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Boeing expected to move headquarters from Chicago to DC area

Boeing plans to move its corporate headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area.

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Miles donations are providing flights for Afghan refugees

A campaign that began with ordinary people donating frequent-flyer miles has raised enough in two months to provide 40,000 flights for refugees from Afghanistan

8 months ago

Coast Guard, fire department, rescue pilots after cargo jet crashes in ocean off Hawaii

Rescuers in a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the debris field and two people in the water.

US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers

The 761 workers say their jobs were outsourced because many of the employees were older than 40 and were, or soon would, become eligible to retire with full federal retirement benefits.

Democrats protest removal of Transportation Department’s acting inspector general

Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s decision to remove the Transportation Department’s acting inspector general, the latest in a string of actions by Trump to fire or replace government watchdogs.

In this April 20, 2019, file photo, Ross Perot listens to a reporter's question in Kansas City, Mo.

Texas billionaire and Navy veteran H. Ross Perot dies at 89

H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89.

US government may gain new power to track drones and shoot them down

The bill provides no oversight or way to question a government decision about what is a "credible threat."

Science panel says the FAA is too tough on drones

“In many cases, the focus has been on ‘What might go wrong?’ instead of a holistic risk picture” that considers overall risk and benefit, the advisers wrote.

Energy Department backs easing of rules on coal, nuclear power plants

The Energy Department says the government should make it easier and cheaper to operate power plants to strengthen the nation’s electric grid.

Most electronics being banned on certain U.S.-bound flights

The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on nonstop U.S.-bound flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and some other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday.

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