Josh Funk

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  • Clay Patton, vice president of the Lexington-area Chamber of Commerce said Monday that Tyson’s announcement Friday felt like a “gut punch” to the communityEconomy

    City of 11,000 reels from ‘gut punch’ after Big Meat firm closes plant that employs nearly a third of the population

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • East PalestineLaw

    Norfolk Southern revives plans for $20 million first responder training center near horrific East Palestine derailment site

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • DuffyPolitics

    Trump’s FAA punishes most of nation’s air traffic workers by only giving $10,000 bonuses to the 776 with perfect shutdown attendance

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Tammy DuckworthPolitics

    Trump held Americans’ Thanksgiving travel hostage to force through health care cuts, Democratic senator suggests

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • airlinePolitics

    Congress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others
  • airlineLaw

    Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, right, films a social media post on a combine with farm owner Tyler Everett during a farm tour in Lebanon, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Economy

    China has only bought 332,000 tons of U.S. soybeans since Trump made a deal with Xi Jinping that promised 12 million by year’s end

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • TravelersLaw

    FAA is silent but airlines see a busy and healthy Thanksgiving travel season

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • White HouseLaw

    The Winklevoss twins and Big Tobacco are on the list of donors helping fund Trump’s East Wing teardown. Nvidia isn’t, but Jensen Huang is involved, too

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • AirportLaw

    Trump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan.North America

    “Get back to work, NOW!!!”: Trump pressures unpaid controllers as FAA grounds thousands of flights

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • Airplanes at airportPolitics

    Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • mapLaw

    1,000 canceled Friday flights just a fraction of travel total as America keeps moving—for now

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others
  • arirlinesNorth America

    ‘You can’t expect people to go in to work when they’re not getting a paycheck’: Travelers sympathize despite 800 downed Friday flights

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others
  • shutdownNorth America

    Hundreds of flights are getting canceled every day. Here’s what to know about the 10% reduction caused by the government shutdown

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others