INTERNATIONAL

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

JERUSALEM — After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising… Read more

SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery

SEOUL, South Korea — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year… Read more

Navalny’s arrest adds to tension between Russia and the West

MOSCOW  — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s arrest as he arrived in Moscow after recovering from his poisoning with a nerve agent drew criticism… Read more

Insider attack feared days before Biden’s inauguration, service members in DC vetted by FBI

Defense officials in Washington, D.C., are concerned about an insider attack from service members deployed to Washington, D.C., for President-elect… Read more

Biden transition official tells migrant caravans: 'Now is not the time' to come to US

A migrant caravan moving from Honduras toward the U.S. border called on the incoming Biden administration to honor their  "commitments" to the migrants… Read more

Storm Bella helps UK set new record for wind power generation

Written by Rob Davies for The Guardian

More than half of Britain’s daily electricity came from wind turbines for the first time on Boxing Day,… Read more

Iota’s devastation comes into focus in storm-weary Nicaragua

MACIZO DE PEÑAS BLANCAS, Nicaragua (AP) — The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota became clearer Wednesday as images emerged showing piles of wind-tossed… Read more

'Looks amazing': SpaceX 'Resilience' capsule reaches International Space Station after 27-hour journey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday night at the International Space Station, their new home… Read more