In many ways, the issues at Reagan National’s control tower are emblematic of the fraying safety net that protects air travel throughout the United States. A Times investigation in 2023 found that close calls involving passenger planes happened, on average, multiple times each week across the country. The near misses were often the result of […]
The letter from the New York City lawyer came in April. Sky Cutler, 36, was admiring his young tomato plants and preparing to harvest the spring lettuce he grew in a pocket of rich soil here in the Texas Hill Country. He and his family had named it Dirt Candy Farm. It’s only two and […]
A man has died after a crash on the A90 in Aberdeenshire, police have said. Emergency services were called to the A90 near Laurencekirk at about 10:20 on Wednesday after the two-vehicle accident. The 62-year-old male passenger of a van involved was pronounced dead at the scene. The 43-year-old male driver of the van was […]
Libya’s Chief of Judicial Police, Osama “Al Masri” Njeem, returned to Libya on an Italian government plane after his arrest in Italy on January 19 on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. His release two days later was for what the Italian government said on Wednesday were “inaccuracies” in the warrant. Njeem is accused by the […]
Just over a year ago, Iga Swiatek was fresh from a confounding loss. Unseeded Czech teenager Linda Noskova had ended Swiatek’s bid for a first Australian Open title in the third round, with the big-hitting 19-year-old coming from a set down to overpower the then-world No. 1. Swiatek knew her opponent had played brilliantly, but […]
Hugh Pym and Chloe Hayward BBC News BBC Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter. Today, new numbers from NHS England will reveal how the system coped during the peak of winter pressures. We will learn how many patients were stuck on trolleys […]
Feb 12, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé has cited “sporting reasons” for again leaving 2023 World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso out of her latest squad. Tomé on Wednesday announced her roster for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Nations League games against Belgium and England. Asked about Hermoso, who recently testified in her […]
For the Federal Aviation Administration, Jan. 29 was the beginning of one of the most challenging stretches it has faced in decades. That night, in Washington, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, resulting in 67 deaths. In a news conference the next day, President Trump pointed […]
Feb 12, 2025, 03:35 PM ET Fans attending the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will not be allowed to drink alcohol, the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom said on Wednesday. Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud said those travelling to the tournament should respect the Gulf nation’s culture and that alcohol would not […]
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil and gas company, said on Wednesday that it would lay off as much as 20 percent of its work force, or up to around 9,000 people, as part of a cost-cutting effort. While the cuts are deeper than at other oil companies, they are in keeping with a broad trend […]