FAA plans to ‘supercharge’ air traffic control with faster hiring and pay raises. What you should know before applying to the high-stress job.
Becoming an air traffic controller is a long and difficult process, and the job is equally stressful. But it comes with good pay. The Trump Administration has a plan to increase air traffic control staffing: faster hiring and more money. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration has accelerated hiring to…
British Airways owner’s stock is flying high as strong demand for air travel boosts IAG profits
IAG stock has soared in the past year. Shares of British Airways’ parent company IAG gained altitude Friday after full-year results beat analyst expectations amid strong demand for air travel. Adjusted operating profit jumped 27% to 4.4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) in 2024, surpassing the 3.7 billion euros forecast by analysts. The airline group, which…
Vintage photos show life before the measles vaccine
A medical warning notice from 1923. Before the measles vaccine was developed, over 30 million cases of the disease were reported worldwide each year. What began as a fever, cough, and rash could develop into complications such as pneumonia or brain swelling, leading to hospitalization or death. The vaccine became available in 1963, and endemic…
I worked in 4 different countries during med school. It changed my perspective on medical systems and patient interactions.
The author studied medicine in Japan. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vikram Madireddy. It has been edited for length and clarity. I started medical school in 2020. When I applied, I knew I would have plenty of late nights and coffee-fueled study sessions, but I never imagined I’d be learning remotely…
I quit my job when my mother was diagnosed with a rare cancer. Now, I’m prioritizing making memories with her.
These days, I’m prioritizing spending as much time with my mother as I can. “Are you sisters?” It’s one of the questions I always get asked when I am out with my mom, as we sound and look alike. It’s a charming compliment, since my she has always been more than a mother to me…
A judge is ordering DOGE office-affiliated employees to testify under oath
A federal judge ordered Trump administration officials to testify under oath in a lawsuit against DOGE. A federal judge on Thursday granted a motion to require federal workers tied to the White House DOGE office to testify under oath. The decision came in a lawsuit from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial…
Judge says mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were invalid
US District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco said that except for its own employees, “OPM does not have any authority whatsoever, under any statute in the history of the universe,” to direct another federal agency to fire their workers. at OPM had no legal authority to terminate probationary employees, generally meaning those with less…
OPM says it can now process pensions digitally, as DOGE targets bizarre federal document mine
Thousands of Office of Personnel Management employees process retirement applications by hand using paper in a Pennsylvania mine. In a video promoted by the White House DOGE office, the Office of Personnel Management said it can now process pensions entirely digitally — and within two days. For decades, OPM has stored and processed federal retirement…
The DOJ hyped the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s address book. B-17 saw one years ago.
Jeffrey Epstein’s address book was one of the documents released by the DOJ. The saga of Jeffrey Epstein continues. The Justice Department under the Trump administration promised to release documents related to the Epstein investigation. Its first delivery left some disappointed, however. Most, if not all, of the information was previously known to the public.…
