"Death of Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Sparks Investigation"

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who had raised safety concerns about the company's manufacturing facilities, was found dead in his truck in a hotel parking lot in South Carolina. He had been giving evidence in a lawsuit against Boeing and had previously alleged that the company used defective parts in its planes. The circumstances of his death, which appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, are being investigated. This comes as US prosecutors initiate a criminal inquiry into a mid-air fuselage rupture incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX flown by Alaska Airlines.