AP Press 13.05.2026
Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate

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....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Macron faces backlash after interrupting Africa summit

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing backlash after interrupting a panel at the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Trump administration freezes some Medicare enrollments in fraud crackdown

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs. On Wednesday, it announced a nationwide six-month freeze on new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home health agencies....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned

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....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Iran war's full impact on US grocery prices may take months to appear

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why....

AP Press 13.05.2026
New clues about Homo erectus emerge from study of ancient teeth

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

AP Press 13.05.2026
New 'Godfather' novel promises the return of the Corleone crime family

The Corleone crime family saga is getting a new chapter. Random House has acquired a “Godfather” novel authorized by Mario Puzo's estate, written by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani....

AP Press 13.05.2026
How the pill spurred monumental social change

The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Trump set to arrive in Beijing for talks with Xi

President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass

The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics. It says their planned consecrations of bishops without papal consent will incur automatic excommunication....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Raffensperger running for Georgia governor after defying Trump in 2020

Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor. Known for defending Georgia's 2020 election results against Donald Trump, many Republicans regard him as a traitor to the party and president....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Ship passenger making best of quarantine after hantavirus outbreak

When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic....

AP Press 13.05.2026
FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations at Senate hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the job. The accusations came up during a budget hearing Tuesday....

AP Press 13.05.2026
A powerhouse CEO lineup invited to join Trump on a high-stakes China trip

A group of top executives from American tech, finance and agricultural companies have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Small study hints CAR-T cell therapy might help fight HIV

Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today's drugs. A small study is giving a hint that CAR-T cell therapy, already used for some cancers, might eventually work for HIV....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Here are 5 things that happened on first day of Cannes Film Festival

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off. Tuesday marked the start of 12 days of nonstop premieres that will culminate on May 23 with the presentation of the prestigious Palme d’Or prize....

AP Press 13.05.2026
All eyes on Wemby for Game 5, after his elbow merited Game 4 ejection

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama is playing in Game 5 of the Spurs’ Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, after getting ejected early in Game 4 for throwing an elbow....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers

A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’ counts to a level last seen when wolves were still reestablishing following the species’ historic 1995-96 reintroduction....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Ship operator, employee charged in crash that collapsed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge

Prosecutors have charged the operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge leading to the deaths of six construction workers in March 2024....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Amid war with Iran, Trump pushes for federal gas tax suspension

President Donald Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax to ease financial strain from high fuel prices during the war with Iran....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Hegseth faces new questioning from Congress on the Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2T over 20 years

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday....

AP Press 13.05.2026
Trump's $83M defamation award to E. Jean Carroll delayed

President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S....