Changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse.

UAE-Backed Separatist Group Rally in Southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen (AP) – Thousands of Yemenis rallied Saturday in the southern city of Aden in a show of support for a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates, a day after it dissolved itself following clashes with forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) – Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.

Video Shows Armed Men Beating a Palestinian in the West Bank

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Dozens of masked men armed with sticks beat and injured a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when they attacked a plant nursery, according to people who saw the attack and video footage obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump signs executive order meant to protect the money from Venezuelan oil

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the money remains protected from being used in judicial proceedings.

Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) – The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump.

US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

Myanmar holds 2nd round of elections amid armed conflict

YANGON (AP) – Myanmar resumed voting Sunday in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war between the military government and its armed opponents.

Judge: Trump can't block child care money for 5 Democratic states

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now.