U.S. committee seeks to interview Boeing engineer on safety of 737 MAX
A U.S. panel has asked Boeing Co to make an engineer available for an interview after reports that the worker filed an internal ethics complaint on 737 MAX’s safety and that the planemaker convinced the regulator to relax safety standards.
Biden to Trump: ‘You’re not going to destroy me’
Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump described him as “stone-cold crooked,” Joe Biden, a leading Democratic contender in the 2020 race for the White House, vowed on Wednesday the Republican president is “not going to destroy me.”
Vintage B-17 bomber makes fiery fatal landing in Connecticut, seven killed
A World War Two-era B-17 bomber trying to make an emergency landing at an airport near Hartford, Connecticut, crashed and burned on Wednesday, killing seven people on board and closing the airport for several hours, authorities said.
Temperamental Trump blows his top over impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump is mad as hell.
Democrats say Trump administration used misinformation to attack U.S. diplomat
Democrats accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of using “propaganda and disinformation” to attack the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and demanded that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explain how the material circulated at top levels of his d…
Chicago teachers to go on strike on October 17 if no deal is reached
Chicago teachers will go on strike against the third-largest U.S. public school district on Oct. 17 if their protracted labor negotiations with the city do not result in a new contract, the teachers’ union said on Wednesday.
U.S. says federal court should decide Trump tax return dispute
A dispute over whether New York state prosecutors can obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns raises “significant constitutional issues” and should be decided in federal court, not state court, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
U.S. military intensifies scrutiny on housing, issues ultimatum on health hazards
Three branches of the U.S. military have increased scrutiny of housing landlord Balfour Beatty Communities, with the Air Force demanding the company address health hazards and the Army and Navy announcing new inquiries of its maintenance practices.
Dallas policewoman gets 10 years for murder; ‘I forgive you,’ victim’s brother says
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday by a Texas jury that found her guilty of murder for walking into a neighbor’s apartment thinking it was her own and shooting him as he ate ice cream.
Factbox: Bernie Sanders heart procedure common, usually with fast recovery
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has been treated for a blocked heart artery after experiencing chest discomfort, leading to cancellation of some planned campaign events.
