DENVER (REUTERS) – Boeing Co made mistakes that need to be addressed, Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly told shareholders on Wednesday (May 15), but he added he is still hopeful the grounded 737 MAX jets will return to service this summer. Southwest, the world’s largest MAX operator, has cancelled 160 daily flights […]
This year’s fire season forecast is normal across the country for the month of May, but the hazard is expected to increase for much of Western Canada this summer. Natural Resources Canada’s Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton provided the update. Related UPDATE: Richter Creek wildfire near Osoyoos now at 400 hectares The daily forecast shows […]
A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. is close to an “understanding” with its two North American neighbours about finally lifting the 25-per-cent duty on steel and 10-per-cent levy on aluminum imports […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Six people are confirmed dead after two floatplanes carrying cruise ship passengers collided mid-air in Alaska, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday (May 15). Volunteer rescuers wrapped up their search on Tuesday night once the remains of the last victim were spotted by a Coast Guard helicopter, the agency said in […]
This is the first picture of a woman who shouted 'I'm pregnant' before being shot dead by police. The woman has been identified as 44-year-old Pamela Turner by family members. Turner is a mother of two – both in their 20s – and a grandmother of three, according to reports. But police said she was […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a subway system in New York City that is a study in chronic unreliability and a bus system that often seems to run in slow motion. It also oversees another transportation service that gets […]
A Nebraska farmer has sawed off his own leg with a pen knife after becoming trapped in farming equipment. Kurt Kaser, 63, was moving grain from one silo to another when he was pulled into an auger – a tube with an interior shaped like a screw. He was forced to cut off his lower […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Weeks after the first fatal crash of the 737 Max, pilots from American Airlines pressed Boeing executives to work urgently on a fix. In a closed-door meeting, they even argued that Boeing should push authorities to take an emergency measure that would likely result in the grounding of the Max. The […]
The tantalizing leaks have spilled out in the weeks since the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Indianapolis devolved into civil war. Amid anxiety over falling revenue and mounting legal trouble has come news that the gun group’s longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, billed $275,000 for purchases at the Zegna luxury men’s wear boutique in […]
Alabama lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill to outlaw abortion outright in the state, which would become the strictest such law in the US if passed. The state Senate began debating the measure on Tuesday, and must decide whether to allow exemptions for cases of rape or incest. The bill was passed 74-3 […]