Josh Funk

FILE – A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington and recommend changes

January 26, 2026 at 7:18 a.m.

So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify...

FILE – Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to reporters before presiding over the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Warren Buffett’s successor eyes selling off Berkshire Hathaway’s 325 million Kraft Heinz shares

January 21, 2026 at 6:50 a.m.

Kraft Heinz warned investors that Berkshire Hathaway may be interested in selling its 325 million shares in the name brand food giant that Warren Buffett helped create.

FILE – Plumes of smoke rise from the area of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry, File)

A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times on other planes years ago

January 14, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the plane manufacturer didn't...

Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

President Donald Trump’s plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles

January 5, 2026 at 6:17 a.m.

President Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro isn’t likely to have an immediate impact on...

Smoke rises from Fort Tiuna, the main military garrison in Caracas, Venezuela, after multiple explosions were heard and aircraft swept through the area, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nicolás Maduro’s capture disrupts Caribbean holiday travel

January 4, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for...

FILE – Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns

January 3, 2026 at 10:13 a.m.

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor.

FILE – Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel poses for pictures with shareholders while touring the booths Berkshires companies set up, May 3, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Josh Funk, File)

The legendary Warren Buffett steps back this week and Berkshire Hathaway enters a new era

December 30, 2025 at 10:32 a.m.

Warren Buffett will remain chairman and plans to continue coming into the office each day to help spot new investments and offer Greg Abel any advice he asks for.

FILE – National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy speaks during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

December 18, 2025 at 7:47 a.m.

The U.S. government admitted that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks as Derek Barrs, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, listens during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Problems with commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far

December 12, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

The federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes.

FILE – A student driver gets on a truck as the instructor watches in Calif., Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don’t comply with government rules

December 1, 2025 at 8:27 p.m.

Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found...

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