Richard Davalos

An explosives expert in London says PETN, or pentaerythritol trinitrate, is an ideal explosive for terrorists because it is powerful and hard to detect. Read More

United States President Barack Obama has ordered reviews of airport security and the country's terrorism watch lists after the attempted bombing of a passenger jet on Christmas Day. With criticism rising about what could have been a fatal terrorist attack, the White House has ordered two inquiries. Read More

In August, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula tried to assassinate Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism chief, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, in a suicide bombing in an attack that bore similarities to the airliner plot. Read More

No undercover air marshal was on board and passengers subdued the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, of Nigeria. Read More

Manchester United moved to within two points of English Premier League leaders as Wayne Rooney inspired a 3-1 win at Hull on Sunday, while Arsenal kept in touch with a 3-0 victory against fourth-placed Aston Villa. Read More

Some Southland sharemilkers could lose thousands of dollars in income because of changes made by Fonterra to how it pays the dividend portion of its payout. Read More

Fox News Sunday hosts Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Ct.), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen . Read More

The Capitol Christmas tree made a stop at Sight and Sound Theatre in Branson on Monday afternoon. Read More

The star of this year's Christmas display at the U.S. Capitol - an 85-foot blue spruce from the White Mountains of Arizona - has begun its slow journey to Washington, D.C. The trip began Saturday when "the people's Christmas tree" was cut down from its eastern Arizona home about 5 miles west of Alpine, in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Read More

A green fuel will be used to haul the nation's foremost evergreen cross-country. Read More