A decision to not pursue a guilty plea from Boeing would be the latest about-face in a long effort to hold the plane maker accountable for the crashes of two 737 Max jets.
Category: Deaths (Fatalities)
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Funeral Homes Are Forced to Innovate as Consumer Preferences Shift
As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out.
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Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
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7 Killed in Crash Involving a Tour Van and a Pickup Near Yellowstone
The crash in eastern Idaho killed six people in a van who had been part of a tour group, as well as the driver of a pickup truck, the State Police said.
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Jill Sobule, Singer Behind ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dead at 66
Ms. Sobule, 66, died Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minn., her publicist said. She had been scheduled to perform songs from her musical later in the week.
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How Safe Are Helicopter Sightseeing Tours?
The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than other commercial aviation, opening the door to dangers like pilot fatigue.
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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s Wife, Asked About Flulike Symptoms Before Deaths
Videos, photographs and police reports released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico offered a look into the days before Betsy Arakawa and Mr. Hackman died.
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N.Y.C. Helicopter Company Shuts Operations After Deadly Crash, F.A.A. Says
All six people on board the craft, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, died when it crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.
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Xiaomi Driverless Technology in Focus After Fatal Electric Car Crash
A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.
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Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash
Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009.
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South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.
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Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
In novels like “The Glitter Dome” and nonfiction works like “The Onion Field,” he took a harsh, unglamorous look at the realities of law enforcement.