The Boeing 737 MAX took another big step towards commercial service Wednesday after American Airlines completed a test flight with journalists as the airline industry seeks to reassure the public following a 20-month grounding of the jet. The promotional flight, which included AFP among other media, departed near 1610 GMT from Dallas and landed and landed about 50 minutes later in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after encountering some turbulence along the...

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement Wednesday that he has been exposed to Covid-19 and will quarantine until he's "gone through the proper testing protocols."

South Koreans used to admire the U.S. as a model of success and progress. Now, with American Covid-19 deaths spiraling upward and Trump raging against the election result, their respect for American leadership is plummeting.

The U.S. is hoping to give a COVID-19 vaccine to 100 million people by the end of February, the head of the administration's Operation Warp Speed told reporters Wednesday.Moncef Slaoui said that number essentially represents all the nation's frontline health workers, the elderly, and people with underlying conditions. Slaoui, who was tapped by the Trump administration in mid-May to help lead the effort to quickly develop coronavirus vaccines...

Padilla would be the first Latino to represent California in the Senate.

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