July 2024

TL/DR - Boeing has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government in a case related to the crashes of two 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people. Prosecutors alleged that two Boeing pilots hid crucial information about a new automated control system from the Federal Aviation Administration, a system…

TL/DR - Firefighters are tackling a 54-acre fire in the Tahoe National Forest, Placer County, reportedly started by an escaped campfire. The fire, which started around 4 p.m., is in remote terrain and is spreading rapidly, with no containment. An evacuation warning has been issued for a number of homes and recreation areas, and a section of Soda…

TL/DR - Tens of thousands of students in Wake County, North Carolina are preparing to return to school as the year-round school year begins. The year-round system, implemented in 37 elementary and middle schools, divides the year into four quarters, each lasting nine weeks, with three-week breaks in between. The flexible schedule benefits parents…

TL/DR - President Biden's prime-time television interview following his poor debate performance was met with criticism and doubt. Biden resisted questions about his competence and standing in the polls and downplayed his debate performance as a one-off mistake due to exhaustion and illness. Despite the criticism, Biden remains confident about his…