Michael Francis McElroy/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — A Frontier Airlines plane bound for Tampa was forced to return to Las Vegas after an engine malfunction, according to the airline. On Friday morning, a section of the engine cover, called a cowling, came loose and separated from the aircraft, Frontier Airlines said. “Our pilots followed procedure and …
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Nov 30
‘It’s still a bit of a mystery’: 51 more beached whales die in New Zealand
Department of Conservation(NEW YORK) — Fifty-one more pilot whales beached themselves and died in New Zealand, raising to nearly 200 the number that have done so over the past week. The New Zealand Department of Conservation was called to Hanson Bay on the Chatham Islands after receiving an alert that 80 to 90 of the …
Nov 30
All 3 on board corporate jet die when it crashes in Indiana: State police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — All three people on board a corporate jet have died after the plane crashed in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, the Indiana State Police said Friday. The crash took place shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time in Clark County, just north of Louisville, Kentucky. The Clark County Airport in Sellersburg, …
Nov 30
New Jersey mansion fire suspect accused of murdering brother’s family pleads not guilty
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man accused of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew then setting their mansion ablaze before torching his own home nearby has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Paul Caneiro, 51, entered the plea during his appearance Friday morning in Monmouth County Superior Court in Freehold, New Jersey. Dressed …
Nov 30
African-American mural vandalized with swastikas; police treating as hate crime
KABC(NEW YORK) — An African-American mural in Los Angeles has been vandalized with swastikas in an act the Los Angeles Police Department said it’s treating as a hate crime. The white swastikas were painted over the faces of four female figures from the Black Panther movement, part of the “Our Mighty Contribution” mural in the …
Nov 30
Magnitude 6.7 quake rocks Anchorage, Alaska: Officials
NOAA(NEW YORK) — A massive earthquake, — registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey — rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing “major infrastructure damage,” officials said. The quake happened about 7.5 miles north of the city, the USGS reported, and officials said residents there should …
Nov 30
Marriott says data breach may affect up to 500M Starwood hotel guests
Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said personal information for as many as 500 million guests may have been compromised in a security breach of its Starwood reservation database. The Maryland-based hospitality company said in a statement Friday that an investigation recently revealed there had been …
Nov 30
High school football players facing new sexual assault charges in alleged broom attack
iStock/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Md.) — A group of high school football players have been indicted on dozens of new charges in Maryland for allegedly raping four younger teammates in a school locker room. Four Damascus High School sophomores were indicted on multiple assault charges, accused of brutally sodomizing freshman players with a broomstick last month, Montgomery County …
Nov 30
Chris Watts seen confessing to wife’s murder in newly released video
Weld County District Attorneys Office(FREDERICK, Colo.) — Prosecutors released discovery documents on Thursday in connection to the murder case against Chris Watts, the Colorado man sentenced this month for killing his pregnant wife and their two toddlers. The release included photos, text messages and video of the moments after Watts killed his wife, Shanann Watts, …
Nov 30
Storm moving east with tornadoes, damaging winds spreading to central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Parts of central California got more than a foot of rain in recent days, including nearly 5 inches in Los Angeles County, as concerns continued over mudslides in recent wildfire regions. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains up to 30 inches of snow fell. The storm responsible for all the rain and …