Washington & Politics

Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity

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FALLON, Nev. — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert...

La Scala announces 2021-21 season, with hope of fewer limits

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MILAN — Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most...

Kyrgyzstan detains ex-prime minister in mine corruption case

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MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan’s security services have detained a former prime minister in connection with an investigation of corruption involving the huge gold mine that...

Black women’s next targets: Governorships and Senate seats

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ATLANTA — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents' recounting life as Black Virginians enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement....

Russia’s security strategy envisages ‘forceful methods’

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MOSCOW — A revised version of Russia's national security strategy says that it may use forceful methods to respond to unfriendly actions by foreign...

Protesters slam choice of Syria for board of UN health body

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BEIRUT — Dozens of medical workers in rebel-held northwest Syria on Monday protested a decision to grant President Bashar Assad's government a seat on...

Texas’ fix after blackout doesn’t dwell on climate change

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' biggest fix to February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power puts new attention on...

Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing

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LOS ANGELES — Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its...

Russia to form 20 new military units in west to counter NATO

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MOSCOW — The Russian military will form 20 new units in the country's west this year to counter what it claims is a growing...

NATO restricts HQ access for Belarus officials

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BRUSSELS — The NATO military alliance is restricting access to its headquarters for a group of Belarus officials in the wake of Minsk’s decision...