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Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA
A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the U.S. on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty ...
Thrifty says offer of free rental car was mistake
Thrifty Car Rental says it's sorry, but many customers who were offered a free one-day rental won't be getting that after all. The company says the offer was intended for a select group of top customers but was sent accidentally to many other people. "We're very sorry for any confusion ...
Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor
Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry. Adel el-Khayat was named ...
7 selected for Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame
Seven people, including West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes and former judge and U.S. Attorney L.J. Hymel, will be inducted July 12 into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. Ceremonies will be held at the Angola prison museum and in Baton Rouge. The induction events begin with a 1:30 ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: June 12 The Australian, Sydney, on Julia Gillard's clumsy, manipulative gender war: Yet again, Julia Gillard has played the gender card to distract voters from Labor's policy challenges and the continuing speculation about her leadership, and to set ...
Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming. Some are planning cities that will simply adapt to more water. But climate-proofing a ...
Sick, sunburned bottlenose dolphin rescued in Fla
A sunburned bottlenose dolphin was rescued after being stranded in a thick bed of seagrass at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. A kayaker first spotted the stranded dolphin and SeaWorld Orlando staff later went out to free the adult male bottlenose dolphin Thursday at the Merritt Island National Wildlife ...
Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived
More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more. The resorts that drew thousands of wealthy summer ...
3 students to make documentary about trip
Alden Roth has a different way of looking at the world, and he's planning to use part of the summer to create a documentary to share that vision with others. That's because Roth, a Washington High graduate, will soon begin a cross-country trip with two friends —fellow sophomores Dan Helbling ...
Forest Service plans prescribed burns for Croatan
The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a prescribed burn this weekend on up to 1,000 acres in the Croatan National Forest along North Carolina's coast. The Forest Service says the burn will likely take place off of Highway 24. More prescribed burns on an additional 4,000 acres are planned for ...
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