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In this image made from video, Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane lands at Sydney airport in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Australian airliner Qantas completed a non-stop flight from London to Sydney used to assess the effects of ultra-long-haul flights on crew fatigue and passenger jetlag.(Australia Pool via AP)

Australia's Qantas operates 19 1/2 -hour London-Sydney flight

In this July 17, 2014, file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of MH17 passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, that left 298 people killed. An international team of investigators piecing together a criminal case in the July 2014 shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine said Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, that evidence suggests links between Russia and rebels in the region were closer than previously believed. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

MH17 probe reveals close ties between Russia, Ukraine rebels

In this April 26, 2019, file photo a worker walks past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for Oman Air at Boeing's assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Orders and deliveries of new Boeing planes remain depressed eight months into the grounding of the company's 737 Max, Boeing said Tuesday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) **FILE**

Boeing orders, deliveries continue to sag with Max grounding

Dozens of protesters staged an "eat-in" on a San Francisco train platform on Sunday after a video of a black man being detained by police for eating a sandwich went viral. (KGO-TV)

BART riders stage 'eat-in' after black man detained for eating sandwich

In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, file photo Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Uber CEO walks back comment referring to Jamal Khashoggi's murder as Saudi gov't 'mistake'

In this Oct. 18, 2019, photo an American Airline plane flies in to Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. American Airlines, Inc. reports financial earns on Thursday, Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

American Airlines flight diverted after alleged sexual assault

In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Gary Jones, United Auto Workers president, speaks during the opening of their contract talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Auburn Hills, Mich. Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption in the union. The UAW said Jones requested the leave, which is effective Sunday, Nov. 3. The federal government has been investigating fraud and misuse of funds at the UAW for more than two years. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

UAW president taking leave amid corruption probe

Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker

In this April 29, 2019, file pool photo Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg speaks at a news conference after company's annual shareholders meeting at the Field Museum in Chicago. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faces questions over plane involved in 2 crashes

The Pennsylvania Avenue entrance of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Building is seen in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

J. Edgar 'Hell no': Black leaders say 'racist' Hoover's name has no business on new FBI HQ

Authorities investigate after a Port Authority bus was caught in a sinkhole in downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. The Port Authority of Allegheny County says the lone passenger is being treated Monday morning for minor injuries. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Sinkhole opens in downtown Pittsburgh, swallows part of bus during rush hour

Nissan names Makoto Uchida, head of China business, to be new CEO

In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are planning to turn off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

California Uber driver recovering from heart attack after being attacked during a ride

In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, riders wait to board as others depart a Metro train in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station in Washington. Washington's Metro system has become internationally synonymous with delays, breakdowns and smoke-filled tunnels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Metro to stay open 20 minutes after end of Nationals, Mystics playoff games

WTO says U.S. can slap $7.5B in tariffs on EU goods for Airbus case

General Motors workers pickets outside the General Motors Fabrication Division, on Monday in Parma, Ohio. Some 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers' union have been on strike against General Motors since Sept. 16. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors enters second week

In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, union members picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa. The strike against GM by United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday, Sept. 23, with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend and returned to talks Monday morning as the strike entered its eighth day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

GM strike enters 2nd week with no clear end in sight

First lady Melania Trump, center, and Department of Interior assistant secretary Rob Wallace, left, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Washington to re-open the Washington Monument, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. The monument has been closed to the public for renovations since August 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Melania Trump joins schoolchildren in reopening of Washington Monument

A new $12 million security structure sits in front of the Washington Monument, replacing the temporary structure that was installed after Sept. 11, 2001. (Sophie Kaplan/The Washington Times)

Washington Monument set to reopen after 3 years

In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a rideshare car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) **FILE**

Uber to keep classifying drivers as contractors in spite of California's AB 5

Trump says he will revoke Calif. emissions standards

Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a question concerning his announcement that California will spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis products amid a rise in vaping-related illnesses, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Trump administration set to revoke California's authority to set mileage standards

General Motors employees Bobby Caughel, left, and Flint resident James Crump, shout out as they protest with other GM employees, United Auto Workers members and labor supporters outside of the Flint Assembly Plant on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 in Flint, Mich. Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

United Auto Workers' GM strike could expand to Ford, Fiat Chrysler

In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao speaks during a major infrastructure investment announcement at transportation headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Elaine Chao ethics probe heats up in House

United Auto Workers picket on the south side of the General Motors Lake Orion Assembly plant in Lake Orion, Mich., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (Daniel Mears/Detroit News via AP)

Auto strike idles more than 50 GM factories and warehouses

Dozens of supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors circle the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. If approved by the legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, AB5, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would require companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers like employees. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Uber vows to keep fighting sweeping California labor bill

In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport in London. British Airways says in a statement Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots' 48-hour strike over pay. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike

In this July 25, 2019, file photo, Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa listens to questions from the media during a news conference at the global headquarters in Yokohama, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nissan board says chief has resigned, successor to be named

D.C. planning to tear down RFK Stadium in 2021

A girl on a bicycle pedals around the Tidal Basin with the Washington Monument in the background in Washington Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Tourism officials say Washington drew a record 20.2 million visitors last year, with increases in international and domestic visitors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

'Not safe for us': Plan for bike lanes divides Woodley Place

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