Health & Medicine

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House...

Q&A: Jimmy Smits figured out he can carry a tune, and more

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NEW YORK — He hadn't been in a musical since his high school years, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin...

Biden and his aviators greet queen on a sunny afternoon

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WINDSOR, England — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on bright Sunday afternoon. ...

‘In the Heights’ makes muted debut, edged by ‘A Quiet Place’

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NEW YORK — Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of “In the Heights” dampened Hollywood's...

Israel to swear in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule

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JERUSALEM — Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after...

Colombia says 2 members of coaching staff test positive

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SAO PAULO — Colombia said Sunday that two members of its coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of its Copa America match against...

Gorilla tactics: Berlin delivery riders take on $1B startup

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BERLIN — Dozens of workers gathered outside of one of Berlin's most-celebrated startups, the grocery delivery company Gorillas, to protest the firing hours earlier...

As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk

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JACKSON, Miss. — New COVID-19 cases are declining across the most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all...

Finland’s local elections a test for nation’s young leader

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HELSINKI — Finland's local elections Sunday are seen as a first test for its popular young Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who took...

Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray

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ROME — Pope Francis demanded Sunday that humanitarian aid reach hungry people in the war-torn Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where Ethiopian and Eritrean...