Colin Dwyer
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Trump Administration Moves To Brand Houthis In Yemen A Terrorist Group
The designation has broad implications — not just for the Iran-backed group, which controls Yemen's capital, but also for international organizations trying to help residents badly in need of aid. → Read More
Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max
The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system. → Read More
Pompeo Says Russia 'Pretty Clearly' Behind Cyberattack, Prompting Pushback From Trump
A day after the secretary of state became the highest-ranking administration official to blame Russia for a vast hack of multiple U.S. agencies, the president suggested someone else may be to blame. → Read More
Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes 2nd To Earn FDA Authorization
The Food and Drug Administration greenlights the biotech firm's vaccine for emergency use in the U.S. The move bolsters a vast inoculation effort that's already underway. → Read More
'A Huge Relief': 344 Schoolboys Released After Abduction In Nigeria
Last week's attack, claimed by Boko Haram, recalled the Islamist group's abduction of 276 girls in 2014. Unlike that attack, though, this fraught chapter ended relatively quickly, and with happy news. → Read More
Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino
The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for implosion next month, but the right to press the button is still up for grabs. The city is auctioning off the opportunity for charity. → Read More
Vladimir Putin Shrugs Off Alexei Navalny's Poisoning: 'Who Needs Him?'
During his year-end news conference, the Russian president glibly brushed aside international suspicions that Kremlin agents were behind the attempted assassination of the leading opposition figure. → Read More
14 Accomplices Found Guilty Of Aiding 2015 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks
The individuals — three of whom were tried in absentia — were convicted of crimes including membership in a criminal network and complicity in the massacre at the publication and at a kosher market. → Read More
U.K.'s Top Court Lifts Ban On Heathrow's Plans For 3rd Runway
The unanimous judgment represents a stinging reversal for climate activists, who had won a lower-court ruling earlier this year against the major international hub on environmental grounds. → Read More
Poll: Americans Are Growing Less Reluctant To Take COVID-19 Vaccine
In a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71% of respondents said they would definitely or probably get inoculated — a significant leap over the 63% who said so in an August/September poll. → Read More
Some European Countries Batten Down For The Holidays With New Coronavirus Lockdowns
Amid a spike in new cases, leaders in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have announced the return of strict measures to dissuade people from attending large holiday gatherings. → Read More
Warp Speed Official: 1st Shipments Of COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Delivered On Monday
Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday. → Read More
After Supreme Court Defeat, Trump's Backers In Congress Are Quiet On What Comes Next
The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued. → Read More
After Supreme Court Defeat, Trump's Backers In Congress Are Quiet On What Comes Next
The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued. → Read More
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In U.S.
Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days. → Read More
Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Charged Under Hong Kong National Security Law
The democracy activist and publisher is perhaps the most prominent individual to be charged under China's controversial new law, which takes aim at dissent in nominally semi-autonomous Hong Kong. → Read More
Spain Evicts Francisco Franco's Heirs From Late Dictator's Summer Palace
Earlier this year a court ruled that Franco's 1941 purchase of the property, the Pazo de Meirás, was fraudulent. On Thursday, Spanish officials took possession of the palace. → Read More
Canada Authorizes Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization. → Read More
Jupiter And Saturn Will Be Together Again For The Holidays
At least, that's how it will look to someone craning their head aloft. On the winter solstice, the pair of gas giants will appear closer to each other in the night sky than they have in centuries. → Read More
Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward
After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus. → Read More