Transportation

After long delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule and crew launch into space
After years of delay, Boeing’s Starliner is flying people for the first time with two NASA astronauts heading to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Minnesota e-bike rebates: 7 questions, answered
The Minnesota Department of Revenue will accept up to 10,000 rebate applications and review them on a first-come, first-served basis. The site, though, crashed Wednesday morning after it launched. Officials say they’re working on a fix.
Slope failure forces closure of state highway in Twin Cities
A section of state highway in the Twin Cities has been closed unexpectedly due to a slope failure — and it could stay closed for weeks, possibly months.
Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010
The latest campaign seeks unionization for more than 50,000 ramp workers, flight attendants and mechanics. While Delta pilots and dispatchers are unionized, the majority of employees are not.
Stillwater Lift Bridge to close for repairs on June 4
The Stillwater Lift Bridge will remain down on Tuesday to replace an electrical power cable. The lift schedule will be suspended, though smaller boats and watercraft will still be able to pass below the bridge.
Bette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88
She began her career with now-defunct Eastern Airlines at age 21 in 1957, when Dwight Eisenhower was president, flights between New York and D.C. cost $12 and “stewardesses,” as they were called, served lobster on platters and passed out cigarettes on board.