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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Federal authorities restricted helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport today. A passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night while attempting to land. All 67 people aboard the two aircraft are presumed dead. Daryl Feller is a retired U.S. Army National Guard pilot and is familiar with that airport.
He says it can be hard to see jets approaching on that particular runway.
I-295 is right over there. So moving lights, they get mixed up with ground lights, with cars. Yeah, you just can't see them even with goggles on. Goggles actually make it worse down there. It's so bright. So a lot of times we would flip our goggles up going through that area.
Federal investigators say it may take months to determine what went wrong. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads out tomorrow on his first overseas trip, and he's staying relatively close to home, visiting five countries in the Western Hemisphere. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Secretary Rubio is vowing to make this hemisphere a priority, heading first to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, he says the Trump administration will reward countries that cooperate with the U.S. on trade and migration, but will act quickly to punish those who don't.
Rubio pointed to a public spat with Colombia last weekend over military planes for deported migrants. Panama's president says he won't discuss control over the Panama Canal when he meets Secretary Rubio. The secretary, who has raised concerns about Chinese companies along the canal, plans to visit it on Sunday. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
Effective tomorrow, the U.S. is imposing tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada. A 10% tariff on goods from China will also go into effect. The tariffs are likely to raise prices for the U.S. consumer and potentially disrupt the energy, auto, lumber and agriculture industries.
Costco is raising pay for most of its employees as the company's unionized workers are threatening to go on strike at midnight. NPR's Alina Selyuk reports.
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