Air Force One subcontractor laying off 223 after losing job
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Boeing subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft until getting the boot announced Friday that it was...
Rapper Lil Mosey facing rape charge in Washington state
CHEHALIS, Wash. — Seattle rapper Lil Mosey, best known for his hit “Blueberry Faygo,” is facing a second-degree rape charge in Washington state.
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Wildfire-fighting plane is shut down as fire season begins
DENVER — The world’s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear...
COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged 80% since the start of the year, dramatic proof the vaccination campaign is working. Now...
Airlines waiting for word from Boeing on fixing Max planes
More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max jetliners remain grounded by problems with an electrical issue in some components, and airlines are waiting for...
Amazon begins rollout of pay-by-palm at Whole Foods near HQ
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more...
Boeing extends potential term for CEO before annual meeting
Boeing's board of directors has raised the mandatory retirement age for CEO David Calhoun from 65 to 70, just days after he turned 64....
Former Oregon U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse dies at age 84
PORTLAND, Ore. — Elizabeth Furse, who represented northwestern Oregon in Congress for three terms in the 1990s, has died from complications related to a...
Public health seeks steady funding, not feast or famine
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, paying for masks,...
Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US
SALEM, Ore. — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote Monday in...
