Trump's meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusive

BEIJING (AP) – President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, U.S. relations with Taiwan or the war in Iran.

Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to his regularly scheduled show on Wednesday evening for the first time after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia earlier this month.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Beijing for high-profile summit

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are meeting on Thursday in Beijing for a U.S.-China summit where few breakthroughs are expected on divisive issues ranging from the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.

US Producer prices shot up 6%, adding pressure on companies to hike prices

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, the highest point in more than three years, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices and intensifies pressure on companies to pass along their rising costs to consumers.

US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war

WASHINGTON (AP) – During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage.

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since it began at the end of February.

Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midterms

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Standing behind a downtown bar, Evan Duke smiled when he thought about no longer paying federal income tax on the hundreds of dollars in tips he earns on a busy night pouring beers and mixing drinks.

Foreigners with World Cup tickets won't have to pay bonds to enter US

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket holders, the State Department told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

French prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for ex-President Sarkozy

PARIS (AP) – French prosecutors on Wednesday asked judges to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to prison – again – this time for seven years and fine him 300,000 euros ($330,000) over allegations that the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi secretly funded his successful 2007 presidential campaign.