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Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport Even as Houthis Threaten Further Strikes

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, launched several deadly attacks on the airport this month.

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The departure terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April.
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Neil Armstrong’s Boyhood Home Is Sold to a Historical Society After a $400,000 Gift

A retired pilot helped an Ohio historical society become the new owner of the Wapakoneta home where the first man on the moon spent his high school days.

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An Ohio historical landmark sign at the former home of Neil Armstrong in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
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What to Know About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane

A satellite image sent researchers to a remote Pacific atoll, but their findings brought no resolution to the decades-old search. Here’s what to know.

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Amelia Earhart perched atop the nose of the Lockheed Electra plane in 1936.
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Actress Selma Blair Is Arrested in Assault on Flight Attendants

The police responded to a call about a “physically abusive passenger” aboard a flight that landed at Kennedy Airport on Sunday night, officials said.

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Selma Blair in Beverly Hills, Calif., last month. She was taken into custody just after 11 p.m. on Sunday after a flight landed at Kennedy Airport and taken to a hospital, the police said.
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Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say

The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.

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Emirati investigators said that the co-pilot in the FlyDubai flight had intended to crash into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv “with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life.”
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China Expands Its Military Reach by Building a Base in Laos

The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft.

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