Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists
Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory workers’ strike that began last week, the company told employees Monday.
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets
Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas — after former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance falsely said legal Haitian immigrants in the small city were eating dogs and cats.
Renowned Alabama artist Fred Nall Hollis dies at 76
Fred Nall Hollis, an award-winning, world renowned Alabama visual artist, died on Saturday, according to a local arts center.
Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says
Florida law enforcement officials will launch their own criminal investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that will run parallel to the federal probe, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.
Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to his social platform X to post a thinking emoji and a comment that “no one is even trying to assassinate” the Democratic president and vice president.
Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says
As freight trains have grown ever longer, the number of derailments related to the forces created when railcars push and pull against each other also increased, so the National Academies of Sciences said Tuesday in a long-awaited report that regulators, Congress and the industry should reexamine the risks associated with them.
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
TikTok and the US face off in court over law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform
TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months is unconstitutional while the Justice Department said it is needed to eliminate a national security risk posed by the popular social media company.
McDonald’s extends $5 deal through December to keep customers coming
McDonald’s is extending its $5 value meal until December at most U.S. stores, a move that rivals are likely to follow.
A key employee who called the Titan unsafe testifies the company only wanted to make money
A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that he frequently clashed with the company’s co-founder and felt the company was committed only to making money.
Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.
Trump rips Biden and Harris’ rhetoric against him despite his own history of going after rivals
Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life, despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies.
Health tips from Drs. Oz and Roizen for 9-17-24
Managing allergic reactions to foods There are nine major food allergens — milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, sesame and fish and crustacean shellfish
Lawsuit says Alabama voter purge targets naturalized citizens
Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s secretary of state over a policy they said is illegally targeting naturalized citizens for removal from voting rolls ahead of the November election.
Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
Aircraft assembly workers went on strike Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years.
Biden is taking on cheap products from China. It could mean higher prices
The Biden administration is cracking down on cheap products sold out of China, expanding a push to reduce U.S. dependence on Beijing and bolster homegrown industry, but that could trigger higher prices for U.S. consumers who flock to popular shopping sites like Temu and Shein.
Alabama opposes defense attorneys’ request to film nitrogen execution
The state of Alabama asked a judge Friday to deny defense lawyers’ request to film the next execution by nitrogen gas in an attempt to help courts evaluate whether the new method is humane.
Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits
First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Friday to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs that the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve service members’ quality of life as well as early childhood education in the military.
Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off’ and the public risk is still low, officials say
Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.