DECEMBER 26, 2020
The U.K. on Saturday published the trade deal it reached with the European Union to facilitate its break from the bloc, revealing for the first time details of the agreement that both sides touted earlier this week.
The 1,246-page trade document covers an array of trade issues as well as accords on topics such as nuclear energy and...
DECEMBER 26, 2020
This undated photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows CDC’s laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus. (CDC via AP)
A Boston doctor has detailed the harrowing experience he suffered in having a severe allergic reaction after receiving his first dose of Moderna’s COVID vaccine Thursday.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh is the first person to...
DECEMBER 25, 2020
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed by the climate crisis.
The final design of the bright yellow stickers, shared with the Guardian, includes text that warns drivers the burning of gasoline, diesel and ethanol has “major consequences on human...
DECEMBER 24, 2020
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
It was once said about a famous TV personality that when he left a job, he didn't burn bridges with his past employer, he napalmed them.
That's exactly...
DECEMBER 24, 2020
A runner stands near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C..
House Republicans blocked Democrats’ attempt to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to pay most Americans $2,000 to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Republicans objected to the bill House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer sought to pass by unanimous consent Thursday to replace the $600 payments in the latest pandemic relief...
DECEMBER 23, 2020
US officials and private sector experts investigating the massive data breach that has rocked Washington increasingly believe the attackers were ultimately discovered because they took a more aggressive "calculated risk" that led to a possible "unforced error" as they tried to expand their access within the network they had penetrated months earlier without detection, according to a...
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Stimulus payments will not be taxed — and you may be eligible to collect additional stimulus money. - Getty Images/iStockphoto
Congress has passed a COVID-19 relief bill that will provide a second round of stimulus checks to millions of Americans as soon as next week — assuming President Trump doesn't veto it
Everything you need to know about the new $900...
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Mohammed Bin Salman denies involvement in Khashoggi killing
The Trump administration is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity from a federal lawsuit alleging that he ordered an assassination squad to kill a former top Saudi intelligence official who shared information with the US, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Saad Aljabri alleges in his...
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Televangelist Pat Robertson, a prominent conservative backer of Donald Trump, said Monday that the President is living in an "alternate reality" and should "move on" from his 2020 election loss.
"With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality," Robertson said Monday on "The 700...
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The CEO of BioNTech, the German firm that co-developed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, said Tuesday he is confident it will work against a new, more infectious strain of the virus.
"We don't know at the moment if our vaccine is also able to provide protection against this new variant," Ugur Sahin told reporters Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. "But scientifically,...
