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WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, is set to find out on Tuesday if he has cleared the first hurdle to… Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces the first key vote in his health secretary confirmation test 

SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to… Read More »As quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists enjoy having Santorini to themselves 

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi,… Read More »A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm 

At least six people were injured in a shooting attack at a checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Tuesday morning, according to the Israeli military and area hospitals. The… Read More »Middle East latest: At least 6 injured in attack in Israel-occupied West Bank; assailant is killed 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman from New Zealand has filed three civil lawsuits against best-selling British author Neil Gaiman and his wife, accusing Gaiman of repeatedly sexually assaulting her… Read More »Woman’s lawsuits say sci-fi author Neil Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals, and police… Read More »Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that’s home to the country’s elite 

MIAMI (AP) — When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides… Read More »Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen 

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s failure to protect the country’s most critical energy facilities… Read More »Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health… Read More »RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary… Read More »Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold