In one form or another, every Supreme Court nominee is asked during Senate hearings about his or her views of the Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century.

Three months after the Feb. 24 invasion, many ordinary Russians are reeling from blows to their livelihoods, freedoms and emotions.

A look at how the Republican-nominated justices, now a 6-3 majority, responded when asked by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for their views on the case:.

An opposition liberal party convincingly won Sunday's parliamentary election in Slovenia.

French election: Marine Le Pen needs new voters to beat Emmanuel Macron - but plays it safe as campaign ends Marine Le Pen receives an enthusiastic reception in friendly territory - but it's unlikely to win her new voters. Mr Macron, meanwhile, lays on the charm in a picture-postcard French town.

Japan: Tour boat with 26 aboard sinks with no sign of survivors after seven hours Six patrol boats and four aircraft have been searching for survivors after the 19-ton Kazu1 made an emergency distress call in the early afternoon, reporting the bow of the ship had flooded.

How the Azovstal steelworks turned into the final outpost in the brutal battle for Mariupol The Azovstal steel and ironworks is the last stand for Ukrainian troops inside the besieged city of Mariupol, which is now almost entirely occupied by Russian forces.

Observers say Slovenia's vote Sunday will determine whether the small Alpine nation of 2 million people slides further into right-wing populism or returns to its traditionally moderate balance.

On his second Earth Day as president, Joe Biden's most sweeping environmental proposals remain stalled on Capitol Hill despite renewed warnings from scientists that the world is hurtling toward a dangerous future marked by extreme heat, drought and weather.

Fourteen years after helping send Barack Obama to the White House, Iowans aren't showing similar enthusiasm for the woman running to become its first Black governor.