Nation Feb 06 WATCH: FAA head testifies before House Transportation committee on American aviation and safety The FAA provided excerpts of Whitaker's written testimony ahead of Tuesday's hearing. He vowed that FAA will “take appropriate and necessary action” to keep the flying public safe.
World Feb 05 King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says Buckingham Palace says the cancer is not related to the king's recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It did not say what form of cancer the 75-year-old monarch has.
Politics Feb 05 Michigan's Dearborn ramps up security after inflammatory op-ed leads to rise in 'Islamophobic' online attacks Mayor Abdullah Hammoud posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that the item published Friday “led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”…
World Feb 05 More than 1,000 migrants reached Canary Islands over past 3 days, Spain says The archipelago off northwest Africa has seen a surge in migrant arrivals in recent weeks as more people from West Africa attempt the dangerous journey.
World Feb 03 U.S. and UK hit Yemen's Houthis with new strikes in retaliation for Iran-backed attacks The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
World Feb 02 Putin casts the Ukraine conflict as a fight for Russia's survival as he seeks reelection next month Speaking at a meeting with arms industries workers Friday in the city of Tula south of Moscow, Putin declared that the vast majority of Russians support his course.
World Feb 02 Landslides, avalanches and heavy rain expected in Norway after the worst storm in over 30 years Authorities in Norway have issued several landslide and avalanche warnings for the southern part of the country as it continues to get hammered by bad weather.
World Feb 02 Punxsutawney Phil sees an early spring ahead Phil predicts more winter far more often than he sees an early spring, not a bad bet for February and March in western Pennsylvania.
Science Feb 01 A look at atmospheric rivers, the long bands of water vapor that form over oceans and fuel storms The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended over the Pacific to near Hawaii.
Politics Feb 01 Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and trafficking may suffer after drug money allegations Mexico's president has suggested that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign.