Passengers watch Boeing Starliner launch from airplane windows
Xavier Cummings works with rockets every day in his job as a NASA contractor, but he's never seen a launch like this.
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Are cell phone calls on airplane flights inevitable?
Ah, holiday travel. Between huge crowds and weather delays, flying during this time of year is hectic. Now close your eyes and imagine the entire scenario with one additional annoyance: Loud talkers yammering into their cell phones at 35,000 feet.
Mining company coached Alaska's governor to lobby White House
A mining company secretly collaborated with the governor of Alaska to lobby the Trump administration to move forward with a mining project that Environmental Protection Agency scientists warned could devastate the world's most valuable wild salmon habitat, according to newly released emails obtained by CNN.
Boeing's Starliner won't reach space station on uncrewed test
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft failed to put itself on the correct course during an uncrewed test flight on Friday and will not reach the International Space Station during this mission.
How Dish Network plans to become a cell phone company in 2020
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen believes his company could be a significant competitor in the US consumer wireless business.
NYT: Feds investigating ex-CIA Director John Brennan
The federal prosecutor leading the probe into the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation has begun examining the role former CIA Director John Brennan played in how the intelligence community assessed Russia's election interference, according to The New York Times.
Direct deposits were delayed by Federal Reserve glitch
Direct deposits and other financial transactions were delayed Thursday by a glitch at the Federal Reserve that has since been resolved.
Boeing to launch Starliner capsule on final uncrewed test flight
A spacecraft built by Boeing will launch a milestone test flight Friday in what could be the last major step in a long-running mission to once again launch humans from US soil.
Bloomberg granted extension on deadline to file financial report
Michael Bloomberg won't have to file his public financial disclosure report until February 4, 2020, after being granted a 45-day extension by the Federal Election Commission.
Rosie the Riveter test dummy to be first to fly on Boeing's Starliner
Rosie the Riveter has inspired generations of women and now a test dummy named after her is breaking new barriers.
Former FBI chief: Trump attacks a 'dire threat' to rule of law
A former head of the FBI and CIA says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr's harsh criticism of the bureau in the wake of an inspector general report about the origins of the Russia investigation are
Cyclone size of Texas discovered on Jupiter by NASA's Juno mission
NASA's Juno mission spotted a new cyclone the size of Texas during a close flyby of Jupiter in November.
FTC may try to delay Facebook's plan to integrate its apps
Facebook's stock took a dive on Thursday following a report that federal regulators may seek to prevent the company from more tightly integrating its social media products.
Fed may need to slash rates to zero before the end of 2020
The Federal Reserve is strongly suggesting that interest rates are unlikely to budge much before the 2020 election.
NSA inspector general says some data not being deleted quickly enough
The National Security Agency hasn't been deleting some of the material it collects as often as it should, according to an unclassified report summary from the agency's inspector general.
FCC approves 3-digit suicide prevention hotline
The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with plans to designate a three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988.
Economy could keep Dow rising in 2020
Trade jitters have taken financial markets on a wild ride this year, putting some cracks in the global economy. But stocks still kept hitting record highs.
Asian markets move higher after Fed holds interest rates steady
Asian markets mostly rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, putting an end to the year's series of rate cuts.
Water found 1 in. beneath Martian surface could help future astronauts
When the first astronauts land on Mars, they won't be able to take everything they need with them. The logistics and weight of transporting so much material on one spacecraft, along with a crew, defies current technology. While scientists at NASA have discussed missions to deliver materials to the Red Planet ahead of a manned mission, there may be resources on Mars that can be used.
Fed leaves rates steady and signals a pause in 2020
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its December meeting on Wednesday, halting a series of rate cuts that lifted markets and countered recession fears amid ongoing trade uncertainty.
Fed expected to leave interest rates alone, Trump pushes for more cuts
The Federal Reserve has erased nearly half of all the rate increases of the past two years since July -- but now the central bank is expected to halt any further cuts even as President Donald Trump continues to push for more.
Real-life planets you may have first seen in a 'Star Wars' film
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a breathtaking diversity of planets. From the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, rebel ships and Imperial cruisers, we've seen a colorful variety of them come into view. Harsh deserts baked by twin suns, craggy caverns, lush forests, water worlds, mineral-coated surfaces, inhospitable ice, inhabited moons and even lava worlds have greeted our gaze.
NASA says moon rocket could cost as much as $1.6B per launch
After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket that NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon, the launch vehicle is finally assembled and ready for testing.
Paul Volcker, former Fed chairman, dies at 92
Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve known for his battles against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 92.
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