WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of his push to return an annual physical fitness test to America’s schools.
Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2026. There are 240 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron stole some of the spotlight from other world leaders in Armenia’s capital this week when he crooned classic ballads, including “La Bohème,” at a glitzy state dinner. Macron was joined by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on drums and celebrated jazz musician Vahagn Hayrapetyan on piano.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’shighly anticipated summit in Beijing.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Seven candidates who want to be California’s next governor traded sharp attacks Tuesday in a wide-ranging debate that touched on issues from gas prices to raising taxes to healthcare in a contest that has no clear leader.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman to meet its diversity goals.
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) – One Indiana Republican state senator lost Tuesday to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump, while another incumbent survived in two of seven races that are testing the president’s influence in a deep red state.
There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber.
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