Boeing wins $500 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Boeing Co has been awarded a $500 million contract for providing F-15QA aircrew and maintenance training to Qatar’s air force, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Funders threaten to quit Facebook project studying impact on democracy
(This August 27 story corrects headline from “researchers” to “funders”)
Federal corruption probe hits home for UAW boss, contract talks under ‘storm cloud’
The FBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, a union retreat and multiple other locations as part of a corruption probe into illegal payments to union officials, posing fresh problems for the union at…
Growing federal corruption probe hits home for UAW president
The FBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, a union retreat and multiple other locations as part of a corruption probe into illegal payments to union officials, posing fresh problems for the union at…
California sheriff’s deputy who admitted sniper hoax is fired
The Southern California sheriff’s deputy who made up a story that a sniper shot him in the shoulder has been fired, the Los Angeles County sheriff said on Wednesday.
Trump slams ‘corrupt’ Puerto Rico as Dorian becomes hurricane, heads for island
President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico “one of the most corrupt places on earth” in a swipe at the U.S. territory’s leaders as they prepared for Tropical Storm Dorian which became a hurricane on Wednesday and headed for the island.
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test
SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company’s Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the Texas site and clearing another key hurdle in billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s interplanetary ambitions.
Widening federal corruption probe hits home for UAW president
The FBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, a union retreat and multiple other locations as part of a corruption probe into illegal payments to union officials, posing fresh problems for the union at…
U.S. driver Jessi Combs killed in bid to break land-speed record
Race car driver Jessi Combs, host of the television series “All Girls Garage,” was killed in a high-speed crash while trying to set a new land-speed record, her family said on Wednesday.
Trump slams ‘corrupt’ Puerto Rico as Storm Dorian heads for island
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Puerto Rico “one of the most corrupt places on earth” as the U.S. territory prepared for a hit by Tropical Storm Dorian, which brought back memories on the island of devastation from hurricanes two years ago.
