Economy May 03 Warren Buffett makes surprise announcement that he plans to retire at the end of the year Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of his shareholders Saturday by announcing that he wants to retire at the end of the year. Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board that Greg Abel should become CEO at the…
Politics Apr 10 Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump promises and curbing bird flu outbreak Trump tried to take credit for the wholesale price drop. But experts say the president's bird flu plan that focuses on strengthen egg farmers' defenses against the virus is likely to be more of a long-term help.
Politics Mar 27 WATCH: Senate hearing examines D.C. midair collision and NTSB preliminary report During the hearing, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and members of Congress again questioned how the FAA hadn’t noticed an alarming number of close calls near Ronald Reagan National Airport and addressed the problem before the January…
Nation Mar 13 Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
Nation Mar 11 WATCH: NTSB recommends ban on some helicopter flights near Washington airport after deadly midair collision National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said that under the current practice helicopters and planes can be as close as 75 feet apart from each other during landing.
Nation Feb 26 USDA says egg prices could jump another 41% this year The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices, but the Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices are going to get much worse this year.
Nation Feb 26 Aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about flying All the recent aviation disasters and close calls definitely have people worried about the safety of flying.
Politics Feb 06 Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC President Donald Trump says he thinks last week's deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system.
Nation Feb 03 WATCH: Vance says U.S. needs ‘to do better on rail safety’ on 2nd anniversary of East Palestine train derailment In remarks, Vice President JD Vance did not make entirely clear how much pressure the Trump administration will put on the railroads to continue improving safety or whether they will push for the bill Vance co-authored in response to the…
Nation Jan 28 Egg prices are soaring, don’t expect that to change soon It looks like grocery shoppers hoping for soaring egg prices to turn around are likely to be waiting a while.