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Student pilot allegedly tried to enter cockpit of Alaska Airlines flight multiple times

An Alaska Airlines airplane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 5, 2023. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A 19-year-old student pilot is facing a federal charge over allegedly attempting to enter the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight multiple times, according to court documents.The crew "reported a passenger disturbance" during a flight from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on March 3, according to the Federal Aviation […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

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Mom who mysteriously perished on flight from Dominican Republic died of natural causes: Brother

Courtesy Chris Volz(NEW YORK) -- An Indiana mother of two who died after suddenly falling ill on a plane back from the Dominican Republic last month died of natural causes, her brother Chris Volz told ABC News.Mystery surrounded the circumstances of 41-year-old Stefanie Smith's death for much of the last two weeks, as her family pleaded with authorities for answers.A forensic pathologist contacted Smith's family on Wednesday to tell them Smith died from a carotid artery dissection in her neck, […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

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Estranged wife of Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann says he’s not capable of murders: Lawyer

In this Aug. 1, 2023, file photo, Rex A. Heuermann appears before Judge Timothy P. Mazzei in Suffolk County Court, in Central Islip, New York. (James Carbone, Pool via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The estranged wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann maintains that her husband is "not capable of the crimes he is accused of," her attorney said in a new statement on Wednesday.Heuermann, a former New York architect, has been charged in the murders of four […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

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Florida man arrested after 27-year-old woman found dead on cruise ship

amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 27-year-old Florida woman has been found dead on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, authorities say.Initial reports of the woman’s death began at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday when members of the Royal Bahamas Force from the Criminal Investigation Department – Grand Bahama were told that a female passenger was found in a cabin onboard a cruise line en route to the Bahamas, according to a statement from the Royal Bahamas Police.“A team of medical […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

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Missing college student Riley Strain seen on surveillance video stumbling on sidewalk night he vanished

WKRN(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- A University of Missouri student was caught on several surveillance videos before he vanished during a night out in Nashville.Riley Strain was last seen by friends at 9:52 p.m. Friday after drinking downtown at a bar on Gay Street in the city's Broadway area, Nashville police said. Strain's friend told police that the group last saw him when he was kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar, police said.The 22-year-old was visiting Nashville with his fraternity brothers for […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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Boeing overwrote surveillance footage of door plug repair, NTSB chair says

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Boeing overwrote surveillance footage from the repair facility where a door plug was reinstalled ahead of the blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year, according to a letter Wednesday from National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendy to the Senate Commerce Committee.The NTSB has been requesting the footage in order to investigate what happened during the midflight scare.The NTSB still does not know which Boeing employees worked on the failed door plug of […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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James Crumbley will not testify in his manslaughter trial over son’s shooting

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(PONTIAC, Mich.) -- James Crumbley, the father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, will not testify in his manslaughter trial as the defense rested after just one witness Wednesday.After the jury was removed from the courtroom, James Crumbley was asked questions by his attorney under oath, in which he revealed it was his choice to remain silent, and not testify before the jury.The court is currently taking a recess and closing arguments are set to begin at 12:30 […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar will close 1,000 stores following fourth-quarter loss

Jeffrey Greenberg/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Doors are closing for 1,000 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar locations after the discount variety store chain announced an unexpected surprise fourth-quarter loss in its earnings report Wednesday.Dollar Tree plans to shutter 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of fiscal 2024. Over the next several years, the company intends to close 370 more Family Dollar locations, as well as 30 Dollar Tree stores.At the opening bell Wednesday on Wall Street, Dollar Tree shares […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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White House launches new effort to prevent opioid overdose

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses.In its Wednesday announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration said it hopes the new effort will help get Naloxone, a drug meant to reverse opioid overdose, into as many communities as possible, increase training and broaden access to the drug."We really want to make sure that we're flooding the zone with Naloxone, where appropriate, to ensure that everyone who needs it can get access," White […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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