&amp;sourceType=ap&amp;dateRangeType=live&amp;mediaSortType=newest&amp;pagesize=100&amp;viewType=conversation&amp;keyword=wire:dsa%20AND%20election&amp;storyType=all&amp;mediatype=text&amp;startDate=2020-03-01T05:00:00.000Z&amp;pagenumber=0">control of the U.S. Senate,</a>&nbsp;with a chance to boost their ranks by one in a runoff election in Georgia next month, while Xi was&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/web/search/text?all=false&amp;endDate=2020-08-19T23:20:17.269Z&amp;sourceType=ap&amp;dateRangeType=live&amp;mediaSortType=newest&amp;pagesize=100&amp;viewType=conversation&amp;keyword=wire:dsa%20AND%20xi%20AND%20communist&amp;storyType=all&amp;mediatype=text&amp;startDate=2020-03-01T05:00:00.000Z&amp;pagenumber=0">awarded a third five-year term</a>&nbsp;in October by the Communist Party's national congress, a break with tradition.

But relations between the two powers have grown more strained under successive American administrations, with economic, trade, human rights and security differences at the fore.

As president, Biden has repeatedly taken China to task for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-japan-crime-geneva-72426c36d1a4c0ae83d9520d2f19d840">human rights abuses against the Uyghur people</a>&nbsp;and other ethnic minorities, crackdowns on democracy activists in Hong Kong, coercive trade practices, military provocations against self-ruled Taiwan and differences over Russia and Ukraine.

The White House said Biden specifically mentioned U.S. concerns about China's actions in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and the plight of Americans it considers “wrongfully detained” or subject to exit bans in China.

<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/taiwan">Taiwan</a>&nbsp;has emerged as one of the most contentious issues. Multiple times in his presidency,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-biden-china-nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-abe8b7b0c6600e5fa869effae0d76ef2">Biden has said the U.S. would defend the island</a>&nbsp;— which China has eyed for eventual unification — in case of a Beijing-led invasion. But administration officials have stressed each time that the U.S. China policy has not changed.

Pelosi's trip prompted China, officially the People's Republic of China, to retaliate with military drills and the firing of ballistic missiles into nearby waters.

The White House said Biden “raised U.S. objections to the PRC’s coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan, which undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader region, and jeopardize global prosperity.”

In the meeting, Biden said China's economic practices “harm American workers and families, and workers and families around the world," the White House said.

The meeting came just weeks after the Biden administration&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-china-asia-xi-jinping-cfd6fc9f04cc7ea47f61ee6f04383b57">blocked exports of advanced computer chips</a>&nbsp;to China — a national security move that bolsters U.S. competition against Beijing.

Xi's government said he condemned such moves, saying, “Starting a trade war or a technology war, building walls and barriers, and pushing for decoupling and severing supply chains run counter to the principles of market economy and undermine international trade rules.”

Although the two men have held five phone or video calls during Biden's presidency, White House officials said those encounters were no substitute for an in-person meeting. They said sitting down with Xi was all the more important after the Chinese leader strengthened his grip on power with a third term and because lower-level Chinese officials have been unable or unwilling to speak for their leader.

White House officials and their Chinese counterparts spent weeks negotiating details of the meeting, which was held at Xi’s hotel with translators providing simultaneous interpretation through headsets. Each leader was flanked by nine N-95 mask-wearing aides, and in the case of Xi, at least one official newly elevated in the recent Congress to its top leadership.

U.S. officials were eager to see how Xi approached the meeting after consolidating his position as the unquestioned leader of the state — whether that made him more or less likely to seek out areas of cooperation.

“I didn’t find him more confrontational or more conciliatory,” Biden said. "I found him the way he’s always been, direct and straightforward."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668431755776.png" alt="Biden and Xi, the two without masks just ahead of Monday's meeting-photo courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Biden and Xi, the two without masks just ahead of Monday's meeting-photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to cajole the world's largest economies to further isolate Russia diplomatically and economically over its invasion of Ukraine despite a souring global outlook that has tested other nations' resolve.(Click below to watch President Biden's news conference)<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteHouse%2Fvideos%2F1406765220151820%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=30" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/14/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/">Click here to read</a> a transcript of the Biden, Ki Jinping meetingIn meetings Tuesday at the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-business-indonesia-china-026ceb20b07d3630345c7e7a1945a49e">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;in Indonesia, the U.S. leader is to continue a global tour pressing nations to stand up to Russia and in defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty in both symbolic and substantive ways. The effort comes as global inflation and slowing economies have put new pressures on countries that imposed penalties on Russia for the nine-month war that has sent food and energy prices soaring.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668436660078.png" alt="Xi and Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.-White House photo" />
 <figcaption>Xi and Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.-White House photo</figcaption>
 </figure>A senior U.S. administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the summit discussions, said Tuesday that the summit’s final communique will make clear that “most” of the nations condemn Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, as well the toll it has taken on global food and energy supplies.It remained to be seen how many nations would embrace the tough language or whether the document would refer to Russia’s actions as a “war” — a phrase Moscow has sought to avoid, despite the devastating losses sustained by its military.U.S. officials have said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-southeast-asia-trip-china-ukraine-election-f71ee52a79a2bcbd029a9c9cbba32437">Biden's trip</a>&nbsp;has demonstrated that countries large and small are willing to condemn Russian aggression. Indonesian President Joko Widodo invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to virtually address the G-20 summit. It comes days after Ukraine's foreign minister was invited to participate in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit</a>&nbsp;in Cambodia, where it became the latest signatory to the group's treaty of amity and cooperation.After his&nbsp; nearly three-hour meeting<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-taiwan-indonesia-xi-jinping-government-and-politics-961bb4680962cc53b4375af3bcbc4927">&nbsp;with President Xi Jinping</a>&nbsp;on Monday, Biden said he and the Chinese leader discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and “reaffirmed our shared belief” that the use or even the threat of nuclear weapons is “totally unacceptable” — a reference to Moscow’s thinly veiled threats to use atomic weapons as its invasion of Ukraine has faltered. Chinese officials had previously largely refrained from public criticism of Russia’s war, although Beijing has avoided direct support of the Russians, such as supplying arms.The summit schedule does not include a “family photo” of leaders, which would avoid a potentially awkward moment of interaction with the Russian representative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It remained to be seen how Biden and U.S. allies would react when Lavrov is recognized to speak during the summit's closed sessions. Some Europeans have discussed potentially walking out of the meeting in a display of protest of Russia's invasion.U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said no one in the U.S. delegation had plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often known as MBS, after Biden accused Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia by leading the OPEC+ cartel to cut oil production last month in a bid to sustain the elevated energy prices that Russia uses to fund its war in Ukraine.It also was not clear whether anyone from the U.S. delegation would meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi or other leaders whose cooperation would be essential to securing a price cap on Russian oil to limit the profits Moscow uses to invest in its defense base.At the summit, Biden will have his first opportunities to meet with two critical new partners in that effort: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.Sunak, who took office last month after the disastrously short tenure of Liz Truss, has promised to continue his conservative predecessors’ steadfast support for Ukraine. He and Biden are set to strategize during their Wednesday meeting on new ways to bolster Ukraine’s defenses for the long haul.Meloni has pledged to continue to provide arms and aid for Ukraine, but questions remain over her far-right coalition’s commitment to stand up to Russia. She will meet with Biden privately on Tuesday afternoon.---The nearly three-hour meeting was the highlight of Biden’s weeklong, round-the-world trip to the Middle East and Asia, and came at a critical juncture for the two countries amid increasing economic and security tensions. Speaking at a news conference afterward, Biden said that when it comes to China, the U.S. would “compete vigorously, but I’m not looking for conflict.”He added: “I absolutely believe there need not be a new Cold War” between America and the rising Asian power.Biden reiterated U.S. support for its longstanding “One China” policy, which recognizes the government in Beijing — while allowing for informal American relations and defense ties with Taipei, and “strategic ambiguity” over whether the U.S. would respond militarily if the island were attacked. He also said that despite China's recent saber rattling, he does not believe "there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”Xi, according to the Chinese government’s account of the meeting, “stressed that the Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668436660078.png" alt="Xi and Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.-White House photo" />
 <figcaption>Xi and Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.-White House photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Biden said he and Xi also discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and “reaffirmed our shared belief” that the use or even the threat of nuclear weapons is "totally unacceptable.” That was a reference to Moscow's thinly veiled threats to use atomic weapons as its nearly nine-month invasion of Ukraine has faltered.Chinese officials have largely refrained from public criticism of Russia’s war, although Beijing has avoided direct support of the Russians, such as supplying arms.While there were no watershed breakthroughs, the Biden-Xi meeting brought each side long-sought, if modest, gains. In addition to the shared condemnation of Russian nuclear threats, Biden appeared to secure from Xi the resumption of lower-level cooperation from China on a range of shared global challenges. Meanwhile, Xi, who has aimed to establish China as a geopolitical peer of the U.S., got symbolic home turf for the meeting as well as Biden’s forceful One China policy commitment.The White House said Biden and Xi agreed to “empower key senior officials" to work on areas of potential cooperation, including tackling climate change and maintaining global financial, health and food stability. Beijing had cut off such contacts with the U.S. in protest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in August.China and the U.S. are the world’s worst climate polluters, and their one-on-one climate contacts are seen as vital to staving off some of the most dire scenarios of climate change. Biden's first stop on his long overseas trip was in Egypt for a major climate conference.The two leaders agreed to have U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travel to Beijing to continue discussions.Xi and Biden warmly greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/putin-inflation-british-politics-biden-health-96fece8e82b94cd836923747198c14c6">Group of 20 summit</a>&nbsp;of large economies.“As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation," Biden said to open the meeting.Xi called on Biden to “chart the right course" and “elevate the relationship” between China and the U.S. He said he wanted a “candid and in-depth exchange of views."Both men entered the highly anticipated meeting with bolstered political standing at home. Democrats triumphantly held onto&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/web/search/text?all=false&amp;endDate=2020-08-19T23:20:17.269Z&amp;sourceType=ap&amp;dateRangeType=live&amp;mediaSortType=newest&amp;pagesize=100&amp;viewType=conversation&amp;keyword=wire:dsa%20AND%20election&amp;storyType=all&amp;mediatype=text&amp;startDate=2020-03-01T05:00:00.000Z&amp;pagenumber=0">control of the U.S. Senate,</a>&nbsp;with a chance to boost their ranks by one in a runoff election in Georgia next month, while Xi was&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/web/search/text?all=false&amp;endDate=2020-08-19T23:20:17.269Z&amp;sourceType=ap&amp;dateRangeType=live&amp;mediaSortType=newest&amp;pagesize=100&amp;viewType=conversation&amp;keyword=wire:dsa%20AND%20xi%20AND%20communist&amp;storyType=all&amp;mediatype=text&amp;startDate=2020-03-01T05:00:00.000Z&amp;pagenumber=0">awarded a third five-year term</a>&nbsp;in October by the Communist Party's national congress, a break with tradition.But relations between the two powers have grown more strained under successive American administrations, with economic, trade, human rights and security differences at the fore.As president, Biden has repeatedly taken China to task for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-japan-crime-geneva-72426c36d1a4c0ae83d9520d2f19d840">human rights abuses against the Uyghur people</a>&nbsp;and other ethnic minorities, crackdowns on democracy activists in Hong Kong, coercive trade practices, military provocations against self-ruled Taiwan and differences over Russia and Ukraine.The White House said Biden specifically mentioned U.S. concerns about China's actions in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and the plight of Americans it considers “wrongfully detained” or subject to exit bans in China.<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/taiwan">Taiwan</a>&nbsp;has emerged as one of the most contentious issues. Multiple times in his presidency,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-biden-china-nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-abe8b7b0c6600e5fa869effae0d76ef2">Biden has said the U.S. would defend the island</a>&nbsp;— which China has eyed for eventual unification — in case of a Beijing-led invasion. But administration officials have stressed each time that the U.S. China policy has not changed.Pelosi's trip prompted China, officially the People's Republic of China, to retaliate with military drills and the firing of ballistic missiles into nearby waters.The White House said Biden “raised U.S. objections to the PRC’s coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan, which undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader region, and jeopardize global prosperity.”In the meeting, Biden said China's economic practices “harm American workers and families, and workers and families around the world," the White House said.The meeting came just weeks after the Biden administration&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-china-asia-xi-jinping-cfd6fc9f04cc7ea47f61ee6f04383b57">blocked exports of advanced computer chips</a>&nbsp;to China — a national security move that bolsters U.S. competition against Beijing.Xi's government said he condemned such moves, saying, “Starting a trade war or a technology war, building walls and barriers, and pushing for decoupling and severing supply chains run counter to the principles of market economy and undermine international trade rules.”Although the two men have held five phone or video calls during Biden's presidency, White House officials said those encounters were no substitute for an in-person meeting. They said sitting down with Xi was all the more important after the Chinese leader strengthened his grip on power with a third term and because lower-level Chinese officials have been unable or unwilling to speak for their leader.White House officials and their Chinese counterparts spent weeks negotiating details of the meeting, which was held at Xi’s hotel with translators providing simultaneous interpretation through headsets. Each leader was flanked by nine N-95 mask-wearing aides, and in the case of Xi, at least one official newly elevated in the recent Congress to its top leadership.U.S. officials were eager to see how Xi approached the meeting after consolidating his position as the unquestioned leader of the state — whether that made him more or less likely to seek out areas of cooperation.Biden said Xi was as he's always been.“I didn’t find him more confrontational or more conciliatory,” Biden said. "I found him the way he’s always been, direct and straightforward."___

🎥 Biden, China's Xi talk Russia, nuclear weapons in 3-hour meeting 

By PETER SMITH and DAVID CRARY Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services,
 who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected 
Tuesday as the new president of the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-81eacc2fc6d53f81eacdcadc459b500a">U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops</a>.

Broglio,
 70, was elected from a field of 10 candidates. He will succeed 
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, who assumed the post in 2019.

The archbishop of Baltimore, William Lori, was elected as vice president.

Usually
 the election of a new USCCB leaders is a formality, with the bishops 
elevating the conference’s vice president to the post. But this year’s 
election was wide open because the incumbent VP — Detroit Archbishop 
Allen Vigneron — will turn 75 soon, making him ineligible to serve.

The <a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2022/us-bishops-elect-new-leadership-their-episcopal-conference-fall-general-assembly-november">10 candidates</a>
 ranged from the relatively moderate Archbishop Paul Etienne of Seattle 
to San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, a staunch 
conservative. Cordileone made headlines this year by barring House 
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Franciscan, from receiving Communion in the 
archdiocese because of her support for abortion rights.

The 
candidates were nominated by their fellow bishops, who bypassed several 
of their colleagues who have been elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis.

The
 bishops’ annual fall meeting will conclude its public sessions on 
Wednesday. During the course of the meeting, there are expected to be 
discussions about the church’s efforts to prevent clergy sex abuse and 
the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June striking down the 
nationwide right to abortion.

Broglio has extensive experience 
outside U.S. borders, having studied in Rome and serving in the 
Vatican's diplomatic corps. And his current archdiocese is based in 
Washington, D.C, which also is home to the USCCB's head office.

Broglio
 grew up in the Cleveland area, attending Catholic schools there before 
attending Boston College and then earning a doctorate in canon law from 
the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

He was ordained to the priesthood, for the diocese of Cleveland, in May 1977 at a chapel in Rome.

In
 addition to serving as an associate parish pastor and as a college 
lecturer, Broglio engaged extensively in the Vatican's diplomatic 
service. He served as secretary of the apostolic nunciatures in Ivory 
Coast and Paraguay, and from 1990 to 2001 served as Chief of Cabinet to 
Angelo Cardinal Sodano, secretary of state to Saint Pope John Paul II 
and desk officer for Central America.

Broglio was ordained as an 
archbishop by St. John Paul II in March 2001. In 2007, he was named the 
fourth archbishop of the Military Services USA.

As a member of the
 USCCB, Broglio currently serves as secretary of the conference. In the 
past he has served as chairman of the Committee on International Justice
 and Peace and chairman of the Canonical Affairs and Church Governance 
Committee.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668548283876.jpeg" alt="Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass in an empty sanctuary at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" />
 <figcaption>Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass in an empty sanctuary at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</figcaption>
 </figure>By PETER SMITH and DAVID CRARY Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services,
 who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected 
Tuesday as the new president of the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-81eacc2fc6d53f81eacdcadc459b500a">U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops</a>.Broglio,
 70, was elected from a field of 10 candidates. He will succeed 
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, who assumed the post in 2019.The archbishop of Baltimore, William Lori, was elected as vice president.Usually
 the election of a new USCCB leaders is a formality, with the bishops 
elevating the conference’s vice president to the post. But this year’s 
election was wide open because the incumbent VP — Detroit Archbishop 
Allen Vigneron — will turn 75 soon, making him ineligible to serve.The <a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2022/us-bishops-elect-new-leadership-their-episcopal-conference-fall-general-assembly-november">10 candidates</a>
 ranged from the relatively moderate Archbishop Paul Etienne of Seattle 
to San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, a staunch 
conservative. Cordileone made headlines this year by barring House 
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Franciscan, from receiving Communion in the 
archdiocese because of her support for abortion rights.The 
candidates were nominated by their fellow bishops, who bypassed several 
of their colleagues who have been elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis.The
 bishops’ annual fall meeting will conclude its public sessions on 
Wednesday. During the course of the meeting, there are expected to be 
discussions about the church’s efforts to prevent clergy sex abuse and 
the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June striking down the 
nationwide right to abortion.Broglio has extensive experience 
outside U.S. borders, having studied in Rome and serving in the 
Vatican's diplomatic corps. And his current archdiocese is based in 
Washington, D.C, which also is home to the USCCB's head office.Broglio
 grew up in the Cleveland area, attending Catholic schools there before 
attending Boston College and then earning a doctorate in canon law from 
the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.He was ordained to the priesthood, for the diocese of Cleveland, in May 1977 at a chapel in Rome.In
 addition to serving as an associate parish pastor and as a college 
lecturer, Broglio engaged extensively in the Vatican's diplomatic 
service. He served as secretary of the apostolic nunciatures in Ivory 
Coast and Paraguay, and from 1990 to 2001 served as Chief of Cabinet to 
Angelo Cardinal Sodano, secretary of state to Saint Pope John Paul II 
and desk officer for Central America.Broglio was ordained as an 
archbishop by St. John Paul II in March 2001. In 2007, he was named the 
fourth archbishop of the Military Services USA.As a member of the
 USCCB, Broglio currently serves as secretary of the conference. In the 
past he has served as chairman of the Committee on International Justice
 and Peace and chairman of the Canonical Affairs and Church Governance 
Committee.

Armed forces leader named Catholic bishop council president

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those who still need to file their 2021 tax returns that <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free">IRS Free File</a> remains open until November 17 and can help those who qualify claim the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/2021-child-tax-credit-and-advance-child-tax-credit-payments-frequently-asked-questions">Child Tax Credit</a>, <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit">Recovery Rebate Credit</a> or <a href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit-eitc">Earned Income Tax Credit</a>.

These and other tax benefits were expanded under last year's American
 Rescue Plan Act and other recent legislation. The only way to get these
 valuable benefits, however, is to file a 2021 tax return.

Last month, the Internal Revenue Service sent letters to more than 9 
million individuals and families who appeared to qualify for a variety 
of key tax benefits but had not yet claimed them by filing a 2021 
federal income tax return.

Many in this group may be eligible to claim some or all of the 2021 
Recovery Rebate Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax 
Credit and other tax credits, depending on their personal and family 
situation. The letter, printed in both English and Spanish, provided a 
brief overview of each of these credits.

Often, individuals and families <a href="https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents">can get these expanded tax benefits</a>,
 even if they have little or no income from a job, business or other 
source. This means that many people who don't normally need to file a 
tax return should do so this year, even if they haven't been required to
 file in recent years.

There's no penalty for a refund claimed on a tax return filed after 
the regular April 2022 tax deadline. The fastest and easiest way to get a
 refund is to <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/e-file-options">file an accurate return electronically</a> and choose <a href="https://www.irs.gov/refunds/get-your-refund-faster-tell-irs-to-direct-deposit-your-refund-to-one-two-or-three-accounts">direct deposit</a>.

To help people claim these benefits without charge, IRS Free File 
will remain open this year, until November 17, 2022. Available only at <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free">IRS.gov/freefile</a>, IRS Free File lets people whose incomes are $73,000 or less to file a return online for free using brand-name software.

IRS Free File is sponsored by the Free File Alliance, a partnership 
between the IRS and the tax software industry, a public-private 
partnership that provides their brand-name products for free.

IRS Free File provides two ways for taxpayers to prepare and file their 2021 federal income tax return online for free:

Prior year returns can be filed electronically only by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/understanding-tax-return-preparer-credentials-and-qualifications">registered tax preparers</a>&nbsp;for the two previous tax years. Otherwise, taxpayers must print, sign and mail prior year returns.

The IRS <a href="https://irs.treasury.gov/rpo/rpo.jsf">Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications</a>&nbsp;lists qualified local preparers.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1599869632873.png" alt=" " />
 <figcaption> </figcaption>
 </figure>IRSWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those who still need to file their 2021 tax returns that <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free">IRS Free File</a> remains open until November 17 and can help those who qualify claim the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/2021-child-tax-credit-and-advance-child-tax-credit-payments-frequently-asked-questions">Child Tax Credit</a>, <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit">Recovery Rebate Credit</a> or <a href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit-eitc">Earned Income Tax Credit</a>.These and other tax benefits were expanded under last year's American
 Rescue Plan Act and other recent legislation. The only way to get these
 valuable benefits, however, is to file a 2021 tax return.Last month, the Internal Revenue Service sent letters to more than 9 
million individuals and families who appeared to qualify for a variety 
of key tax benefits but had not yet claimed them by filing a 2021 
federal income tax return.Many in this group may be eligible to claim some or all of the 2021 
Recovery Rebate Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax 
Credit and other tax credits, depending on their personal and family 
situation. The letter, printed in both English and Spanish, provided a 
brief overview of each of these credits.Often, individuals and families <a href="https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents">can get these expanded tax benefits</a>,
 even if they have little or no income from a job, business or other 
source. This means that many people who don't normally need to file a 
tax return should do so this year, even if they haven't been required to
 file in recent years.There's no penalty for a refund claimed on a tax return filed after 
the regular April 2022 tax deadline. The fastest and easiest way to get a
 refund is to <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/e-file-options">file an accurate return electronically</a> and choose <a href="https://www.irs.gov/refunds/get-your-refund-faster-tell-irs-to-direct-deposit-your-refund-to-one-two-or-three-accounts">direct deposit</a>.To help people claim these benefits without charge, IRS Free File 
will remain open this year, until November 17, 2022. Available only at <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free">IRS.gov/freefile</a>, IRS Free File lets people whose incomes are $73,000 or less to file a return online for free using brand-name software.IRS Free File is sponsored by the Free File Alliance, a partnership 
between the IRS and the tax software industry, a public-private 
partnership that provides their brand-name products for free.IRS Free File provides two ways for taxpayers to prepare and file their 2021 federal income tax return online for free:<ul>
 <li>IRS Partner Sites. Traditional IRS Free File 
provides free online tax preparation and filing options on IRS partner 
sites. Individual taxpayers whose adjusted gross income (AGI) is $73,000
 or less qualify for any IRS Free File partner offers. Free File lets 
individuals electronically prepare and file their federal income tax 
online using guided tax preparation.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>Free Fillable Forms. For taxpayers whose AGI is greater than $73,000, there's the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-forms">Free File Fillable Forms</a>
 option. It provides electronic federal tax forms that can be filled out
 and filed online for free. To use this option, taxpayers should know 
how to prepare their own tax return.</li>
 </ul><h2>Always start at&nbsp;IRS.gov:</h2><ul>
 <li>From the homepage, select <a href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free">File Your Taxes for Free</a>.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>Use the <a href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/general/">IRS Free File Lookup Tool</a> to narrow the list of providers or the <a href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-all-offers/">Browse All Offers</a> page to see a full list of providers.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>Follow the link to the chosen IRS Free File provider's website.</li>
 </ul>Prior year returns can be filed electronically only by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/understanding-tax-return-preparer-credentials-and-qualifications">registered tax preparers</a>&nbsp;for the two previous tax years. Otherwise, taxpayers must print, sign and mail prior year returns.The IRS <a href="https://irs.treasury.gov/rpo/rpo.jsf">Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications</a>&nbsp;lists qualified local preparers.

IRS: Free File remains open until Nov. 17

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the death of a toddler have charged his father for the crime.

Just after 10p.m. Thursday,<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18719567"> police booked </a>30-year-old Jordan W. Lien into the Sedgwick County jail. He has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated endangering a child and use, possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia,<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18719567"> according to</a>&nbsp;the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

The murder charge&nbsp;is in connection with the death of <a href="https://www.wulfastmortuary.com/obituary/lucca-lien">14-month-old</a> <a href="https://www.wulfastmortuary.com/obituary/lucca-lien">Lucca Lien</a> in July, according to the criminal complaint.

Jordan Lien has previous convictions for drugs, criminal damage to property and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections. He is being held on a $500,000 bond and is due back in court November 28.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668257439843.png" alt="Lien-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Lien-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the death of a toddler have charged his father for the crime.Just after 10p.m. Thursday,<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18719567"> police booked </a>30-year-old Jordan W. Lien into the Sedgwick County jail. He has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated endangering a child and use, possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia,<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18719567"> according to</a>&nbsp;the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.The murder charge&nbsp;is in connection with the death of <a href="https://www.wulfastmortuary.com/obituary/lucca-lien">14-month-old</a> <a href="https://www.wulfastmortuary.com/obituary/lucca-lien">Lucca Lien</a> in July, according to the criminal complaint.Jordan Lien has previous convictions for drugs, criminal damage to property and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections. He is being held on a $500,000 bond and is due back in court November 28.

Kansas man charged for death of his 14-month-old son

KANSAS CITY —Two Kansas City men have been charged in a Westport area beating of a man and woman after citizens helped police identify the suspects, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

Collin E. London, 26, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree and Daniel McQuarters, 26, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree.

According to court records, on Oct. 23, police were dispatched to the 4000 block of Pennsylvania on a reported tavern disturbance. Westport Security arrived first at the scene.

They found a victim bleeding from the head and unconscious. A second victim was also unconscious.

The victims later told police detectives that they were walking along Pennsylvania Street when two men began to beat and kick them. One victim said she was pistol whipped.

The police distributed to media videos from social media of the assault. Police received information soon after from a Kansas City company that employees believed the two male suspects were employees of the company.&nbsp;

KANSAS CITY —Two Kansas City men have been charged in a Westport area beating of a man and woman after citizens helped police identify the suspects, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Update: We asked you to help us identify two suspects (standing in these images) from an aggravated assault that took place near 40th &amp; Pennsylvania on Oct. 23. These suspects were taken into custody and charged in Jackson County... 1/2 <a href="https://t.co/KEfdrY9xJc">pic.twitter.com/KEfdrY9xJc</a>&mdash; kcpolice (@kcpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1591147280027246592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Collin E. London, 26, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree and Daniel McQuarters, 26, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668288740311.png" alt="London-photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>London-photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>According to court records, on Oct. 23, police were dispatched to the 4000 block of Pennsylvania on a reported tavern disturbance. Westport Security arrived first at the scene.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1668288796261.png" alt="McQuarters-photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>McQuarters-photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>They found a victim bleeding from the head and unconscious. A second victim was also unconscious.The victims later told police detectives that they were walking along Pennsylvania Street when two men began to beat and kick them. One victim said she was pistol whipped.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Please Share: We are looking for the two male suspects (wearing jeans) in this aggravated assault which took place Sunday morning shortly after 3 a.m. near 40th &amp; Pennsylvania.⁰ This is video 1 of 2. Video #2 follows.⁰ You can remain anonymous at <a href="https://t.co/gULWXwQSro">https://t.co/gULWXwQSro</a>. 1/2 <a href="https://t.co/diLobPrxjM">pic.twitter.com/diLobPrxjM</a>&mdash; kcpolice (@kcpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1585346491492995072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The police distributed to media videos from social media of the assault. Police received information soon after from a Kansas City company that employees believed the two male suspects were employees of the company.&nbsp;

🎥Suspects charged for violent attack in KC's Westport District

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea vowed a unified, coordinated response to North Korea's threatening nuclear and ballistic missile programs, with Biden declaring that the three-way partnership is “even more important than it's ever been” when North Korea is stepping up its provocations.

Biden met separately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before all three sat down together on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia.

The U.S. president began by offering condolences for a crowd surge during Halloween festivities in Seoul that killed more than 150 people, saying the U.S. had grieved with South Korea. The meeting was heavily focused on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent escalations, although Biden said the three leaders would also discuss strengthening supply chains and preserving peace across the Taiwan strait, while building on the countries' support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.

Biden had also planned to seek input from Kishida and Yoon on managing China’s assertive posture in the Pacific region on the eve of his face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.

“We face real challenges, but our countries are more aligned than ever, more prepared to take on those challenges than ever,” Biden said. “So I look forward to deepening the bonds of cooperation between our three countries.”

Both Yoon and Kishida discussed the ongoing displays of aggression by North Korea, which has fired dozens of missiles in recent weeks. The launches include an intercontinental ballistic missile 10 days ago that triggered evacuation alerts in northern Japan, and as the allies warn of a looming risk of the isolated country conducting its seventh nuclear test in the coming weeks.

Referring to the crowd surge that occurred in the Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul, Yoon said, through an interpreter: “At a time when South Koreans are grieving in deep sorrow, North Korea pushed ahead with such provocations which lays bare the Kim Jong Un regime's true inclinations.”

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Saturday that Biden would use the meetings to strengthen the three countries' joint response to the dangers posed by North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

“What we would really like to see is enhanced trilateral security cooperation where the three countries are all coming together,” he said. “That’s acutely true with respect to the DPRK because of the common threat and challenge we all face, but it’s also true, more broadly, about our capacity to work together to enhance overall peace and stability in the region.”

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have skyrocketed in recent months as the North continues its weapons demonstrations and the U.S. and South Korea launched stepped-up joint defense exercises.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5d8f0935f50d013d7e9c375cc27456e5">Earlier this month</a>, the South Korean military said two B-1B bombers trained with four U.S. F-16 fighter jets and four South Korean F-35 jets during the last day of “Vigilant Storm” joint air force drills. It was the first time since December 2017 that the bombers were deployed to the Korean Peninsula. The exercise involved a total of roughly 240 warplanes, including advanced F-35 fighter jets from both countries.

North Korea responded with its own display of force, flying large numbers of warplanes inside its territory.

The Biden administration has said it has sent repeated requests to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions on constraining its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, but that Kim Jong Un's government has not responded.

Biden has said he plans to press Xi to use China's unique sway over North Korea to curtail its aggressive behavior, as part of what is expected to be a wide-ranging meeting between the leaders on the margins of the Group of 20 gathering in Bali, Indonesia.

China "has an interest in playing a constructive role in restraining North Korea’s worst tendencies,” Sullivan said Saturday. “Whether they choose to do so or not is, of course, up to them.”

Biden told reporters on Sunday that he’s “always had straightforward discussions” with Xi, and that has prevented either of them from “miscalculations” of their intentions. Their meeting comes weeks after Xi cemented his grip on China’s political system with the conclusion of the Community Party congress in Beijing that gave him a norm-breaking third term as leader.

“His circumstances changed, to state the obvious, at home,” Biden said of Xi. Biden maintained that his own have as well, saying that after Democrats retained control of the Senate in the midterm elections, “I know I’m coming in stronger."

Monday's meeting will be the first in-person sit-down between the leaders since Biden was elected. U.S. officials in the past have expressed frustration that lower-level Chinese officials have proven unable or unwilling to speak for Xi, and are hoping the face-to-face summit will enable progress on areas of mutual concern — and, even more critically, a shared understanding of each others' limitations.

“I know him well, he knows me,” Biden said. “We’ve just got to figure out where the red lines are and what are the most important things to each of us, going into the next two years.”

As president, Biden has repeatedly taken China to task for human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities, Beijing’s crackdowns on democracy activists in Hong Kong, coercive trade practices, military provocations against self-ruled Taiwan and differences over Russia’s prosecution of its war against Ukraine.

Xi’s government has criticized the Biden administration’s posture toward Taiwan — which Beijing looks eventually to unify with the communist mainland — as undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese president also has suggested that Washington wants to stifle Beijing’s growing clout as it tries to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy.

Biden also spoke briefly with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has sought out his own meeting with Xi this week in an effort to ease Chinese sanctions against his country.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667483523229.png" alt="A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" />
 <figcaption>A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</figcaption>
 </figure>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea vowed a unified, coordinated response to North Korea's threatening nuclear and ballistic missile programs, with Biden declaring that the three-way partnership is “even more important than it's ever been” when North Korea is stepping up its provocations.Biden met separately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before all three sat down together on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia.The U.S. president began by offering condolences for a crowd surge during Halloween festivities in Seoul that killed more than 150 people, saying the U.S. had grieved with South Korea. The meeting was heavily focused on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent escalations, although Biden said the three leaders would also discuss strengthening supply chains and preserving peace across the Taiwan strait, while building on the countries' support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.Biden had also planned to seek input from Kishida and Yoon on managing China’s assertive posture in the Pacific region on the eve of his face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.“We face real challenges, but our countries are more aligned than ever, more prepared to take on those challenges than ever,” Biden said. “So I look forward to deepening the bonds of cooperation between our three countries.”Both Yoon and Kishida discussed the ongoing displays of aggression by North Korea, which has fired dozens of missiles in recent weeks. The launches include an intercontinental ballistic missile 10 days ago that triggered evacuation alerts in northern Japan, and as the allies warn of a looming risk of the isolated country conducting its seventh nuclear test in the coming weeks.Referring to the crowd surge that occurred in the Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul, Yoon said, through an interpreter: “At a time when South Koreans are grieving in deep sorrow, North Korea pushed ahead with such provocations which lays bare the Kim Jong Un regime's true inclinations.”U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Saturday that Biden would use the meetings to strengthen the three countries' joint response to the dangers posed by North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.“What we would really like to see is enhanced trilateral security cooperation where the three countries are all coming together,” he said. “That’s acutely true with respect to the DPRK because of the common threat and challenge we all face, but it’s also true, more broadly, about our capacity to work together to enhance overall peace and stability in the region.”Tensions on the Korean peninsula have skyrocketed in recent months as the North continues its weapons demonstrations and the U.S. and South Korea launched stepped-up joint defense exercises.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5d8f0935f50d013d7e9c375cc27456e5">Earlier this month</a>, the South Korean military said two B-1B bombers trained with four U.S. F-16 fighter jets and four South Korean F-35 jets during the last day of “Vigilant Storm” joint air force drills. It was the first time since December 2017 that the bombers were deployed to the Korean Peninsula. The exercise involved a total of roughly 240 warplanes, including advanced F-35 fighter jets from both countries.North Korea responded with its own display of force, flying large numbers of warplanes inside its territory.The Biden administration has said it has sent repeated requests to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions on constraining its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, but that Kim Jong Un's government has not responded.Biden has said he plans to press Xi to use China's unique sway over North Korea to curtail its aggressive behavior, as part of what is expected to be a wide-ranging meeting between the leaders on the margins of the Group of 20 gathering in Bali, Indonesia.China "has an interest in playing a constructive role in restraining North Korea’s worst tendencies,” Sullivan said Saturday. “Whether they choose to do so or not is, of course, up to them.”Biden told reporters on Sunday that he’s “always had straightforward discussions” with Xi, and that has prevented either of them from “miscalculations” of their intentions. Their meeting comes weeks after Xi cemented his grip on China’s political system with the conclusion of the Community Party congress in Beijing that gave him a norm-breaking third term as leader.“His circumstances changed, to state the obvious, at home,” Biden said of Xi. Biden maintained that his own have as well, saying that after Democrats retained control of the Senate in the midterm elections, “I know I’m coming in stronger."Monday's meeting will be the first in-person sit-down between the leaders since Biden was elected. U.S. officials in the past have expressed frustration that lower-level Chinese officials have proven unable or unwilling to speak for Xi, and are hoping the face-to-face summit will enable progress on areas of mutual concern — and, even more critically, a shared understanding of each others' limitations.“I know him well, he knows me,” Biden said. “We’ve just got to figure out where the red lines are and what are the most important things to each of us, going into the next two years.”As president, Biden has repeatedly taken China to task for human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities, Beijing’s crackdowns on democracy activists in Hong Kong, coercive trade practices, military provocations against self-ruled Taiwan and differences over Russia’s prosecution of its war against Ukraine.Xi’s government has criticized the Biden administration’s posture toward Taiwan — which Beijing looks eventually to unify with the communist mainland — as undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese president also has suggested that Washington wants to stifle Beijing’s growing clout as it tries to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy.Biden also spoke briefly with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has sought out his own meeting with Xi this week in an effort to ease Chinese sanctions against his country.—-

US, Japan, SKorea vow unified response to North Korea threat

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation's freight railroads, increasing the chances that Congress may be called upon to settle the dispute and block a strike.

The small International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union on Monday voted down the contract even though it includes the biggest raises workers have seen in more than four decades. The union represents just a few hundred of the roughly 115,000 rail workers involved in the contract dispute with Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, CSX and other railroads.

All 12 rail unions must approve their deals to prevent a strike, although no strike is imminent because all the unions have agreed to keep negotiating even if their members vote no, until a deadline early next month.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-strikes-congress-government-and-politics-0ac69bd8a24bbfd74787d198d7140d01">Seven other unions</a>&nbsp;have ratified the five-year deals that include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. The focus now is on the three unions that have voted down their agreements and the remaining two that haven’t finished voting.

Workers'&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-government-and-politics-207229bcd558b6a6c1d58f3f85e2d804">quality-of-life concerns</a>&nbsp;about demanding schedules and the lack of paid sick time in the industry have threatened to derail the agreements even with the sizeable raises railroads are offering.

Contract talks with the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-strikes-government-and-politics-581babaeee804c37e4761424c02af21a">two unions that rejected their deals</a>&nbsp;last month remain deadlocked over the issue of paid sick time. So it is looking increasingly likely that Congress will have to step in to settle this dispute

“If we can’t improve the agreement by getting some sort of sick leave, I think Congress is going to have to intervene because I think the railroads are just too stubborn to give us what we want unless we are able to strike," Tony Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union, said Monday.

The railroads have said they want these contracts to closely follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-norfolk-government-and-politics-eeedec386f2acba5d63181436ca03f3f">recommendations</a>&nbsp;made this summer by a special board of arbitrators that President Joe Biden appointed. Offering sick leave on top of the raises and bonuses that are already in the deal would require the railroads to spend more.

Congress is expected to block a rail strike and impose contract terms on both sides if they can't come to an agreement before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-economy-business-congress-kansas-city-southern-0daad98e345804513ca568068303cd22">next month's deadline.</a>&nbsp;That's because the stakes are so high for the economy with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rail-strike-impact-5eb6747b3e4b4e39d764644d6377121d">so many businesses relying</a>&nbsp;on railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products.

When they’re not at the negotiating table, the railroads and unions will be lobbying Congress over the next few weeks about what should be included if lawmakers do decide to impose contract terms on the freight railroads.

If the two biggest unions that represent conductors and engineers also reject their deals when they release the results of their votes next Monday, that would put additional pressure on the railroads. But Cardwell said he doesn't think even that would be enough to get the railroads to budge on sick time.

The railroads declined to comment Monday on the status of the talks with the BMWED and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen unions, but they have been&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-business-strikes-940da8fc519f8c526ca614e201d01216">adamant</a>&nbsp;about not offering paid sick time. They say they believe the unions agreed to forego paid sick time over the years in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits.

One reason the unions object to the railroads' refusal to offer sick time is because federal contractors are required by an executive order to give that to their employees. The railroads insisted they were federal contractors last year when they required employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine but now they say the sick time requirement doesn't apply to them.

Hundreds of business groups have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-economy-congress-government-and-politics-6b60d53fefc7b85f301b0a3e7011715b">written letters</a>&nbsp;to Biden and members of Congress urging them to be prepared to intervene in the contract dispute, if necessary. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has said he is in daily contact with the railroads and unions urging them to work out a deal.

<figure>
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 </figure>OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation's freight railroads, increasing the chances that Congress may be called upon to settle the dispute and block a strike.The small International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union on Monday voted down the contract even though it includes the biggest raises workers have seen in more than four decades. The union represents just a few hundred of the roughly 115,000 rail workers involved in the contract dispute with Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, CSX and other railroads.All 12 rail unions must approve their deals to prevent a strike, although no strike is imminent because all the unions have agreed to keep negotiating even if their members vote no, until a deadline early next month.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-strikes-congress-government-and-politics-0ac69bd8a24bbfd74787d198d7140d01">Seven other unions</a>&nbsp;have ratified the five-year deals that include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. The focus now is on the three unions that have voted down their agreements and the remaining two that haven’t finished voting.Workers'&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-government-and-politics-207229bcd558b6a6c1d58f3f85e2d804">quality-of-life concerns</a>&nbsp;about demanding schedules and the lack of paid sick time in the industry have threatened to derail the agreements even with the sizeable raises railroads are offering.Contract talks with the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-strikes-government-and-politics-581babaeee804c37e4761424c02af21a">two unions that rejected their deals</a>&nbsp;last month remain deadlocked over the issue of paid sick time. So it is looking increasingly likely that Congress will have to step in to settle this dispute“If we can’t improve the agreement by getting some sort of sick leave, I think Congress is going to have to intervene because I think the railroads are just too stubborn to give us what we want unless we are able to strike," Tony Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union, said Monday.The railroads have said they want these contracts to closely follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-norfolk-government-and-politics-eeedec386f2acba5d63181436ca03f3f">recommendations</a>&nbsp;made this summer by a special board of arbitrators that President Joe Biden appointed. Offering sick leave on top of the raises and bonuses that are already in the deal would require the railroads to spend more.Congress is expected to block a rail strike and impose contract terms on both sides if they can't come to an agreement before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-economy-business-congress-kansas-city-southern-0daad98e345804513ca568068303cd22">next month's deadline.</a>&nbsp;That's because the stakes are so high for the economy with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rail-strike-impact-5eb6747b3e4b4e39d764644d6377121d">so many businesses relying</a>&nbsp;on railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products.When they’re not at the negotiating table, the railroads and unions will be lobbying Congress over the next few weeks about what should be included if lawmakers do decide to impose contract terms on the freight railroads.If the two biggest unions that represent conductors and engineers also reject their deals when they release the results of their votes next Monday, that would put additional pressure on the railroads. But Cardwell said he doesn't think even that would be enough to get the railroads to budge on sick time.The railroads declined to comment Monday on the status of the talks with the BMWED and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen unions, but they have been&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-business-strikes-940da8fc519f8c526ca614e201d01216">adamant</a>&nbsp;about not offering paid sick time. They say they believe the unions agreed to forego paid sick time over the years in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits.One reason the unions object to the railroads' refusal to offer sick time is because federal contractors are required by an executive order to give that to their employees. The railroads insisted they were federal contractors last year when they required employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine but now they say the sick time requirement doesn't apply to them.Hundreds of business groups have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-economy-congress-government-and-politics-6b60d53fefc7b85f301b0a3e7011715b">written letters</a>&nbsp;to Biden and members of Congress urging them to be prepared to intervene in the contract dispute, if necessary. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has said he is in daily contact with the railroads and unions urging them to work out a deal.

Third union rejects deal with nation's freight railroads

TOPEKA —A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed Monday, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men – Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson and Richard Robinson – with conspiring, decades ago, to hold young women in a condition of involuntary sexual servitude, according to a media release from the United State's Attorney.

Brooks, Roberson and Robinson are also charged in a substantive count with holding a young woman, identified as Person 1, in a condition of involuntary servitude; and Brooks, Roberson and Golubski are charged in a substantive count with holding another young woman, Person 2, in a condition of involuntary servitude.

According to the indictment, from 1996 through 1998, Brooks provided a location at Delevan Apartments in Kansas City, where young women were held and where Brooks, Roberson and Robinson used physical beatings, sexual assaults and threats to compel young women to provide sexual services to men. Then detective Golubski is alleged to have accepted money from Brooks; provided protection from law enforcement for the criminal activity, including sex trafficking; and forcibly raped the young woman identified as Person 2.

The first count of the indictment charges all four men with conspiring to hold young women, including Person 1 and Person 2, in a condition of involuntary servitude; the second count &nbsp;charges Brooks, Roberson, and Robinson with holding Person 1 in involuntary servitude and forcing her to provide sexual services to Roberson; and the third count charges Brooks, Roberson and Golubski with holding Person 2 in involuntary servitude and forcing her to provide sexual services to adult men, including Brooks, Roberson and Golubski.

If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Golubski was previously&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-kansas-city-kansas-police-department-detective-indicted-sexual-assaults">charged</a>, in a separate indictment with civil rights violations for allegedly acting under color of law to commit aggravated sexual assaults.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard for the District of Kansas and Special Agent in Charge Charles Dayoub of the FBI Kansas City Field Office made the announcement.

The FBI Kansas City Field Office investigated the case in conjunction with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hunting for &nbsp;the District of Kansas and Trial Attorney Tara Allison of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are prosecuting the case.

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 </figure>TOPEKA —A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed Monday, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men – Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson and Richard Robinson – with conspiring, decades ago, to hold young women in a condition of involuntary sexual servitude, according to a media release from the United State's Attorney.Brooks, Roberson and Robinson are also charged in a substantive count with holding a young woman, identified as Person 1, in a condition of involuntary servitude; and Brooks, Roberson and Golubski are charged in a substantive count with holding another young woman, Person 2, in a condition of involuntary servitude.According to the indictment, from 1996 through 1998, Brooks provided a location at Delevan Apartments in Kansas City, where young women were held and where Brooks, Roberson and Robinson used physical beatings, sexual assaults and threats to compel young women to provide sexual services to men. Then detective Golubski is alleged to have accepted money from Brooks; provided protection from law enforcement for the criminal activity, including sex trafficking; and forcibly raped the young woman identified as Person 2.The first count of the indictment charges all four men with conspiring to hold young women, including Person 1 and Person 2, in a condition of involuntary servitude; the second count &nbsp;charges Brooks, Roberson, and Robinson with holding Person 1 in involuntary servitude and forcing her to provide sexual services to Roberson; and the third count charges Brooks, Roberson and Golubski with holding Person 2 in involuntary servitude and forcing her to provide sexual services to adult men, including Brooks, Roberson and Golubski.If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.Golubski was previously&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-kansas-city-kansas-police-department-detective-indicted-sexual-assaults">charged</a>, in a separate indictment with civil rights violations for allegedly acting under color of law to commit aggravated sexual assaults.Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard for the District of Kansas and Special Agent in Charge Charles Dayoub of the FBI Kansas City Field Office made the announcement.The FBI Kansas City Field Office investigated the case in conjunction with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hunting for &nbsp;the District of Kansas and Trial Attorney Tara Allison of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are prosecuting the case.