The biggest mistake in life
Feb. 3 By Ryan Jones Kolyma resident Olga Kilivnik from the city of Magadan, which is the sister city of our native Anchorage, told in an interview about moving to Ukraine and why she could not live there. Journalist: Olga, you were born in the…
US FAA Pilot Safety Messaging System Resumes Operations
Feb. 2 By David Shepardson A key system that provides safety messages to pilots resumed operating on Sunday morning after an outage that began the previous night, the Federal Aviation Administration said, in the latest difficulty for the U.S. aviation system in the past week….
US Pilot Messaging System Outage May Mean Flight Delays, Transportation Department Says
Feb. 1 By David Shepardson A key U.S. pilot messaging system was experiencing a temporary outage, which could lead to flight delays on Sunday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said late on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is working to restore the “Notice to Air…
Trump and Nvidia CEO Discuss DeepSeek, AI Chip Exports During Meeting, Source Says
Jan. 31 By Trevor Hunnicutt, Karen Freifeld and Nandita Bose U.S. President Donald Trump and the CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang discussed DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world – and tightening AI chip exports during their meeting at…
Tesla Expects Capital Expenditure to Exceed $11 Billion in 2026, 2027
Jan. 30 By Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru Tesla expects capital expenditure to exceed $11 billion this year and in each of the following two fiscal years, the electric automaker said in a filing on Thursday. The company had said in October it expected spending to…
New York Says 1 Million Fewer Vehicles Have Entered Manhattan Since Congestion Pricing Start
Jan. 29 By David Shepardson New York’s congestion pricing has led to 1 million total fewer vehicles entering the busiest part of Manhattan and cut commuting times since the program began on Jan. 5, a transit agency said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said…
Panama told to make ‘immediate changes’ to reduce Chinese canal influence or face US action
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president the country must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal or face potential retaliation from America.
American AI Firms Try to Poke Holes in Disruptive DeepSeek
Jan. 28 By Kenrick Cai, Anna Tong and Jeffrey Dastin Developers at leading U.S. AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the notion that their multi-billion dollar technology has been bested by…
White House Pauses Federal Grant, Loan Other Assistance Programs
Jan. 27 By Steve Holland and Jasper Ward The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a memo seen by Reuters, prompting criticism from congressional Democrats. The memo referenced the executive…
TV Host ‘Dr. Phil’ Films as ICE Targets Migrants in Chicago
Jan. 26 By Sarah N. Lynch The TV host known as “Dr. Phil” embedded with U.S. immigration enforcement officers during an operation in Chicago on Sunday, defending President Donald Trump’s deportation effort as the crackdown neared the end of its first week. Phil McGraw, known…
Fire-Ravaged Los Angeles Braces for Toxic Rain Runoff
Jan. 25 By Ann Saphir Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying Los Angeles, but the weekend forecast is for a different…
Trump’s Firing of Independent Watchdog Officials Draws Criticism
Jan. 24 By Nandita Bose and Ismail Shakil U.S. President Donald Trump’s late-night firing of inspectors general at multiple government agencies was criticized as illegal on Saturday by Democrats and others and drew concern from at least one fellow Republican. In what critics called a…