Owner Jeff Bezos blocked The Washington Post from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
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Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
The Washington Post Building in Washington, D.C., on June 5. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Publisher and CEO Will Lewis says the Washington Post' is "returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," although 1988 was the last time it abstained in a general election. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, shown in 2012, blocked his paper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The editorials editor resigned, saying the decision made the paper look "craven." Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
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Passengers look out at an American Airlines jet. The airline is cracking down on "gate lice" — passengers who crowd around departure gates in terminals, and try to jump ahead in the boarding queue. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The Los Angeles Times newspaper headquarters is shown in El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
A strike by Boeing's machinists has hobbled the plane maker since the walk-out began almost six weeks ago. Union members overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer as the strike continues. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has fined Apple and Goldman Sachs $89 million. Pictured is the Apple logo hanging in front of an Apple store in Chicago in March. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion in the third quarter on Wednesday, as its striking machinists voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. That strike, now in its sixth week, has halted production at Boeing’s factories in the Pacific Northwest. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
American Airlines has agreed to pay a $50 million fine from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The DOT says the penalty is because of "numerous serious violations of the laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities" over a four-year period between 2019 and 2023. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Terry Muriekes, a tool-storage worker at Boeing's factory in Everett, Wash. for 38 years, holds a sign during a strike rally last week. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works is seen in Braddock, Pa., on Oct. 16, 2024. Nate Smallwood for NPR hide caption
A Denny's restaurant is shown Sept. 14, 2017, in Cranberry, Pa. Officials at the restaurant chain said about half of the 150 restaurant closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside federal court in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption