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CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country’s oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard his shipmates firing antiaircraft guns at the attacking planes — shooting down a torpedo plane. By the time he was […]

Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House. They can catch up in 2028, but only if they overcome a series of redistricting hurdles that the GOP does not face. That’s because Democrats, in many states, can draw partisan political lines only if they evade constraints — some self-imposed — on their ability to counterpunch. In […]

COTONOU, May 24 (Reuters) – Benin’s new president, Romuald Wadagni, vowed at his inauguration on Sunday to confront rising security threats and to ensure economic growth translated into concrete improvements in people’s lives. Wadagni was elected on April 12 with more than 94% of the vote against challenger Paul Hounkpe, according to results confirmed on Sunday by the Constitutional Court. He succeeds Patrice Talon, who had led the West African […]

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran on the war in the Middle East, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with Israel and other allies in the region over the weekend. But other officials counseled caution on Sunday, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio noting that “significant progress, although not final progress has been made” in the negotiations. Rubio, […]

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1205 KHACHANOV TAKES OUT GEA Russian 13th seed Karen Khachanov knocked out French wildcard Arthur Gea 6-3 7-6(3) 6-0. 1142 BENCIC POWERS PAST KRAUS Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic made light work of Austria’s Sinja Kraus, cruising to a 6-2 6-3 victory on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist will […]

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1142 BENCIC POWERS PAST KRAUS Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic made light work of Austria’s Sinja Kraus, cruising to a 6-2 6-3 victory on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist will be aiming for a deep run this year, having never progressed beyond the third round at Roland Garros. 0909 […]

ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) – Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party’s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said. An appeals court on Thursday ousted Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel, annulling the results of the CHP congress where he was elected in 2023, citing irregularities. The court reinstated in his place former CHP chairman […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk made short work of Oksana Selekhmeteva with a 6-2 6-3 win in the first round of the French Open on Sunday and said she was proud of how she remained focused even as the effects of the war in her country hit closer to home. The 23-year-old Rouen and Madrid champion extended her winning streak on clay this season […]

ARACHOVA, Greece (AP) — As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks. “We couldn’t go to school because of the snow,” said Stathas, now mayor of Arachova and the surrounding area. “We might have been stuck at home for two days without being able to go […]