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People lined the streets of Rapid City, S.D., as members of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission drove through town. Locals showed their support for Ellsworth Air Force Base by displaying signs questioning the planned closure.

Sen. Thune Wrestles with the Politics of Base Closure

South Dakota's Republican Sen. John Thune has been in office only six months and he's already learned some hard political lessons from the base closure process. He was surprised when the Pentagon announced it planned to close his state's Ellsworth Air Force Base. Now he fighting to save what is his state's second-largest employer.

A visitor takes a photo of the Rolls-Royce jet engine of the Airbus A350-1000 parked at the static display area during the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 7, 2018, in Singapore.

Rolls-Royce is cutting up to 2,500 jobs in an overhaul of the U.K. jet engine maker

The aerospace company was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated demand for air travel. Rolls-Royce, based in Derby, central England, didn't disclose where jobs will be cut.

Fire Crews Battle Blazes in Unfavorable Conditions

Hot and dry conditions are adding to the challenges firefighters are facing as they battle 23 active wildfires throughout Oregon, and wildfire smoke has…

Wyden Uses Heatwave To Urge Insurers To Provide Seniors With AC, Filtration Systems

Elderly Oregonians with Medicare Advantage health plans should have insurers provide them with air conditioners and filtration units. That from U.S.…

Jimmy Kimmel reflects on his comic roots and how he broke into late night

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host found himself at the center of a battle over free speech recently when his show was briefly suspended. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2013, when his show moved to late night.

Health Report Due This Month Delayed As Bullseye Glass Launches Federal Case

A key health report on air quality near Bullseye Glass has pushed back to 2018 as the company launches a federal case against the state.

French police secure the entrance of the Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon. A decapitated body was found outside the factory.

Man Beheaded In Terrorist Attack On French Factory

Police have arrested one suspect over the attack, which also included an explosion at the facility operated by Air Products, an American company.

Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air's chairman and CEO, has apologized and resigned from a position at the airline after a backlash over her kicking a steward off a recent flight. Cho was angered by the presentation of macadamia nuts.

Nut Rumpus Prompts Korean Airline Exec To Apologize And Resign

Cho Hyun-ah, whose family runs Korean Air, forced a Korea-bound jet to return to a New York terminal so she could eject its cabin crew chief over the presentation of macadamia nuts.

A Navy pilot who flew with the Blue Angels — some of the group's planes are seen here last September — was killed in a crash southwest of Nashville on Thursday afternoon.

Blue Angels Pilot Dies After Crash During Training Near Nashville

The jet went down in an open field not far from an apartment complex, local officials said during a news conference Thursday afternoon.

A Poetry Reading: 'To My Oldest Friend, Whose Silence Is Like A Death'

Fresh Air's classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz recently published a poem about friendship and loss on Poets.org.

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