Author: Josh Funk
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Police: 2 students dead, adult hurt in Des Moines shooting
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DES MOINES, Iowa • Two students were killed Monday and an adult employee was injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at a Des Moines school that is dedicated to helping at-risk youth, and three suspects were arrested afterward. The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated…
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NTSB investigation underway over midair crash at Dallas air show
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DALLAS • A national transportation official probing the cause of a midair crash of two historic military planes during an air show that left six people dead said Sunday one of the key questions investigators were seeking to answer is why the aircraft were seemingly sharing the same space just before impact. A World War…
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Plan to end railroad contract dispute calls for 24% raises
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OMAHA, Neb. • The special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in stalled railroad contract talks suggested Tuesday that 115,000 rail workers should get 24% raises and thousands of dollars in bonuses as part of a new agreement to avert a strike. Railroads and unions will use those recommendations as the basis for…
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Judge blocks BNSF’s 2 biggest unions from going on strike
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OMAHA, Neb. • A federal judge has extended an order preventing the two largest unions at BNSF from going on strike over a new attendance policy the railroad imposed this month. The judge ruled that a strike by the unions that represent 17,000 BNSF workers would violate federal law because the issue is a minor…
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Study: U.S. to test possible coronavirus treatment
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OMAHA, Neb. • The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and is eventually expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the world, officials said Tuesday. Half of the patients in the international study will receive the antiviral medicine remdesivir while the other half will receive…
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Buffett says US economy weaker than he expected but growing
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy appears weaker than he thought it would be as recently as last fall, but that doesn’t change his optimistic long-term view of the country’s prospects. Buffett appeared on CNBC Monday and addressed a variety of topics after releasing his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders…
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Buffett: US economy better than presidential hopefuls say
OMAHA, Neb. — The United States’ economy is in better shape than the presidential candidates make it seem, investor Warren Buffett said Saturday, even though businesses like his still face challenges. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett didn’t name specific candidates or issues, but noted that the negative drumbeat about the economy,…
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On the rail again
Union Pacific trains in Bill, Wyo., before being dispatched to load coal. The cost of building rail networks is so high, the existing six companies can rest easy that there won’t be much interest in building more. Photo by (AP)