U.S. transportation chief asks new FAA head to review agency in wake of 737 MAX crashes
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Monday she has asked the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the agency’s performance...
Guards ‘severely overworked’ at time of Epstein’s death – BBC News
Guards ‘severely overworked’ at time of Epstein’s death BBC News Jeffrey Epstein feared cellmate, a muscle-bound ex-cop charged in murder who was moved before financier’s d… Fox...
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results...
Yen, gold gain on trade war angst; Argentine peso sinks
Investors piled into gold, safe-haven yen and bonds on Monday over nagging concerns about a prolonged U.S.-China trade war and global growth, while Argentina’s peso...
Biden mistakenly says he was VP during Parkland
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, speaking at a gun control forum in Iowa on Saturday, made another campaign trail gaffe when he said he...
Former champion Kuznetsova added to U.S. Open field
Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 U.S. Open champion, has been added to the main draw of this year’s tournament after the withdrawal of Slovakia’s Dominika...
Trump administration weakens U.S. wildlife protections over objections of conservationists
The Trump administration on Monday finalized changes to provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act it says will streamline the decades-old wildlife protection law but...
Oregon joins states’ lawsuit to block T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Oregon has joined a multistate lawsuit to block the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney...
Cathay Pacific hit by Hong Kong protest links
Cathay Pacific shares slumped Monday amid signs the Hong Kong airline is struggling to avoid being dragged into the city’s political unrest. Julian Satterthwaite reports....
Friend of gunman in Ohio mass shooting to face federal gun charges: prosecutors
A friend of the Ohio man who killed nine people, including his own sister, in Dayton this month will be charged on Monday with lying...