US judge sets hearing on bid to end Boeing criminal prosecution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday said he will hold an Aug. 28 hearing on a request by the Justice Department and Boeing to approve an agreement that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution. The deal, which faces objections from relatives of some of the 346 people killed in two 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, enables Boeing to escape oversight from an independent monitor for three