E010 The World of Aviation

News Headline Articles

• Trump orders the reopening of Alcatraz prison

• Israel launches airstrikes on Yemen a day after Houthi rebels strike Israeli airport

• Trump orders a 100% tariff on foreign movies

• Microsoft Shuts Down Skype After Nearly 22 Years of Service

• Carney stresses Canada will never be for sale in first meeting with Trump

• India fires missiles into Pakistan, killing at least 19, officials say

• Germany's Merz becomes chancellor after surviving historic vote failure

• Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military ban

• Trump announces deal to stop bombing Houthis, end shipping attacks

• May 7, 2025 India launches attacks on Pakistan after Kashmir massacre

• Almost 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in a northern Alabama police department, grand jury finds

• May 7, 2025 - Day 1 Papal Conclave news

• Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV

• Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines

• House approves Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill renaming Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"

• Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

• US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm

• Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot

• Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions

• A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight

• The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative

• He graduated from college at age 79. A campus tragedy inspired him to enroll

• India-Pakistan truce appears to hold despite accusations of violations

• More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code

• Poland blames Russian intelligence for arson attack on Warsaw shopping center last year

• The U.S. and China announce a deal to cut tariffs, temporarily easing trade war

• American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander freed from Hamas captivity, in IDF custody

• White South African Afrikaner refugees arrive in U.S. on a government-chartered plane

• Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?

• Episcopal Church leader says helping Afrikaners over other refugees is 'unfathomable'

• White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies

• The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.

• As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark's airspace Monday night, FAA says

• A full list of the players, coaches and owners permanently banned by Major League Baseball

• Greer Fire in eastern Arizona grows to 9,500 acres with no containment

• Minnesota wildfire interactive maps show how far infernos have spread

• Republicans voice concern over Trump's support for a new Air Force One from Qatar

• Ford recalls nearly 274,000 SUVs due to issues with loss of brake function

• Walmart says higher prices from tariffs coming as soon as this month

• Georgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban law

• 10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food

• Construction magnate surrenders to police over Bangkok tower collapse in earthquake

• Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

• More than 100 Palestinians are killed in Gaza in a day of Israeli airstrikes

• Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky

• 1 dead, more than a dozen injured after Mexican naval training ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge

• Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

• Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

• Trump's bill advances in rare weekend vote as House conservatives negotiate changes

• Warsaw's liberal mayor narrowly wins Polish presidential vote

Episode Research

• Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. (n.d.). History of aviation. Spartan College. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.spartan.edu/news/history-of-aviation/

• National Association of Flight Instructors. (2022, May 6). May 6, 1937: Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey. NAFI. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.nafi.org/blog/may-6-1937-hindenburg-explodes-in-new-jersey/

• NASA Glenn Research Center. (n.d.). Dynamics of flight. NASA. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/dynamicsofflight.html#:~:text=Airplane%20wings%20are%20shaped%20to,wing%20up%20into%20the%20air.

• Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Airplane: Types of aircraft. Britannica. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/technology/airplane/Types-of-aircraft

• Aviation Job Search. (2022, February 1). What are the different types of aircraft? Aviation Job Search. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.aviationjobsearch.com/career-hub/articles/career-advice/general/what-are-the-different-types-of-aircraft

• ATP Flight School. (n.d.). Private pilot license (PPL): What is a private pilot license? ATP Flight School. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://atpflightschool.com/become-a-pilot/flight-training/private-pilot-license.html#:~:text=Private%20Pilot%20License%20(PPL):%20What%20is%20a%20Private%20Pilot%20License?&text=A%20Private%20Pilot%20License%20

• AeroVi. (2022, July 12). What will the aviation industry look like in 10 years? AeroVi. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://aerovi.com/what-will-the-aviation-industry-look-like-in-10-years/

News Research

The History of Iran and Israel

• Al Jazeera Staff. (2025, June 26). Visualising 12 days of the Israel-Iran conflict. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/visualising-12-days-of-the-israel-iran-conflict

• Keith, T. (2025, June 13). As Israel and Iran move closer to war, Trump wades in. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5432480/israel-iran-war-trump

• DW News. (2024, April 14). Why Israel and Iran are on the brink of war | DW News [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMehnY6jcl8

• Estrin, D. (2024, April 21). The long history between Israel and Iran. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/21/1246236286/the-long-history-between-israel-and-iran

• Yen, H. (2024, April 19). Timeline of tensions between Israel and Iran as decades of enmity burst into open conflict. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-timeline-tensions-conflict-66764c2843d62757d83e4a486946bcb8

Zohran Mamdani  - New York City Democratic Mayoral Race

• BBC News. (2024, June 25). Zohran Mamdani: The socialist New Yorker vying for mayor. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2rgzye9no

• Gonyéa, D. (2025, June 25). Zohran Mamdani enters NYC mayor’s race. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/25/nx-s1-5444846/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-race

• Remnick, D. (2024, June 17). The spectre of Andrew Cuomo continues to haunt New York. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/the-spectre-of-andrew-cuomo-continues-to-haunt-new-york

• Mamdani, Z. [@zohranmamdani]. (2025, June). Post announcing NYC mayoral candidacy [Instagram photo]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DLWHmo6xtQr/?img_index=1