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China's President Xi Jinping speaks as he meets with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'

8:56 AM on Thursday, May 14

China has intensified its stance on Taiwan, warning the U.S. of potential clashes if the issue isn’t handled properly

FILE - Shoppers stop their carts to observe big-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Timnath, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials

7:43 AM on Thursday, May 14

Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furniture

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

7:20 AM on Thursday, May 14

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering

This image provided by the NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU from the Psyche mission spacecraft shows Mars on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU via AP)

NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

7:10 AM on Thursday, May 14

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost

FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Neo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot

6:40 AM on Thursday, May 14

The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced in New York to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against Jews and racial minorities

Photos of Kate, the Princess of Wales on her trip to Italy

6:18 AM on Thursday, May 14

FILE - Passengers board a plane bound for Eindhoven, after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez,File)

The world's reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

6:17 AM on Thursday, May 14

The coronavirus pandemic's impact lingers, influencing our lives in both obvious and subtle ways

FILE - The Dallas skyline is visible through the framing of Reunion Tower, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Small cities in big Texas metro areas lead as the fastest growing municipalities in the US

6:06 AM on Thursday, May 14

Small cities in big Texas metro areas are the fastest-growing in the U.S. The Census Bureau reported Thursday that Celina, Princeton, Melissa and Anna were at the top of the list from mid-2024 to mid-2025

Corey Malcom, center, lead historian with the Florida Keys History Center, talks to Black divers from the Underwater Adventure Seekers, as they visit a memorial built on the site where hundreds of Africans who died in 1860 after being rescued from three slave ships were buried, on Higgs Beach in Key West, Fla., Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots

6:01 AM on Thursday, May 14

A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago

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: Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces Labour Party leadership challenge

5:42 AM on Thursday, May 14

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future is uncertain as key Labour Party members prepare to challenge his leadership

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

4:20 AM on Thursday, May 14

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight

Relatives mourn beside the body of Summit Yadav, 24, who died after the wall of his neighbor's house collapsed following dust storms and heavy rain in Prayagraj, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) CORRECTION: Corrected to that Yadav died after the wall of his neighbor's house collapsed, not his own house's.

Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India

2:51 AM on Thursday, May 14

Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning have damaged homes and killed at least 96 people in northern India

FILE - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

2:20 AM on Thursday, May 14

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state

A mother looks at her daughter, who is suffering from severe acute malnutrition, at a stabilization center in a hospital in Qardho, Puntland, Somalia, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Denton)

Somalia is in a deadly drought again. Most humanitarian aid isn't there this time

11:18 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Somalia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate shocks, and now it is in the grip of another deadly drought

This image provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Raymond Johnson. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP)

Oklahoma executes a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter

11:03 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Oklahoma has executed a man who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter nearly 20 years ago

This image provided by the United States Postal Service shows bald eagle stamps being released Thursday, May 14, 2026, featuring five stages of eagle development, from hatchling to adult. (United States Postal Service via AP)

Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America's 250th

11:02 PM on Wednesday, May 13

The U.S. Postal Service is releasing special edition stamps featuring the bald eagle for America's 250th birthday

Kentucky Republicans love Trump. Will they ignore him and reelect Thomas Massie?

11:01 PM on Wednesday, May 13

President Donald Trump is trying to oust one of his own party’s most independent voices: Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

3:08 PM on Wednesday, May 13

UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war

1:09 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Iran war

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