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A 737 Max 8 undergoes final assembly inside Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., on March 27, 2019. Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes the fuselages and ships them to Washington. A series of production issues at Spirit have led to problems.

National

Why problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company's 737 Max 9 mess

5:05am February 05, 2024

by Joel Rose

Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. A Seoul court acquitted Lee of financial crimes.

World News

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger

2:43am February 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

The ruling could ease the legal troubles for the Samsung heir less than two years after he was pardoned of bribing a former president in a scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

Mexico's wild agave plants are disappearing — will mezcal follow?

5:17pm February 04, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with The Washington Post's investigative reporter Kevin Sieff about the shortening supply of agave plants in Mexico.

Economy

A business owner reflects on the state of the economy amid its 'soft landing'

8:00am February 03, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Marvin Companies CEO Paul Marvin about opening a new manufacturing plant amid what economists are calling a "soft landing."

A lone shopper heads into a Target store on Jan. 11 in Lakewood, Colo.

Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons

5:35pm February 02, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors.

National

After a blocked merger, the future of Spirit Airlines is uncertain

4:27pm February 02, 2024

by Tom Hudson

A judge blocked the merger of JetBlue and Spirit airlines. Now, there's worry Spirit may not be able to stay an independent carrier for long.

A construction worker is seen in Miami on Jan. 5, 2024. U.S. employers added more jobs than expected in January including in the construction sector.

Economy

The U.S. created an extraordinary number of jobs in January. Here's a deeper look

4:27pm February 02, 2024

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January — far more than forecasters expected. The sizzling job market is good for workers but could cause the Federal Reserve to postpone a cut in interest rates.

The last Apple laptop with a CD and DVD drive is officially obsolete

6:13am February 02, 2024

The mid-2012 13 inch MacBook Pro will still work, but Apple will no longer service it. An Apple product is obsolete once it hasn't been distributed for sale for more than seven years.

Queue Listen Now

The Labor Department will issue its first monthly jobs report of the new year

5:15am February 02, 2024

Forecasters expect to see continued job gains and another month of very low unemployment.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday.

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

6:47pm February 01, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.