Morning Edition KLM Airlines Was Asked: Which Seats Are The Safest In A Crash? KLM responded that seats in the middle are better. The seats at the ends are worse. Some people were baffled that the airline would bring up plane crashes at all.
Boeing takes $4.9B hit over 737 MAX fiasco Boeing says it is making concessions to customers that will cost it a total of $5.6 billion in its second financial quarter – the first full quarter since the worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX.
All Things Considered 'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years.
Speakers Forum How social media ate news media’s lunch, and what to do about it It’s a brave new world for news media. The advertising revenue that kept newspapers afloat has dwindled. Reporters are being laid off.
KUOW Newsroom Majority of U.S. households are Amazon Prime members Amazon’s Prime Day began in 2015 as a sale day for Prime members, who were then a fraction of American consumers. Now the majority of households in the US are Prime members, says Andrew Lipsman, an analyst at New York-based eMarketer.
2 Major Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Boeing Max Flights Through November The Federal Aviation Administration found a new problem in Boeing's max plane last month, so it will like be several more months before the troubled plane is certified to fly passengers again.
All Things Considered Amazon's Prime Day Marked With Competing Sales And High Profile Walkout More than 200 retailers are hosting sales to compete with Amazon's two-day discount event, Prime Day. This year is also marked by the highest profile labor action planned at a U.S. Amazon warehouse.
Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U.K.'s New 50-Pound Note For decades, Turing's status as a giant in mathematics was largely unknown, thanks to the secrecy around his computer research and the social taboos about his sexuality.
Morning Edition 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories A former Dell worker said she had such a rough time at the company because of her appearance that she filed a human rights complaint. Another former worker alleges bias over her gender transition.
All Things Considered A Bug's Life: Remembering The Classic Volkswagen Beetle The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico this week. We remember the beloved automotive icon with stories from our listeners.
