WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had found no safety issues after investigating allegations made against Blue Origin’s human spaceflight program. The FAA said in September it would review safety concerns raised by former Blue Origin employees. The FAA said on Friday it was closing its investigation after finding “no specific safety…
Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Tools Ahead of CEO’s Senate Testimony on App’s Impact on Kids
December 7, 2021
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Instagram said it has ramped up teen safety measures in its popular photo-sharing app, with the announcement coming as the firm’s chief executive is set to testify before Congress and following bombshell reports that it was aware of the app’s harm to teenagers. Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, said in a blog post that the company…
Boeing Directors Agree to $237.5 Million Settlement Over 737 MAX Safety Oversight
November 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON/SEATTLE—Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, documents released on Friday show. Following two fatal 737 MAX crashes in the space of five months in 2018–19 that killed 346 people, Boeing’s best…
DoorDash Launches New Safety Features for Deliverers Hours After Shooting
LOS ANGELES—DoorDash is launching two new safety features in its app to improve safety for food deliverers—the safety reassurance call and the emergency assistance button. The announcement came hours after a woman was shot while making a DoorDash delivery in La Mirada. Sheriff’s officials said the woman was followed by suspects in a silver sedan,…
DC Suspends Most of Its Metro Trains Over Safety Issue
WASHINGTON—Washington’s regional Metro system abruptly pulled more than half its fleet of trains from service early Monday morning over a lingering problem with the wheels and axles that caused a dramatic derailing last week. The ruling promises to complicate daily travel and commutes for thousands of riders for an unspecified length of time while the…
Evergrande Jitters Pull Risk FX Lower, Dollar Gains on Safety Bid
September 20, 2021
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LONDON—The offshore Chinese yuan skidded to three-week lows on Monday, dragging down other risk and commodity currencies as worries about property developer Evergrande’s solvency spooked financial markets, while the safe-haven dollar rose Only on Friday, the yuan hit its highest level in three months at 6.4297 per dollar. The sharp slump in the currency on…
Poland Halts Afghan Airlift Over Safety as US Deadline Looms
WARSAW, Poland—Poland has ended its evacuations from Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday, one of the first Western countries to halt operations helping people flee the Taliban takeover as a full American withdrawal looms. President Joe Biden declared the day before that he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S. pullout, ramping…
US Examining Boeing’s Treatment of Safety-Related Employees
A small group of Boeing engineers who perform key safety tasks are raising concerns about their ability to work free of pressure from supervisors, and their comments are prompting federal regulators to take a broader look into the company’s safety culture. The employees are deputized to approve safety assessments and handle other jobs for the…
Seeking Safety: How to Understand the Criminal Mind to Avoid Being a Victim of Crime
Our health and well-being are things we often talk about, but what about our safety? Being aware of our surroundings and knowing how to stay safe and seek escape when we need it, even in everyday places like a parking lot, can protect more than just your health. Staying safe doesn’t have an age limit…
[Premiering on 7/31 at 12PM] Seeking Safety: How to Understand the Criminal Mind to Avoid Being a Victim of Crime
Our health and well-being are things we often talk about, but what about our safety? Being aware of our surroundings and knowing how to stay safe and seek escape when we need it, even in everyday places like a parking lot, can protect more than just your health. Staying safe doesn’t have an age limit…
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