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The FAA revoked that authority in 2019 after the crashes of two 737 MAX jets that killed 346 people.

The move will not immediately lead to the delivery of more planes, but it is a sign of the FAA's growing confidence that Boeing has improved its quality and safety practices.

The FAA capped production of the 737 MAX at 38 jets per month after a mid-air panel blowout last year.

The agency says Boeing has not yet sought to increase that production rate and that FAA safety inspectors would still have to sign off before it does.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

The Transportation Department is announcing the new rules after fatal crashes this year in Florida, Texas, and Alabama.

Officials say all three were caused by non-citizen truck drivers who should not have received commercial driver's licenses.

The rules will make it impossible for many immigrants to get those licenses because only three specific classes of visa holders are eligible.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also threatened to revoke $160 million in federal funding from California unless it complies.

A spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom defended the state's safety record, saying commercial driver's license holders from California have a fatal crash rate almost 40 percent below the national average.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

Kansas allows adults to decline life support measures if they're incapacitated and terminally ill, but those directives are automatically invalid during pregnancy. That violates pregnant women's right to personal autonomy and equal protection under the state constitution, says attorney Jess Pesley with the advocacy group Compassion and Choices.

Kansas allows adults to decline life support measures if they're incapacitated and terminally ill, but those directives are automatically invalid during pregnancy. That violates pregnant women's right to personal autonomy and equal protection under the state constitution, says attorney Jess Pesley with the advocacy group Compassion and Choices.

The ultimate question this case asks is whether people lose their constitutional rights when they become pregnant. Over 30 states have some form of pregnancy exclusion in laws around advanced directives. The lawsuit comes as concern grows over a brain-dead pregnant Georgia woman who's been kept on life support for three months and counting due to state abortion laws.

The ultimate question this case asks is whether people lose their constitutional rights when they become pregnant. Over 30 states have some form of pregnancy exclusion in laws around advanced directives. The lawsuit comes as concern grows over a brain-dead pregnant Georgia woman who's been kept on life support for three months and counting due to state abortion laws.

For NPR News, I'm Rose Conlin in Wichita.

For NPR News, I'm Rose Conlin in Wichita.

The FAA has now capped the number of flights in and out at Newark at a level that the agency says is more in line with what air traffic control can handle. The FAA says it's working to install new fiber optic lines and adding new backup systems to help with the technical problems in Newark. The FAA says it's also trying to speed up hiring and training of new air traffic controllers.

The FAA has now capped the number of flights in and out at Newark at a level that the agency says is more in line with what air traffic control can handle. The FAA says it's working to install new fiber optic lines and adding new backup systems to help with the technical problems in Newark. The FAA says it's also trying to speed up hiring and training of new air traffic controllers.

But, you know, the reality is that it takes years to train them to work in complex and congested airspace.