• Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106
    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 […]
  • Democrats vow a redistricting counterpunch but are facing hurdles Republicans don’t
    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 […]
  • Details of potential US-Iran deal begin to emerge after Trump announces progress
    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 […]
  • Trump talks up his ballroom plan dozens of times but plays down Americans’ economic pain
    By Steve Holland, Andy Sullivan, Richard Cowan and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, U.S. President Donald Trump appealed for patience from Americans struggling with soaring gas prices as he sought to justify the cost of a project critics call a vanity effort. “This […]
  • Rubio tries to tackle a trust deficit between Washington and Delhi on first official India trip
    NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday as the two countries look to steady ties that have fallen to their lowest point in over two decades. Rubio’s first official visit to the South Asian country came amid an economic and diplomatic […]