Nation Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and a tree line short of…
Nation Dec 12 WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in immigrant commercial driver's license system New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway…
Politics Dec 11 Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before DC plane crash Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
Politics Dec 08 WATCH: Trump proposes $12 billion farm aid package as farmers grapple with tariff pains President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of…
Nation Nov 21 FAA pays $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during 43-day shutdown Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.
Nation Nov 20 UPS cargo plane involved in deadly crash had cracks in engine mount, investigators say Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky, killing 14 people, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing's engine mount.
Nation Nov 18 WATCH: NTSB finds ship suffered 2 blackouts before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing Tuesday to approve investigators' findings and safety recommendations on the crash.
Nation Nov 14 FAA eases commercial flight restrictions after shutdown strain, but some limits remain The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has repeatedly said restrictions would remain until staffing at air traffic control facilities…
Politics Nov 14 Court blocks new Transportation Department rules targeting immigrant commercial drivers The Transportation Department's new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver's licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court.
Politics Nov 13 California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally.