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Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her platoon's defensive position during patrol week of Infantry Training Battalion near Camp Geiger, N.C., in 2013.

War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.

The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

Images from some of NPR's most read stories of 2024.

NPR's most-read stories of 2024 include a scam-fighter and zombie second mortgages

How can you outsmart scammers? What would you do if your friend was attacked by a wild cougar? NPR readers wanted to know the answers to those questions and more in 2024.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic

After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.

The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two planes narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they were attempting to land over the weekend in Phoenix. A United 737, like the one pictured here, and a Delta A330 flew to within 1,200 feet of each other.

2 passenger jets came dangerously close to each other in the skies over Phoenix

The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they attempted to land in Phoenix.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks the sound barrier on Jan. 28.

The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing broke a deferred prosecution deal with the government following a pair of fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago.

DOJ says Boeing broke deal that avoided prosecution after 2 fatal 737 Max crashes

Boeing has violated the terms of a deal to avoid prosecution after the fatal crashes of two 737 Max planes more than five years ago, the Department of Justice told a federal judge on Tuesday.

Photographers capture the Boeing Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket as it is rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Launch for Boeing Starliner's first crewed ride into space has been scrubbed

Boeing's Starliner program has been plagued with delays and design problems for several years.

This image, taken from NASA video, shows the Boeing Starliner capsule coming down through the darkness over New Mexico.

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.

Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport in 2017. A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying safety concerns about the company's aircraft.

Boeing challenges whistleblower allegations, details how airframes are put together

Two Boeing engineering executives went into detail Monday to describe how panels are fitted together, particularly on the 787 Dreamliner.

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