Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions
Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid…
U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees
A draft of an agreement calling for Ukraine to hand over to the United States revenue from natural resources includes new language referring to security guarantees, a provision Kyiv had…
On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
The demand arrived at 4:28 p.m. Eastern time on Valentine’s Day. “The US government only recognizes two sexes: Male and Female. This needs to be changed immediately,” the popular right-wing…
BP to ‘Fundamentally Reset’ Strategy in Shift Back to Oil and Gas
BP, the energy giant, on Wednesday said it would increase spending on oil and gas while sharply paring back investments on various forms of clean energy. The move appears to…
Amy Gleason Named Acting DOGE Administrator
Amy Gleason, a former health care investment executive, is serving as the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, the government-overhaul task force imposing dramatic changes across the federal…
Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Effort to Cancel Adnan Syed’s Conviction
Prosecutors in Baltimore will withdraw a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case has been ping-ponging in the court system since being chronicled in the hit…
Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country
Chile’s government imposed a curfew and declared a state of emergency in response to a sweeping blackout that cut electricity to most of the country and plunged the streets of…
House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts
The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, clearing…
Dockworkers Vote to Accept New Labor Contract
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts voted in favor of a new contract on Tuesday, ending labor turbulence at ports that handle a large share of U.S. trade with…
Apple Plans to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom
Days after Apple’s chief executive met with President Trump, the company said on Monday that it planned to spend $500 billion and hire 20,000 people in the United States over…