News for March 9, 2025

A small plane crashed into a residential area in Pennsylvania, but all five people on board survived and the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation.

Trump’s terms for restoring U.S. aid to Ukraine are still unclear, as his administration keeps the military and intelligence pause in place while pushing talks on war-ending concessions.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said a pause in U.S. aid for Ukraine could be worse than Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to restart weapons and intelligence support.

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi said a government shutdown should be avoided, but they were split on a short-term funding bill and used the interview to push for more bipartisan dealmaking.

Kristi Noem said she will use the broad powers of her role as Homeland Security secretary to carry out President Trump’s immigration and border agenda.

The article follows efforts to recover Nazi-looted art, as museums and governments reconsider old sales and returns tied to Jewish families and wartime persecution.

The World Health Organization says cuts to USAID funding could drive a global rise in tuberculosis cases and deaths.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is still struggling to control bird flu, and the outbreak is driving egg prices higher while raising questions about farm safety, vaccines, and how the virus spreads.