North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses January 12, 2026 By Josh Funk North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants...
Company Hit With $9 Million Fine for 2023 Oil Spill off Louisiana Coast January 9, 2026 By Josh Funk Pipeline safety regulators this week assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of...
US Military Operation in Venezuela Disrupts Caribbean Travel January 5, 2026 By Matt O'Brien, Josh Funk and Audrey McAvoy The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday also...
NTSB Unclear Who Was at Controls in Jet Crash That Killed Biffle and 6 Others December 22, 2025 By Gary Robertson and Josh Funk Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others...
New York Says It Follows Federal Rules on Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants December 17, 2025 By Josh Funk New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after...
Senators Seek Changes to Bill Letting Military Operate Just Like Before DC Plane Crash December 15, 2025 By Josh Funk Senators from both parties pushed last week for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families...
Trump Giving Farmers Hit by China Trade War $12B in Aid December 10, 2025 By Josh Funk, Didi Tang and Seung Min Kim President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Dec. 8 — a boost to farmers who have struggled...
California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants December 1, 2025 By Josh Funk California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the...
Tyson Foods’ Decision to Close Nebraska Beef Plant Could Hurt Ranchers Nationwide November 26, 2025 By Josh Funk Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of residents of Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate...
Norfolk Southern Revives Plans for Firefighter Training Near Site of Ohio Derailment November 24, 2025 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million...