United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE -- United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a...
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
ASHLAND, Ohio -- A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" -- then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday.
Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport
DENVER -- Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.
NTSB: Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash
TULSA, Okla. -- An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and even complained that he couldn't distinguish between red and green signals, a doctor told a federal oversight board Tuesday.
Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes
TYLER, Texas -- Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm.
Officials: Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. -- An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
WASHINGTON -- The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy operations.
Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA
NEWARK, N.J. -- A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Newark Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet for the duration of the flight.
Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
OGDEN, Utah -- It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.
Ex-hitman to testify for 2nd day in Bulger trial
BOSTON -- Former hitman John Martorano who admitted killing 20 people was set to testify for a second day in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, as Bulger's attorneys prepared to attack his credibility.
Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment in search of the elusive remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
ATLANTA -- Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
Report: Too many teachers, too little quality
WASHINGTON -- The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
WASHINGTON -- Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
CHICAGO -- Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city.
Texas governor woos disgruntled Conn. gun makers
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave Connecticut since the state passed new gun-control laws in response to the Newtown school massacre.
Mom: RI theater threw out disabled girl over noise
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman says she and her 5-year-old developmentally disabled daughter were thrown out of a Providence, R.I., theater during a "Beauty and the Beast" performance because the girl was making giggling and humming noises she makes when she's happy.
Sword stolen decades ago on way back to Brown U.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Brown University spokesman says a Virginia antiques collector has turned over a Civil War-era sword that was stolen from the Ivy League school in the 1970s.
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