President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, defended her views on vaccines, autism, and public health in a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, but her responses underscored the steep challenges she faces in winning support from Democrats.

Hundreds of Russian shadow tankers trigger military alarm transiting NATO waters: report
Russian-operated shadow tankers carrying millions of dollars in sanctioned oil are transiting the English Channel, raising warnings of a potential military confrontation in NATO waters,