Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
The National Audubon Society's 116th annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, which means it...
Super expensive champagnes to pop during the holidays
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Tech Q & A: Spy apps, fake email and Bluetooth speakers
How to spot a fake email? Q. I got an email from Amazon that was a security alert about m...
Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algeria's army chief of staff has demanded President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule after weeks of protests agains...
Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The break caused a...
Hurricane Michael: More deaths likely as storm wreaks havoc on Florida
Sky News Hurricane Michael was a fickle beast. It left some structures standing and exploded others, tossing roofs, bits of car, s...
Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal could reverberate for years
As Islamic State crumbled over the past two years, US generals and spies gradually turned their attention to what comes next. Ahea...
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim
A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the weedkiller Roundup was responsible for thei...
Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues
At least 21 people have died in one of the worst cold snaps to hit the US Midwest in decades. Ninety million people - a third of...
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
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