A bipartisan group of more than 30 senators led by Rick Scott of Florida urged President Trump ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to secure the release of pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai.

Alaska Airlines issued a temporary ground stoppage Thursday evening amid an IT outage. The airline announced the stoppage at 7:34 p.m. EDT on the social platform X, instructing travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.  At 10 p.m., the airline said on X that it is “actively restoring our operations” following...