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Jannik Sinner enters the French Open on a 29-match win streak, chasing a career Grand Slam 05/18/2026 07:53am • ROME (AP) — From the California desert to Miami; Monte Carlo to Madrid; and the red clay of Rome, too, nobody has been able to beat Jannik Sinner for three full months. By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year, the top-ranked Sinner has dominated tennis like few other player AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama's primaries 05/18/2026 07:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Only three of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will hold binding primaries Tuesday in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that prompted Republicans in a handful of southern states to throw out their congressional maps. Elections in the four remaining Alabama distri AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's primaries 05/18/2026 07:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting concludes in the swing state of Georgia on Tuesday in competitive primaries for governor and a U.S. Senate seat that could decide control of the closely divided chamber. The nomination contests will set the stage for two of November’s marquee races that could have long-l Nigeria and U.S. forces kill over 20 Islamic State group militants in new offensive 05/18/2026 07:31am • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian military said Monday that a new operation with U.S. forces has killed more than 20 Islamic State group militants in northeastern Borno state. The operation in Metele followed the weekend killing of Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, deputy leader of the group's local West Afri AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s primaries 05/18/2026 07:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic voters in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary will pick their nominees to flip four seats seen as critical for the party to retake the U.S. House in November. Republicans hold a slim House majority, and just a handful of seats could determine whether they continue to contro Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case 05/18/2026 07:27am • MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colomb China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit 05/18/2026 07:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a hi Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages 05/18/2026 07:16am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court Monday for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over criminal charges, in a time of deep divisions that erupted into an exchange of gunfire last week in the chamber. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmi Most Maryland sheriffs drop arrest agreements with ICE despite vows to fight a new state law 05/18/2026 06:54am • Maryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation, passed early in this year’s legislative session, prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and federal immigration officials, and giving sheriff’s departments 90 days to get out of any deal they were in. But as the 90-day clock e Injured Madison Keys withdraws from French Open warmup tournament 05/18/2026 06:54am • STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Madison Keys has withdrawn from a French Open warmup tournament because of an injury to her left thigh, organizers said on Monday. The 19th-ranked American was scheduled to play at the Internationaux de Strasbourg this week, where she won the title in 2024. “I've decide Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in a Maldives sea cave 05/18/2026 06:36am • ROME (AP) — Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in a Maldives sea cave. Chef Ham El-Waylly joins WTOP to dish on his new cookbook, food trends and risk taking 05/18/2026 06:36am • Ham El-Waylly said he was taught to “question everything" in his first fine dining job, at wd~50, the former New York City restaurant owned by chef Wylie Dufresne. With this kind of thinking, El-Waylly said it helped "activate that part of my brain where … everything doesn't need to be ju This golfer nearly died after being hit by a drunken driver. Now she's won her first pro title 05/18/2026 06:17am • Thirteen years after nearly dying when she was hit by a drunken driver, German golfer Leonie Harm won her first professional title on the Ladies European Tour — on home soil, too. Harm birdied her last two holes to win the German Masters on Sunday for a belated golfing breakthrough that seemed des Bobby Witt Jr. is scorching. Why can't the Royals turn it into wins? 05/18/2026 06:00am • A couple years ago, the Kansas City Royals were in the playoffs as a wild card and won a round. With Bobby Witt Jr. signed to a lengthy contract, their future looked pretty interesting. Then the Royals slid back in 2025 — but only slightly, to 82 wins. This year's start is more concerning. Witt re Citizens: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/18/2026 05:50am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Citizens Inc. (CIA) on Monday reported net income of $2.3 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Austin, Texas-based company said it had profit of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were 3 cents per share. The insurance co