The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has struck a deal in principle with Boeing to allow it to avoid prosecution in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people.

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people.

A 19-year-old man who attempted to carjack a Deputy U.S. Marshal assigned to the security detail of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Democrat Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate for mayor of New York City, over Republican allegations that he lied to Congress about what he did as New York governor during the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the covid-19 pandemic,

Boeing and the Justice Department reached a deal that would allow the plane-maker to avoid prosecution for a fraud charge tied to the 737 Max crashes, which killed 346 people. Crash victims' family members have repeatedly called for more accountability and for Boeing officials to stand trial over the crashes.

The Justice Department may move decisions about charging public from headquarters to regional U.S. attorney offices.

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.