News for January 31, 2025

The FAA is under renewed scrutiny after a 2018 near-collision near Reagan National Airport closely echoed the deadly crash this week.

Mexico reported a large fentanyl bust as President Donald Trump prepared to impose new tariffs on Mexican goods over drug trafficking and migration.

Trump’s stepped-up immigration arrests are putting pressure on ICE to find much more detention space to hold people before deportation.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the deadly crash between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle Flight 5342, with the helicopter’s flight path and altitude becoming the main focus.

Trans military pilot Jo Ellis posted a video to deny false social media claims that she flew the helicopter in the deadly Washington, D.C., crash.

The New York Blood Center canceled some blood drives and appointments after a ransomware attack made it harder to run its operations during an already serious blood shortage.

An American Airlines crash over Washington, DC, has renewed warnings that the FAA and the US air traffic system are under strain and may face more deadly close calls.