Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over air bag flaw The recall includes the Honda Civic, Accord, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport, Ridgeline, as well as Acura MDX, RDX and TLX, from model years between 2020 and 2022. James Doubek
Black and Latina women helped propel gains for unions in 2023, finds a new study The share of Black and Latina women in unions rose in 2023 after moving in a downward trend for a few years. Meanwhile, the share of white and Asian American women in unions continues to decline. Juliana Kim
Why problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company's 737 Max 9 mess Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month. Joel Rose
Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons The magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors. Jonathan Franklin
The U.S. created an extraordinary number of jobs in January. Here's a deeper look U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January — far more than forecasters expected. The sizzling job market is good for workers but could cause the Federal Reserve to postpone a cut in interest rates. Scott Horsley
Tesla recalls nearly 2.2M vehicles for software update to fix warning lights Tesla is recalling nearly all of the autos it's sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. And NHTSA has upgraded a probe into Tesla steering problems. The Associated Press
How's business in Downtown Seattle? Depends on who you ask Businesses in downtown Seattle report mixed results seven months into Mayor Bruce Harrell's plan to revitalize the neighborhood. Joshua McNichols
MeWow! These feral Seattle cats are hunting mice in local breweries A crew of feral cats placed in breweries and industrial sites are keeping pests away. Katie Campbell
What will it take for Boeing to rebuild its reputation? Boeing’s struggles feel a little more personal to Seattleites, and those struggles have been huge. So what does the company need to do to turn things around? And how should Boeing begin to rebuild a reputation for quality and safety, after its series of high-profile failures? Libby Denkmann
Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes Senators are introducing a new bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly. Chris Arnold
