The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.  Kennedy was confirmed as the ...

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald ...

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Incumbent president Daniel Noboa, one of the youngest leaders in the world, has promised to continue to crack down on drug trade crime. He is considered the favorite in Sunday's vote.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. railed against China as he started campaigning for his Senate candidates, making the maritime dispute with Beijing a central issue in the high-stakes midterm ...

Trump announces reciprocal tariffs plan; India’s Modi visits White House to talk AI, energy, defense: Live - Meanwhile, president’s cabinet picks move forward with RFK Jr confirmed as health secretary ...

Redeploying Homeland Security Investigations agents is part of broader Trump effort. But some fear many serious transnational crimes will go unprobed.

Victims of human trafficking aren't easy to spot. And the power that human traffickers have over their victims is sometimes difficult to understand, but that power often manifests itself in ...

Ecuadorians will choose their next president in a runoff vote in April after the first round produced no clear winner.

President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and for ...

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan introduced bills to address human trafficking, including a new school training program and a ban on childlike sex dolls.

The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted 14 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking, allegedly recruited to ...