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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg assured lawmakers on Wednesday that the company will not accelerate production of its 737 MAX aircraft until it establishes a «stable system.» Before the Senate Commerce Committee appearance, Ortberg stated Boeing remains dedicated to quality control while avoiding production increases. Immediately following the January 2024 mid-air emergency with the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, Boeing decided to take action.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—In a dizzying three weeks on the world stage, President Trump deposed Venezuela’s leader, threatened its neighbors with military action, raised the specter of new strikes on Iran and ignited—then tamped down—a diplomatic crisis with Europe over his efforts to acquire Greenland. At each fresh turn, Congress has found itself scrambling to keep up, sparking new debates among lawmakers about how to claw back constitutional powers from the presidency over matters of foreign policy in the Trump era.

A resolution that challenges United States President Donald Trump’s national security justification for tariffs against Canada, passed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening with bipartisan support.

Lawmakers have been scrutinizing the company since a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new 737 MAX 9 that was missing four key bolts raised fresh questions about Boeing's quality and safety culture, as well as regulatory oversight. «New leadership at Boeing will get a chance to tell Congress how they are implementing new safety standards and creating a stronger safety culture,» said Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee. Ortberg will tell senators Boeing made «serious missteps» in recent years but has since made «sweeping changes», according to a copy of prepared testimony seen by Reuters and confirmed by the planemaker. «Boeing has made serious missteps in recent years — and it is unacceptable. In response, we have made sweeping changes to the people, processes, and overall structure of our company,» Ortberg will say in his written testimony.

SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday — a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts. Named «Fram2» after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms in microgravity. It's hoped that the research will support future long-duration space travel to Mars.

Athos Salomé, the «Living Nostradamus,» has boldly foretold the fate of Donald Trump's second term. Salomé foresees a future defined by realignments and economic distress as geopolitical chasms and domestic cleavages broaden.

Greenland in 2019, the world dismissed it as another outlandish remark. But as his administration returned to power in 2025, the joke had turned into a serious policy objective. Greenland is no longer just a remote Arctic island – it is a strategic, economic, and military prize that Washington is determined to secure.

Trump said in an address to the U.S. Congress that the pipeline would be one of the largest in the world. «Japan, South Korea and other nations want to be our partner, with investments of trillions of dollars each,» he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BERKELEY, Calif.—In the Bay Area, a place teeming with brainy computer scientists, an intellectual movement called “the rationalists" debates existential issues, such as preventing artificial intelligence from destroying humanity. Yet even in a community that prides itself on welcoming anyone, a new arrival from Alaska stood out, a programmer named Jack LaSota.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HONG KONG—The militaries of China and Russia, America’s top two global adversaries, are working together as never before in their long partnership, probing the defenses of the U.S. and its allies.

Recent aviation disasters and close calls definitely have people worried about the safety of flying

A small plane that was reported missing in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was found crashed Friday on sea ice, and all 10 people aboard the Bering Air flight were killed, authorities said.

U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska on Friday found the wreckage of a small plane that suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and went missing with 10 people on board, recovering three of the bodies.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Carolynn Lenhard of Hamilton, Va., booked a cruise in 2022, she couldn’t wait for its stop in Venice. Then, an unwelcome surprise: Thanks to a ban on ships of a certain size at the port of Venice, her ship would instead anchor in nearby Trieste.

Biden administration's 2024 rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline service fees, saying the Transportation Department had not complied with procedural rules.

Project 2025 which is a 922 page policy manifesto developed by over 140 former US President Donald Trump administration officials has significantly influenced the early actions of US President Donald Trump during his second term, reported Salon.

Trump administration on Friday declared that the Gulf of Mexico had been renamed the Gulf of America, but popular mapping services from Google and Apple have continued showing the old name.

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NASA is launching rockets into auroras to investigate the factors that contribute to their distinct movements. Alaska's Fairbanks In an effort to learn more about polar auroras, also referred to as the Northern Lights, NASA plans to launch rockets into the night sky over Alaska this week.

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state