An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to disable the engines of a passenger plane mid-flight. Alaska Airlines Flight 2059, operated by regional arm Horizon Air, diverted and landed safely in Portland, Ore., after the “credible security threat” Sunday night, the airline told Global
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States is warning citizens to “exercise increased caution” when travelling overseas with the State Department citing “increased tensions” in various parts of the world. In a “worldwide caution” advisory issued on Thursday, the government said in addition to increased tensions, there were concerns over the
The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen’s mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday, The disclosure came during a plea and sentencing hearing for Joran van
A mother in Tennessee has issued a heartbreaking warning to other parents after her seven-year-old daughter died early this month while playing with her birthday balloons. Alexandra Hope Kelly of Clinton, Tenn., celebrated her seventh birthday on Sept. 24. To ring in the festivities Alexandra’s mother, Channa Kelly, said she bought a 34-inch (over 86-centimetre)
A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday after allegedly jumping into one of the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Police told NBC New York that the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time. The man was found injured inside the north pool — one of two memorial pools that mark
A viral video that captured a woman’s xenophobic rant against a group of German tourists has resulted in her getting fired from her job. Brianna Pinnix, 30, was filmed on a New Jersey Transit train yelling at a group of German men and telling them to “get the f–k out of our country.”The video was
Republican Kevin McCarthy became the first U.S. House Speaker to be removed from office Tuesday thanks to a handful of rebellious party members. McCarthy – who served in the job nine months after an intense 15-round struggle to get it in January – said after the vote he would not run for the position again.The
A 62-year-old grandfather has been arrested for child abuse after he accidentally shot his own grandson in the shoulder while officiating a wedding, local police say. Michael Gardner of Odessa, Texas, was in Denton, Neb., with family members for a wedding on Saturday afternoon when he “decided to gain everyone’s attention and start the wedding
A nine-year-old girl abducted during a family camping trip in upstate New York was found “safe and in good health” Monday night after investigators lifted a fingerprint from a ransom note dropped off at the family’s home, police said. Charlotte Sena’s disappearance kick-started a massive two-day search involving more than 400 forest rangers, police officers
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who in 2016 pleaded guilty to murdering her mother, will be out of prison before 2024. On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections granted her parole three years before her scheduled release, the Springfield News-Leader reported.She will be released on Dec. 28, 2023, though her original 10-year sentence would have seen her