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Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa striker open to Arsenal move in January transfer window – Paper Talk

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‘All these pieces’: Longtime NC conservationist helps with Potomac plane crash recovery

Dean Naujoks is no stranger to river disasters. But he’s never seen one like this. Naujoks has been Potomac Riverkeeper in Washington, DC, for the past 10 years. The Waterkeeper Alliance is a non-profit conservation organization that educates and advocates for the health of river systems. From 2001 to 2014, Naujoks was North Carolina Riverkeeper fo…
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 fall and Nasdaq give up gains as Trump moves ahead on tariffs

Solid results from Apple are buoying spirits, as investors brace for PCE inflation and weigh Trump’s renewed tariff threat.
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Trump to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, White House says

The tariffs could increase how much U.S. consumers and businesses pay for goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China, including electronics, toys, produce, lumber and cars.
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Street racers, meet your worst nightmare: A state-mandated speed-limiter

(The Center Square) – Street racers could soon face a rude awakening under legislation considered by state lawmakers on Thursday to require speed-limiters for certain offenses. Rep. Mari Leavitt, D-University Place, proposed House Bill 1596 to address excessive speeding and related traffic deaths. According to the bill, more than 30% of the state’s…
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FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump investigations are expected to be fired Friday

The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, with dozens of FBI agents who investigated January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations as well as some supervisors being evaluated for possible removal as soon as the end of Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
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The Department of Army identifies two of three Army Soldiers involved in Helicopter Crash

WASHINGTON – A United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed at approximately 9 p.m. while performing a training mission near Ronald Reagan Wash…
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President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House

President Donald Trump is meeting Friday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company designs and supplies the advanced computer chips that play an integral role in developing artificial intelligence. The meeting at the White House was confirmed by a person familiar who insisted on anonymity to discuss the conversation between Huang and Trump. The p…
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Analysis-Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty

By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno (Reuters) -Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to justify the Trump administration’s threat to reclaim the Panama Canal – provided it can show the strategic waterway’s operation is under threat. Others, however, say hurdles would loom for any bid to use the 1977 Panama Canal
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Air traffic controllers union hits back at Trump DEI comments

The union representing air traffic controllers on Friday rebutted President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that diversity policies in aviation were to blame for the fatal plane crash Wednesday near Washington, D.C. The big picture: The union’s president defended the quality of his workforce while acknowledging its staff shortages. A federal investigation is still underway to determine the cause of the deadliest aviation crash in the U.S. in…