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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
May 13, 2026 1:22 pm - The Senate on Wednesday is set to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.
United flight attendants ratify 5-year contract with 31% pay hike and boarding pay

By RIO YAMAT
May 13, 2026 1:01 pm - United Airlines flight attendants have approved a new labor contract that will bring their first pay increases in six years — along with boarding pay, a long-sought change that compensates crew members for the work they do before the plane leaves the gate.
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

By JEFFREY COLLINS
May 13, 2026 11:18 am - Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence.
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK
May 13, 2026 10:35 am - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk in Moscow of possible peace

By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON
May 13, 2026 10:30 am - Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime attack Wednesday on about 20 regions of Ukraine, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

By BASSEM MROUE
May 13, 2026 9:56 am - BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes Wednesday struck seven vehicles in Lebanon — three of them on the main highway just south of Beirut — killing 12 people including a woman and ...
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

By MIKE STOBBE
May 13, 2026 9:12 am - NEW YORK — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third s...
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises

By ELENA BECATOROS and DEVI SHASTRI
May 13, 2026 8:01 am - The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, as it previously indicated it would.
Israel and favorite Finland advance to the Eurovision final as 5 countries are sent home

By JILL LAWLESS and PHILIPP JENNE
May 13, 2026 7:15 am - Ten countries including favorite Finland and contentious competitor Israel won places Tuesday in the Eurovision Song Contest final, while five nations were sent home after the first day of competition in the pop music extravaganza.
Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

By MATTHEW PERRONE and SEUNG MIN KIM
May 12, 2026 3:51 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry ex...

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