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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hold talks in San Francisco, California, United States, their first meeting in over a year. The talks are described as being positive with "real progress" being made on key issues such as drug trafficking and artificial intelligence.
2023-11-15

An off-duty pilot reportedly attempts to hijack and crash an Alaska Airlines passenger plane travelling from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, California, United States.
2023-10-22

A car crashes into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, United States, and its driver is shot dead by police.
2023-10-9

In golf, American Allisen Corpuz wins the 78th U.S. Women's Open at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, United States, after firing a three-under 69 to finish on nine under, three shots ahead of England's Charley Hull and South Korea's Jiyai Shin.
2023-07-9

San Francisco becomes the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition systems by law enforcement.
2019-05-15

The United States State Department orders Russia to close the Consulate-General in San Francisco and two other buildings by September 2, 2017, invoking "parity" over a Russian measure in July.
2017-08-31

California and San Francisco sue the United States Federal government over its opposition towards sanctuary cities.
2017-08-14

London police end their three-year long, round-the-clock guard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy waiting to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Officers have been stationed at this embassy since June 2012. Police said the operation cost 11.1 million pounds (17.6 million dollars) through April 2015. Assange is wanted for jumping bail in England and sexual assault allegations in Sweden. Assange denies the Swedish charges and suspects the real reason is to bring him to the U.S.
2015-10-12

Eddie Maher, who spent almost 20 years as a fugitive in the United States, is jailed for five years for stealing a security van containing £1.2m in Suffolk, England.
2013-03-5

Workers in Hilton Hotels in the US cities of Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu continue a strike over what they claim are efforts to "lock workers into cheap recession contracts."
2010-10-17