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Boeing whistleblower and engineer Sam Salehpour told the U.S. Congress that the company repeatedly cut corners on the 787 Dreamliner, rushing planes through production and sacrificing safety to prioritize profits.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 1:39 am
An elephant walks down a residential street

The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Mont., leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk.

Posted: April 17, 2024, 6:32 pm
Water splashes up as a white SUV drives through flooding following heavy rainfall in Dubai.

The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel.

Posted: April 17, 2024, 2:12 pm
A person wearing a police-style uniform and helmet is shown standing near large piles of concrete debris as a heavily damaged, multi-storey building is shown.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that the Ukrainian military had attacked a large Russian airfield in occupied Crimea and thanked his top military commander for staging the strike.

Posted: April 17, 2024, 12:28 pm
A clean-shaved middle aged man is shown smiling outside in a closeup photo.

British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of the Sun tabloid newspaper over claims journalists used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house, his lawyer said in court documents on Wednesday.

Posted: April 17, 2024, 12:02 pm
Salman Rushdie

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a New York stage in August 2022 and suffered life-changing injuries. He spoke to CBC's The Current about his new book, in which he details the stabbing, imagines a conversation with the alleged attacker and shares how he beat the odds to survive.

Posted: April 17, 2024, 8:00 am
A man in a crowd waves.

Seven jurors were empanelled by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, leaving only five slots plus several backups unfilled. It was faster than most had predicted for the historic and unusual criminal trial.

Posted: April 16, 2024, 11:47 pm
Cars drive through a flooded street during a rain storm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Dubai Police have issued a public safety advisory after heavy storms washed over the city, leaving streets flooded. More unstable weather is expected to continue until Wednesday.

Posted: April 16, 2024, 7:41 pm
A robotic rover sits on a red, rocky surface.

NASA's plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there's a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday.

Posted: April 16, 2024, 3:50 pm
A piece of disfigured metal sits on a white counter, with a light shining on it.

When a strange object hit Alejandro Otero's home in Florida, he had to return early from vacation. Once he got in touch with NASA, he learned it was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station.

Posted: April 16, 2024, 3:04 pm