Bezos riding own rocket on company’s 1st flight with people
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos is about to soar on his space travel company’s first flight with people on board.
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Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month
Amazon will stop testing workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of this month, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing....
Bezos’s comments on workers after spaceflight draws rebuke
NEW YORK — The world's richest man wanted to say thanks to the people who made his brief trip into space Tuesday possible.
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Rowers say Olympic coach threatened, verbally abused them
OAKLAND, Calif. — As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic &...
California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons
SAN FRANCISCO — A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme...
Unstable weather will continue to fuel huge Oregon blaze
PORTLAND, Ore. — Dry, unstable and windy conditions will keep fueling a massive wildfire in southern Oregon, forecasters said, as the largely uncontained blaze...
NFL’s Richard Sherman charged with DUI, other crimes
SEATTLE — Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman after police said he drunkenly crashed...
Key lawmaker quizzes airlines on delays, worker shortages
WASHINGTON — A key senator is asking six U.S. airlines to explain the high rates of delayed and canceled flights this summer, and she's...
California blaze erupts near site of deadliest US wildfire
PULGA, Calif. — A blaze that erupted near the flashpoint of the deadliest wildfire in recent U.S. history was heading away from homes on...
US requires more testing of warning system on Boeing 737s
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will require more frequent testing of switches on Boeing 737s that trigger warnings to pilots about a dangerous loss of...