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WASHINGTON — Boeing’s already battered reputation took another hit at two Senate committee hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill, with witnesses questioning how the company builds airplanes and the safety of those planes. One of the key witnesses was Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, a whistleblower who said he’s been threatened for bringing safety concerns to his managers over several years, but that he was testifying due to his belief that “they are putting out defective airplanes.” “I have serious concerns about the safety of the 787 and 777 aircraft and I’m willing to take on professional risk to talk about them,” he said in his opening statement. He said when he raised concerns, “I was ignored. I was told not to create delays. I was told, frankly, to shut up.” He said that Boeing used “unmeasured and unlimited” amount of force – including people jumping on pieces of the airplane – to correct misalignment between sections of jets, and that the gap ended up being much more than the 5/1000th of an inch allowed by Boeing’s own standards. Boeing did not have any witnesses at either

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) — Madera Police believe a fire at a Madera playground may be an act of arson. Officers were called out to the John W. Wells Youth Center Tuesday night on 5th and Flume Streets. About a quarter of the structure was destroyed by the flames. City officials say this is the second incident of a playground fire in Madera this week, following a fire at the Rotary Park playground last Sunday. Investigators also found evidence that accelerants may have been used in both cases. There’s no word of any arrests in either incident. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

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Jontay Porter is the second person to be banned from the league for violating league rules after now-former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014.

At least a dozen people have died and more are injured after three missiles hit the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, the Associated Press reports. BBC News Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has the latest from Kyiv.

By EDITH M. LEDERER (Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, told reporters that “massive operations” are required to restore those services and meet minimum standards — and this can’t be done during military operations. He pointed to the destruction of hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, homes, roads and schools, adding that “there is not a single university that is standing in Gaza.” De Domenico said Israel’s recently-ended second major military operation at Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, was so destructive the facility has been forced to shut down. As an example, he questioned what the military objective was in shooting an MRI scanner that examines parts of the body and can detect cancers. He said his team has been dealing with “a scene of terror” at the hospital, with U.N. and Palestinian

Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson didn’t even get a chance to spend what might be their final moments in the same uniform on the court. Related Articles Golden State Warriors | Warriors’ dynasty is over. It ended in embarrassment Golden State Warriors | Klay Thompson went ice cold vs. Kings, but Warriors say they ‘need’ him back Golden State Warriors | Warriors’ key offseason dates: Contract deadlines, free agency and more Golden State Warriors | Kings relish taking revenge on Warriors, pushing Golden State dynasty into uncertainty Golden State Warriors | Warriors’ season ends unceremoniously with blowout loss to Kings in play-in In a blowout play-in loss to the Kings, the dynastic trio checked out together with 2:13 left in a game that was already decided. The three legends are used to playing deep into May and June. Instead, their season ended on April 16. Golden State ended the regular season as one of the league’s hottest teams, with a 22-11 second-half record. The Warriors won two more games than they did a year prior, making important progress in some key areas. But

SACRAMENTO — Steph Curry, master of focus, sipped a beer with a 10,000-yard stare. The loquacious Draymond Green seemed to be at a loss for words. The ever-positive Klay Thompson was downright despondent. The Warriors’ season ended Tuesday night at the hot hands of the Sacramento Kings, and the bout left the once-great champions dazed. The question was plastered across each of the greats’ faces before the final buzzer sounded and well after as well: What just happened? Let me tell you: The No. 10 seed in the Western Conference—the worst team in the Western Conference postseason—was jumped from the opening tip-off Tuesday. They were pushed around and beaten up, and they provided little to no resistance to the Kings‘ ever-present force. The Warriors were punked. And it left the once-mighty Warriors — with a core that has played for and won everything —  looking like a team over its head in a lowly play-in tournament game. Sacramento is hardly a team of destiny—a future champion on the rise. The Kings stink, too. This squad entered this No. 9 vs. No. 10 game as underdogs

SACRAMENTO — Only six players have gone scoreless in a postseason game while attempting at least 10 field goals in the shot clock era. The list spans from 1978 to the NBA Finals last year: Bob Wilkerson, Nate Robinson, Marvin Williams, Trevor Ariza, Reggie Bullock and Max Strus. The only reason Klay Thompson won’t join them is because play-in round stats curiously don’t count towards official records. Thompson doesn’t belong in the same sentence as those players, anyway. He’s a five-time All-Star and a four-time NBA champion. He has a legitimate claim as the second-greatest 3-point shooter ever. He’s had some of the most clutch playoff performances ever — his 41-point “Game 6 Klay” Game against the Thunder in 2016, nine 3s against Houston with their backs against the wall, back-to-back 27-point gems to eliminate the Rockets a year later. But when the Warriors had a chance to keep their long-held belief that they could make another deep playoff run alive, Thompson threw up a goose egg. He went 0-for-10, including six 3-pointers, for his worst shooting game of his NBA career. Unlike in past

By TOM KRISHER and MICHELLE CHAPMAN (Associated Press) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas. In a filing with federal regulators early Wednesday, the company said it would ask shareholders to vote on both issues during its annual meeting on June 13. In January, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick ruled that Musk is not entitled to a landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth about $55.8 billion over 10 years starting in 2018. Five years ago, a Tesla shareholder lawsuit alleged that the pay package should be voided because it was dictated by Musk and was the product of sham negotiations with directors who were not independent of him. Musk said a month after the judge’s ruling that he would try to move Tesla’s corporate listing to Texas, where he has already moved company headquarters. Almost immediately after the judge’s ruling, Musk did exactly

A book with records of a U.S. Navy destroyer’s trips during World War II was found in a piece of furniture far from the now-sunken ship.

Actor and comedian Wayne Brady, a five-time Emmy winner, and award-winning recording artist Deborah Cox join “CBS Mornings” to talk about taking the stage in the new Broadway revival of “The Wiz.”

Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins has performed around the world, but he’s sharing how a personal tragedy involving gun violence has impacted his family and music.

The IDF says it is opening new ways for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza following months of allegations that it was limiting access to civilians in need.

A cat clinging to a car’s door handle while submerged in Dubai’s floodwaters was rescued as the United Arab Emirates was swamped with its heaviest rain ever recorded. The state-run WAM news agency called the deluge a “historic weather event.”

Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer at Boeing, and others will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee Wednesday on safety concerns. Robert Sumwalt, a CBS News transportation safety analyst and former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, joined CBS News to discuss the hearing.

By Kayna Whitworth Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:30PM Kohberger’s lawyers claimed the suspected murderer was instead driving around alone — as he often did — when the murders were committed LATAH COUNTY, Idaho — Attorneys for accused killer Bryan Kohberger have until Wednesday to formally submit documents related to his alibi for the night of the Idaho college murders. The judge requested that Kohberger’s lawyers provide additional details about the former PhD student’s alibi the night four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus home. RELATED: Where the Idaho college murders case stands 1 year later Over the summer, Kohberger’s lawyers claimed in a court filing the suspected murderer was instead driving around alone — as he often did — in the late evening and early morning hours when the murders were committed in November 2022. They added he is not claiming to be at a specific location at a specific time and said they had no specific witness to say precisely where he was at each moment. The judge entered a “not guilty” plea on the Pennsylvania native’s behalf. RELATED:

By Bob Slovak Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:20PM The World Axe Throwing Championships will bring out the best in Houston’s top hatchet hurlers. HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s Michael Barton first tried Axe throwing five years ago and he’ll admit, “I was terrible”. Well, five years later Barton is headed back to the World Axe Throwing Championships along with a number of his practice partners from Hurling Hatchets. Barton along with his doubles partner Jorge Sanchez and Chris Kendig have all come a long way. The three have worked their way up the ranks and they like their chances in Tulsa at the World Championships. Barton will compete in both Hatchets and Knives, “My expectations are I want to win, I’m going to go at it with everything I’ve got.” Is there a secret to throwing an axe with accuracy? Kendig says its simple, “It’s a lot of hard work and practice, lots of technique.” Barton says it’s more of a mind game, “the secret to being a good Axe throwers is all in your head, it’s about keeping yourself calm.”

Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called “sleeping giant,” named Gaia BH3, has a mass that is nearly 33 times that of our sun, and it’s located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation, making it the second-closest known black hole to Earth. The closest black hole is Gaia BH1, which is located about 1,500 light-years away and has a mass that is nearly 10 times that of our sun. Astronomers discovered the black hole while combing through observations taken by European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope for an upcoming data release to the scientific community. The researchers weren’t expecting to find anything, but a peculiar motion – caused by Gaia BH3’s gravitational influence on a nearby companion – caught their eye. Many “dormant” black holes don’t have a companion close enough to munch on, so they are much more difficult to spot and don’t generate any light. But other stellar black holes siphon material from companion stars, and this exchange of matter releases bright X-rays that can