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Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at the Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2023. A vote on President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration, Denver International Airport CEO Washington, was delayed indefinitely Wednesday, March 22, in the face of an opposition blitz by Republicans, who say the nominee lacks enough experience in aviation to lead the agency, which is under pressure to stem a surge is dangerous close calls between planes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrats forced to delay vote on Biden's embattled FAA nominee

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Frequent travels have yet to take Biden to Ohio town beleaguered by toxic spill

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
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700 new e-bikes coming to D.C. in part of Bowser's downtown push

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times
This image provided by Simik Ghookasian shows passengers and crew members restraining a man who according to federal authorities tried to open an airliner’s emergency door and tried to stab a flight attendant on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Simik Ghookasian, a passenger, said in a telephone interview that he was seated several rows behind the suspect, identified by federal authorities as Francisco Severo Torres, when he heard a commotion. (Simik Ghookasian via AP)

Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health

By Michael Casey and David Koenig - Associated Press
Officials inspect a crashed helicopter at Sacramento Executive Airport on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Authorities say the attempted theft of the helicopter ended in wreckage when it crashed at Sacramento Executive Airport. (Nathaniel Levine/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Helicopter at Sacramento airport crashes after thief tries to take off with it

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Train hauling corn syrup derails in Arizona; no injuries

Associated Press
A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. The Ohio attorney general said Tuesday, March 14, that the state filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine train derailment

By John Seewer - Associated Press
A worker plows snow on a street, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Pittsfield, Mass. The New England states and parts of New York are bracing for a winter storm due to last into Wednesday. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

Northeast winter storm shuts schools, knocks out power

By Kathy McCormack - Associated Press
In this March 11, 2019, file photo, the Boeing logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Saudi Arabia is buying up to 121 jetliners from Boeing in a big boost for the American manufacturer. The deal was expected to be announced Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Saudi Arabia places order for up to 121 planes from Boeing

By David Koenig and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press
The Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport is seen on Nov. 2, 2022, in Chantilly, Va., with the terminal in the background. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15. The six new stations will for the first time connect the airport and the outer suburbs of Loudoun County to the region's flagship mass transit system. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

Agents at Dulles intercept two D.C.-area men suspected of felony sex offenses in separate incidents

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
The Washington Monument, covered by scaffolding, lights up in the early morning sun, while cherry blossoms around the tidal basin bloom, in Washington, DC., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

Metro rolls out two buses, six-car train decorated with cherry blossoms to celebrate spring

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
Stranded passengers wait for their flights to be rescheduled as a snow storm moves into the area at Reagan National Airport, in Alexandria, VA., Tuesday, January 21, 2014. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

Alexandria man stopped at Reagan National Airport checkpoint due to gun in carry-on bag

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage on the runway of Aleppo International Airport after a suspected Israeli strike there in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. A suspected Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport again tore multiple craters on its runway, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday, March 9, 2023. A United Nations official separately has criticized the attack for hindering earthquake relief for the hard-hit, war-torn nation. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Syria's Aleppo airport resumes flights days after airstrike

Associated Press
A Maryland State Police cruiser sits at a blocked southbound entrance on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway that accesses the National Security Agency, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Fort Meade, Md. A spokeswoman at Fort Meade says two people have been injured near a gate to the NSA. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

National Park Service to make improvements on Baltimore-Washington Parkway

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw speaks to reporters, Feb. 21, 2023, near the site where a freight train derailed Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. A Senate committee is holding a hearing Thursday, March 9, to look into the train derailment in East Palestine. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes, testifies his company will clean derailment site

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Peter Starostecki and his kids Sadie, center, and Jo Jo, pose behind their car with the vanity license plate that the state of Maine has deemed in appropriate, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Poland, Maine. The vegan family's car will soon have a randomly selected plate. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates

By David Sharp - Associated Press
Mike Epps poses in the press room at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards, March 30, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Federal agents confiscated a loaded gun found in the hand luggage of actor and comedian Epps, who was trying to board a flight from Indianapolis International Airport, airport police said. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

TSA agents seize gun from actor Mike Epps in Indianapolis

Associated Press
A man writes a condolence message during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Five years ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, had gone missing the day before while over the South China Sea with 239 people on board. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) **FILE**

Claims of new evidence about missing Malaysia Airlines flight prompt calls to renew search

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times
A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday, March 6, 2023 that Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month's derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, file)

Safety agency opens probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents

By Josh Funk and John Seewer - Associated Press
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Biden administration wants to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and hurt travelers. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

U.S. sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines

By David Koenig - Associated Press
A Maryland State Police cruiser sits at a blocked southbound entrance on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway that accesses the National Security Agency, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Fort Meade, Md. A spokeswoman at Fort Meade says two people have been injured near a gate to the NSA. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Don't step on it: New speed cameras in work zone on Baltimore-Washington Parkway

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday, March 6, 2023 that Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month's derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, file)

Norfolk Southern to pay millions for derailment: governor

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

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