FAA investigates after Delta passengers report bleeding ears and noses

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight with cabin pressure issues left some passengers with bleeding eardrums, headaches and bloody noses.

House speaker takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters

The House is set to vote Wednesday evening on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

Biden’s arms transfers to Israel under internal investigation

The Pentagon and State Department inspectors general will soon disclose the findings of investigations scrutinizing U.S. weapons transfers to Israel.

Boeing CEO says the company will begin furloughs soon to save cash during labor strike

Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week.

The Navy will buy more oilers. Now it needs enough mariners to crew them

A Navy plan to buy at least eight more replenishment oilers for $6.75 billion has raised doubts whether the service will be able to crew the ships when they’re ready. 

Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices

The FBI has disrupted a group of Chinese hackers who were working at the direction of the Chinese government to infiltrate critical infrastructure in the U.S. and other countries and to spy on and steal data from universities, government agencies and others.

US military to apologize to Alaska Natives for 1800s terror campaign

Billy Jones stood overlooking the Alaskan village of Angoon and took stock of what the U.S. Navy had wrought.

Scientists detect longest pair of plasma jets streaming from a supermassive black hole

Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted — about as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined up end-to-end.

Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, Justice Department says in $100M lawsuit

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.

Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with sizable half-point rate cut

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.

White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams

Representatives for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ transition teams met for the first time at the White House, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, as the outgoing administration plans to smooth the handoff to whomever wins in November.

Trump says he will meet with India’s Modi next week

Modi will be in the U.S. this weekend, where he is slated to attend the Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware that is being hosted by President Joe Biden.

US military acknowledges Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones

Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, the United States military acknowledged Wednesday, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.

FAA to fine SpaceX for breaking launch rules, drawing rebuke from Musk

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to fine SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow launch rules, drawing an online rebuke from Elon Musk, the spaceflight company’s billionaire founder whom Donald Trump has said he would consider appointing to fight regulations in a Trump administration.

Air Force celebrates 77th birthday with overhauls, modernizations

The U.S. military community is celebrating the day the U.S. Air Force became an independent branch of the military. The USAF has been the world’s most powerful air force for its entire history — and it has plans to stay that way.

Police shift focus from woods to road patrols in search for Kentucky interstate shooter

Authorities shifted their strategy Tuesday while trying to track down an interstate highway shooter in Kentucky, pulling searchers from the woods to bolster patrols in communities near where the gunman opened fire, hitting a dozen vehicles and wounding five people.

Army general nominated to lead US forces in Korea concerned about what Russia is giving North Korea in exchange for munitions

Secret aspects of a new pact between Russia and North Korea are more concerning than the missiles that Pyongyang has shipped to Moscow for use against Ukraine, the Army general nominated to command American and UN forces in South Korea told senators Tuesday.