Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the plan will cut hiring time. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Feb. 27 unveiled a plan to speed up the hiring of new air traffic controllers to address a staffing shortage after a series of airline incidents. Prospective hires now only need to go through five steps in the hiring
“It’s going to be decisive. Israel will use every tool it has to conquer Gaza and eradicate Hamas.” That’s how Amir Avivi, a former Israeli brigadier general who has advised the Israeli government and military during the war, described the Jewish state’s plan to resume the war in Gaza with overwhelming force. That plan, he
A minerals agreement negotiated in recent days would open Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign a minerals deal as Kyiv seeks to regain American support in the Russia-Ukraine war. It will be the first meeting between
show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to leave the White House on
show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Virginia had previously issued an administrative stay to pause the firings. A federal judge declined on Thursday to grant a temporary restraining order that would have extended a block on the termination of dozens of CIA officers who worked in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs, which President
The most impressive film of 2024, up for 10 Oscars this weekend, is The Brutalist. It is an extraordinary achievement—nearly three-and-a-half hours and never less than gripping, beautifully rendered dialogue, stunning cinematography and music, all in support of a re-creation of post-World War II America, striking in its specificity and level of detail. It is