Whistle­blow­er Who Raised Concerns About 737 Max Dies (Newser Morning 8)

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May 2, 2024     "I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand." —Confucius   1 Police Move In on UCLA Encampment After hours of threatening arrests over loudspeakers, police began breaking up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the UCLA campus early Thursday. Keep reading   2 Whistle­blow­er Who Raised Concerns About 737 Max Dies A whistleblower who alleged Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died Tuesday of an infection following two weeks in critical condition, a relative tells the Seattle Times. Keep reading     At a Glance An aerial drone photo taken on May 2, 2024, shows rescuers and excavators working at the site of a highway section that collapsed on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue after the highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than a dozen cars down a steep slope. (Wang Ruiping/Xinhua via AP) Keep reading   3 Police Kill Armed Student Outside Middle School Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state's attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local schools. Keep reading   4 College Team Defies NFL Over Uniforms When the University of Houston's football team took the field for their home opener last year, fans surely did a double-take. Keep reading   5 'Bitcoin Jesus' Arrested in Spain The early bitcoin investor who calls himself "Bitcoin Jesus" saw the potential in the cryptocurrency—whether he saw the Justice Department coming for him is less clear. Keep reading   6 Leaker of Military Secrets Could Face Court-Martial Jack Teixeira could face more than just a recommended 16 years in prison in connection with one of the biggest intelligence leaks in years. Keep reading     7 'I Didn't Shoot My Dog': Romney Says He's No Noem To many, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's story about shooting her dog is reminiscent of Sen Mitt Romney's anecdote about once tying his dog to the roof of his car for a 12-hour trip. Keep reading   8 Ex-Nickelodeon Producer Sues Over 'Destroyed Reputation' Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider says there's no question that he was a "bad leader" at times—but he's not a child sexual abuser. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1927, the US Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the "health of the patient and the welfare of society." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Our Planet Just Can't Sustain Pets   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved