Day: March 11, 2025

Federal investigators probing the deadly January crash between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River are calling for a ban on certain helicopter flights, saying the current rules are too dangerous.

A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion risk among athletes, a new study says.

Citing “intolerable risk for aviation safety,” the National Transportation Safety Board says helicopters should be banned from flying a certain route near Washington if two specific runways are in use.

Watch out, Ozempic. Stanford Medicine scientists have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that rivals the weight-loss effects of semaglutide-based GLP-1s in animals — without the dreaded side effects. “Nothing we’ve tested before has compared to semaglutide’s ability to decrease appetite and body weight,” said Dr. Katrin Svensson, senior author of the research and an assistant professor of pathology at Stanford. “We are very eager to learn…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations after discovering thousands of close calls between helicopters and planes near D.C.’s Ron…

The U.S House passed a continuing resolution Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown that will start Saturday unless a funding bill is signed by the president.

The U.S. and Ukraine agreed to an “immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire,” which could be extended but first hinges on Russia’s acceptance.

Ontario, Canada Premier Doug Ford announced in a joint statement with Howard Lutnick, that he would not be imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity to some states.

Pilots were forced to avoid helicopters once a month for 13 years.