May 2019

F.A.A. Chief Defends Boeing Certification Process at House Hearing

Politics /

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration defended the agency’s certification procedures involving the now-grounded Boeing 737 Max airplane, telling the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday that the process by which company-paid employees inspected their own aircraft was “a good system.” The F.A.A. executive, Daniel Elwell, said his agency was reviewing a decades-old practice […]

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U.S., Mexico and Canada Near Deal on Metal Tariffs, Mnuchin Says

Finance /

WASHINGTON — The United States is nearing an agreement with Mexico and Canada to roll back its tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday, potentially ending a standoff that has heightened tension among the three countries since President Trump imposed the duties last year. Mr. Mnuchin said at a Senate

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Louisiana ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban nearing final passage

Lifestyle /

A proposal to ban abortions in Louisiana as early as the sixth week of pregnancy continued to speed through the state legislature Wednesday, a day after Alabama lawmakers voted for what could become the nation’s most restrictive law against the procedure. Without objection, the Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee backed legislation to prohibit abortions

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The £3.6m masterpiece hanging in our school

Entertainment /

Image copyright National Gallery Image caption Sacred Heart students looking at Artemisia Gentileschi’s self-portrait When they filed into their assembly hall on Tuesday, students at Sacred Heart High School in Newcastle weren’t expecting to find a pioneering 17th Century Italian painter waiting for them. It was, in fact, a self-portrait by a painter called Artemisia

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New York’s Met museum to shun Sackler family donations

Business /

Image copyright Spencer Platt/Getty Images Image caption The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it will stop accepting gifts from the Sackler family, linked to OxyContin New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art said on Wednesday that it will shun gifts from the US Sackler family, made rich by the production of opioids. The billionaire family

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He Crossed the Atlantic in a Barrel. We Asked Him About Dodging Ships and Using ‘La Toilette.’

Travel /

On a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, the French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin spent 127 days alone in a large, barrel-shaped capsule made of plywood, at the mercy of the winds and currents. He had no television. No Facebook or Twitter. In December, Mr. Savin, a former military parachutist, pilot and park ranger in Africa, set

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Watch Steph And Seth Curry’s Parents Use Age-Old Tactic To Pick Whose Jersey To Wear

Sports /

Seth and Stephen Curry made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first pair of brothers known to play against each other in a conference finals. But the notable accomplishment brought on a dilemma for their parents: which jersey to wear to the game.  Dell and Sonya Curry decided to use a coin toss to figure it out. 

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