All Americans Traveling Abroad Should Get Measles Vaccine, CDC SaysThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a major update to its measles vaccination guidance, urging all Americans traveling internationally, regardless of destination, to get vaccinated amid a resurgence of the disease in the United States and abroad.

“All international travelers should be fully vaccinated against measles with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine,” the CDC said in a May 28 update. The agency recommends two doses for everyone aged 12 months or older, spaced at least 28 days apart, and a single early dose for infants aged 6 to 11 months who will be traveling. “Most people who bring measles into the United States are unvaccinated U.S. residents who get infected during international travel,” the agency added.

The new travel alert marks a significant shift from previous CDC guidance, which prioritized vaccination only for those heading to outbreak-prone regions. Experts say the expanded recommendation reflects a growing risk of infection in transit—especially on airplanes and in airports.
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Supreme Court Declines to Challenge Maryland ‘Assault Weapons’ BanThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two high-profile challengesto state gun-control laws—one in Maryland banning semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15, and another in Rhode Island prohibiting magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Both denials came in a list of orders released on Monday. The list did not provide an explanation for the denials. However, three justices—Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch—dissented, indicating that they would have taken up the cases.

In the Maryland case, sometimes referred to as an “assault weapons” ban, Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred with the majority in its decision to deny review, but said the Supreme Court “should and presumably will” address the constitutionality of AR-15 bans within the next term or two.

The Rhode Island case, Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island, challenged a 2022 state law banning large-capacity magazines, passed shortly after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The law gave owners six months to modify, surrender, sell, or transfer such magazines. (More)

Russia and Ukraine Conclude Second Round of Talks, Prepare Prisoner SwapDelegations from Ukraine and Russia ended their second round of cease-fire negotiations in Turkey after just an hour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the two sides were preparing for a new prisoner swap, and the Ukrainian delegation delivered a list of deported Ukrainian children to Russia that Kyiv wants returned home.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said before the talks began that the aim of the June 2 meeting, the second of its kind, was to evaluate the two sides’ conditions for a cease-fire, to facilitate more prisoner exchanges, and to discuss a possible meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents. “The eyes of the whole world are focused on the contacts here,” Fidan said.

Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky headed the Kremlin team. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov led negotiations for Kyiv. “We are insisting on a full and unconditional end to the killing now,” Umerov said in a press conference following the talks. (More)