DHS orders payment of 50,000 US airport workers in emergency action
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Friday it was taking emergency action to pay 50,000 airport security officers who have gone unpaid since mid-February, after work absences brought
Powerful Missouri Republican who leads House transportation committee joins wave of retirements
Republican Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Friday that he won’t seek reelection, joining a wave of retirements ahead of the midterm elections. Graves, 62, has represented a solidly
California and a voting rights group filed legal challenges to stop GOP sheriff’s ballot seizure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic attorney general and a voting rights group launched legal challenges this week to halt a seizure and recount of more than half a million 2025 election ballots by a Republican county
UN aviation agency limits use of power banks to two per passenger on flights
MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The United Nations aviation agency said the use of power banks, or portable, rechargeable battery packs, would be limited to two per passenger on flights effective on Friday as part of new
When stock markets are rattled, even by war, it usually pays for investors to be patient
NEW YORK (AP) — When stock markets are as manic as they’ve been recently, it’s natural to want to do something to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying calm has usually been best. The U.S. stock
Panicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early
Images of never-ending security lines at U.S. airports and frustrating tales of missed flights are pushing panicked travelers to show up way before their departures. But some airports where the wait times have been manageable are telling
Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home disrupted by FBI and NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation, according to a federal complaint and the New York City
FAA investigating close call between a passenger plane and military helicopter in California
A United Airlines flight came within a few hundred feet of a military helicopter near John Wayne Airport in Southern California earlier this week, triggering an alarm directing the airline pilots to change course. The Federal Aviation
The Latest: House considers whether to approve funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security
The House is considering whether to approve funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other Homeland Security agencies after the Senate unanimously passed the measure early Friday morning. The deal does not include funding for
Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One month into their war with Iran, the United States and Israel find themselves confronting an opponent that fights more like an insurgency than a nation — using increasingly limited resources