Survivor: Announcement said plane had landed safely
The Asiana passenger then saw flames outside the window.Read More ...
Solar plane finishes cross-county journey, lands in NYC
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airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late
on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the
United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its
four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in
its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy
Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. ...Read More ...
Mexico volcano's 2 mile-high ash cloud
The
Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit out a cloud of
ash and vapor 2 miles (3 kilometers) high over several days of
eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke Saturday to find a fine ...Read More ...
Fire chief: 2 dead in SF crash found outside jet
SAN
FRANCISCO (AP) — An Asiana Airlines flight packed with more than 300
people slammed onto the runway while landing at San Francisco airport
Saturday and caught fire, forcing many to escape by sliding down the
emergency inflatable slides and into a trail of metal debris as flames
tore through the plane.Read More ...
AP PHOTOS: Asiana Airlines jet crash lands in SF
The
crash landing of a large airliner at San Francisco International
Airport on Saturday is being investigated by the National Transportation
Safety Board, officials said. The Asiana Airlines flight out of Seoul,
South Korea, had its fuselage burned away, the entire tail gone and one
engine apparently broken off in the crash.Read More ...
The San Francisco plane crash at a glance
A look at Saturday's crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport:
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Egypt's new president asserts authority
CAIRO
(AP) — Egypt's new president moved to assert his authority and regain
control of the streets Saturday even as his Islamist opponents declared
his powers illegitimate and issued blood oaths to reinstate Mohammed
Morsi, whose ouster by the military has led to dueling protests and
deadly street battles between rival sides.Read More ...
Quebec police: More oil train deaths expected
LAC-MEGANTIC,
Quebec (AP) — Fires continued burning more than 24 hours after a
runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting
explosions and fires that destroyed a town's center and killed at least
one person. Police said they expected the death toll to increase.Read More ...
Solar powered plane finishes journey, lands in NYC
NEW
YORK (AP) — A solar-powered aircraft completed the final leg of a
history-making cross-country flight Saturday night, gliding to a smooth
stop at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.Read More ...
UK deports radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan
LONDON
(AP) — Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada was deported early Sunday
from the U.K. to Jordan to face terror charges, ending a more than
decade-long battle to remove a man described as a key al-Qaida operative
in Europe.Read More ...
Mexico volcano spits 2 mile-high ash cloud
MEXICO
CITY (AP) — The Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit
out a cloud of ash and vapor 2 miles (3 kilometers) high over several
days of eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke Saturday to find a
fine layer of volcanic dust on their cars.Read More ...
Concert for Okla. tornado victims draws big names
NORMAN,
Okla. (AP) — Some of country music's biggest stars, including Garth
Brooks, Toby Keith and many others with ties to Oklahoma, played a
sold-out show Saturday at the University of Oklahoma to raise money for
the victims of the recent tornadoes that strafed the state.Read More ...
Doing it her way, France's Bartoli wins Wimbledon
LONDON
(AP) — Ever since she was a kid, practicing until midnight with her
father, Marion Bartoli went about playing tennis her own way.Read More ...
On tour, Giffords' actions speak on gun control
DOVER,
N.H. (AP) — Thirty months after she was shot through the head, former
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords sits in a New Hampshire
restaurant facing parents of children killed in the nation's latest
school shooting.Read More ...
Experts: Boeing 777 has 'fantastic' safety record
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on
Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine,
wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service, aviation
safety expert said.Read More ...
Ex-prisoner chosen to lead Syria opposition group
BEIRUT
(AP) — A former Syrian political prisoner with close links to Saudi
Arabia was picked Saturday to lead Syria's main Western-backed
opposition group, filling a post long vacant due to divisions among
President Bashar Assad's opponents.Read More ...
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