Kerry in Brussels: 'We Will Not Be Intimidated'

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is having meetings with Belgian and European Union leaders in Brussels, expressing the condolences of the United States for all those who had their lives cut short or were injured in Tuesday's attacks in Brussels. A senior U.S. official confirmed that two Americans were among the more than 30 people killed. Kerry did not provide any details, other than to say one of them was a personal trainer, on her way back to the United States for...

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