The US veto at the United Nations came as the Biden administration's envoy to Lebanon reported "further progress" in ceasefire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said that an end to the fighting is "within our reach" after meeting the president of the Lebanese parliament, a key interlocutor of Hezbollah, in Beirut.
If confirmed as HHS secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government's immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
At Dartmouth, long before the advent of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.
Most people in the enclave are struggling just to survive Israel's onslaught against Hamas, and experts say famine is imminent. Yet some pockets of ordinary life have flourished despite the war.