US FAA tightens helicopter safety rules near major airports

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is tightening helicopter safety rules and will suspend use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters near major airports, it said on Wednesday. The announcement
Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to pay his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base when the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned
US FDA approves J&J’s oral psoriasis pill

By Sriparna Roy March 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s oral pill for psoriasis, the company said on Wednesday, paving the way for a more convenient treatment option for
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 03.18.26

Iran: Joe Kent’s resignation from his national security post over opposition to military action against Iran follows earlier public statements in which he warned about threats posed by the country and supported striking its ballistic missile and
Trump DHS pick Markwayne Mullin will appear before senators for his confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing and will face questions over his vision for a department tasked with carrying out the
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of the grueling Iditarod sled dog race

NOME, Alaska (AP) — Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday
US to sell oil and gas leases in Alaska petroleum reserve for first time since 2019

March 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday will hold a sale of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve for the first time since 2019, the latest test of the industry’s appetite for acreage
Jon Hamm’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ renewed for Season 3, ahead of Season 2 debut

Apple TV+ has already ordered a third season of the Jon Hamm–led drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” ahead of the show’s upcoming second season. The announcement came alongside a short teaser for Season 2, which premieres April
Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to star in West End revival of ‘Sunday in the Park with George’

Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are reuniting to star in a West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical ‘Sunday in the Park with George.’ Performances are set for summer 2027 at London’s Barbican Centre, directed
US drivers face long-term pain at pump, analysts say; Trump bets they are wrong

By Jarrett Renshaw March 18 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are betting the oil-price shock sparked by the Iran crisis will be too short-lived to hurt them politically in November, but traders and industry