Washington
Month: February 2025
National / International
Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring prospect of inflation and trade war
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the U.S.’s North American neighbors in an emerging trade […]
National / International
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, […]
National / International
USAID website goes offline in Trump administration’s 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued in President Donald Trump’s freeze on U.S.-funded foreign aid and development […]
National / International
Seven dead, 19 injured in ‘high-impact’ air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person in a car was the seventh fatal victim of the fiery crash of an air ambulance onto a busy Philadelphia street, authorities said Saturday, as investigators sifted through burned cars, […]