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  • FILE – National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman speaks with reporters at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)Politics

    Trump fires NTSB member who calls it a ‘political hit job,’ leaving crash board short-staffed amid 1,000+ probes

    By The Associated Press and Josh Funk
  • warrenInvesting

    Berkshire’s Greg Abel admits ‘Warren is obviously a very hard act to follow’ in first letter to shareholders

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Passengers whose flights were cancelled, wait at the departure terminal of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as many airlines canceled flights due to the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Middle East

    Air fares could rise if Iran conflict lingers as carriers reroute flights and burn more fuel to dodge airspace closures across Mideast

    By Cara Rubinsky, Marc Levy, and others
  • warrenInvesting

    Berkshire Hathaway shareholders just woke up to a letter by someone other than Warren Buffett

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • A drone photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025 in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez shows a part of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Located on the border between Mexico and the United States, Ciudad Juarez is an important city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, just across the Rio Grande River from El Paso, Texas in the United States. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Tuesday that 10,000 National Guard troops have begun deployment along the 3,200-km border with the United States. (Photo by Li Mengxin/Xinhua via Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Our heads are exploding:’ U.S. military’s “incompetence” led to a laser take down of a Border Protection drone

    By Josh Funk, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • NYTInvesting

    Warren Buffett’s company takes a $350 million stake in The New York Times, 6 years after bailing on newspapers

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Passengers wait in line at the El Paso International Airport after all flights were grounded on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (KFOX via AP)Politics

    Congress let more law enforcement agencies to down rogue drones. Then Customs and Border Protection fired a laser, shutting down an airport

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • hegsethPolitics

    Pete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say

    By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, and others
  • rubioEconomy

    JD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths

    By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, and others
  • buffettInvesting

    Warren Buffett’s successor’s first major move may be to unwind one of his biggest investments: Kraft Heinz

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • soyEconomy

    China buys all 12 million tons of soybeans it promised, just in time for Trump to announce new tariffs

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • trumpEnergy

    Congress’ solution for rare earths crisis: a brand-new $2.5 billion federal agency

    By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, and others
  • GreenlandPolitics

    Greenland’s 1.5 million tons of rare earths might never get mined because there just aren’t any roads to them

    By Josh Funk, Suman Naishadham, and others
  • doorLaw

    Hero Alaska Airlines pilot who landed plane missing its door sues Boeing in unusual move, saying he was scapegoated

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • radarPolitics

    Air traffic still runs on floppy discs in places, so the FAA just picked 2 companies for a $26 billion radar overhaul

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press