The US secretary of Transportation has asked airports to consider adding a second air-traffic controller to their overnight shifts. But one key congressman says that would be a waste of money.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - Two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a crisis at a nuclear plant, the government said Friday there is a suspected breach at a reactor — another setback that would mean radioactive contamination at the facility is more serious than once thought.
AP - Violence erupted around Syria on Friday as troops opened fire on protesters in several cities and pro- and anti-government crowds clashed on the tense streets of the capital in the most widespread unrest in years, witnesses said.
AP - Tiny Qatar became the first Arab country to fly combat missions over Libya on Friday after NATO agreed to take command of the no-fly zone part of air operations against Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
Violent protests erupted in Syria today, with at least 24 people killed in and near the restive Syrian city of Daraa and a boy slain in the town of Latakia, reports said.
Three men working inside a reactor stepped into water this week that had 10,000 times the amount of radiation typical for that locale, a Japanese safety official says.
A Japanese official on Friday described the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis as a "difficult" situation, and said the government will provide transportation to those seeking to evacuate within 30 kilometers.