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This undated image provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences shows an ancient tooth found at the Zhoukoudian archaeological site in eastern China. (Kai Zhou/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences via AP)

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

11:01 AM on Wednesday, May 13

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago

Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate is set to confirm Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

10:55 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Senate is moving to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, speaks at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies

10:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs

FILE - Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)

South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son

10:38 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the killings of his wife and his younger son

FILE - The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

10:01 AM on Wednesday, May 13

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling

9:54 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

9:19 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers

8:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month

Philippine troopers exchange fire along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Wednesday May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator

8:33 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Witnesses say a burst of gunfire has rung out in the Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump arrives in China to meet with Xi in Beijing

8:03 AM on Wednesday, May 13

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence

Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass

7:05 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics

A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli airstrike hit a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)

Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

6:34 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Lebanese Health Ministry says that Israeli airstrikes have struck seven vehicles in Lebanon, killing 12 people

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises

6:17 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the Bucharest B9 summit held at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia presses its barrages of Ukraine as Trump talks of possible peace and Kyiv is emboldened

5:50 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 100 Russian drones targeted his country in the latest wave of strikes in the 4-year-old war

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College in London, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Starmer’s job hangs in the balance as King Charles lays out UK government’s agenda

4:38 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III delivered the government’s legislative program for the coming year at the ceremonial opening of Britain’s Parliament

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the state opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance

12:28 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power

Trader Edward McCarthy works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street is mixed following another discouraging inflation report and a recovery for tech stocks

10:49 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks

President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”

FILE - Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke looks on from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Feb. 3, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, a veteran of 7 NBA seasons, dies at 29

2:47 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, according to the NBA team and his agents

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang travel to China aboard Air Force One with Trump

11:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China

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