mokee81/iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A small-aircraft pilot recently got to thank a team of air traffic controllers who helped her land safely last year when her plane’s throttle broke, leaving her stranded in the air. On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Authorities are combing the waters near St. Petersburg, Florida, for two men — a Colorado State University student and a boat crew member — who went missing Tuesday evening, officials said. The missing student Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has delayed regulations that were made in response to a 2013 explosion that occurred at a fertilizer storage plant in West, Texas, killing 15 and injuring hundreds. The date of the Read More
iStock/Ingram Publishing(NEW YORK) — Falling temperatures and icy conditions were major concerns in much of the Northeast on Wednesday after a late-winter snowstorm that stretched from Washington, D.C., to New England, halted school, work and travel for Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A McDonald’s employee in Florida rescued a police officer on Tuesday after she became unconscious at the restaurant’s drive-thru window, according to a local ABC News affiliate report. Surveillance footage provided to Read More
The Islamic Center of Tucson(TUCSON, Ariz.) — A man broke into an Arizona mosque earlier this week and desecrated copies of the Quran, the Islamic Center of Tucson said Tuesday. The suspect entered the mosque on Monday around 3:30 a.m. and ripped copies of the Quran Read More
Ingram Publishing/iStock/Thinkstock(FULTON, N.Y.) — Crystal Bassette, a 33-year-old mother of three, and her husband, David, are the pastors at the New Beginnings Christian Life church in upstate New York. It’s a relatively new role for Bassette. Until three Read More
Gresham Police Department (GRESHAM, Ore.) — A missing 9-year-old Oregon girl who was last seen Monday night leaving a train station with a couple and another child has been found, according to the family. Elisa Salmeron had last been seen around 9:30 p.m. Monday Read More
Cylonphoto/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK CITY) — Two ponies briefly went on the lam on Wednesday in New York City, apparently enjoying the snowy streets as the Big Apple was hit by a late-winter storm. The ponies escaped from a stable in Staten Island, NYPD Chief of Read More
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — The centenarian who became an internet sensation after dancing with former President Barack Obama last year celebrated her 108th birthday at a Washington, D.C., school Monday. Virginia McLaurin, who turned 108 on Sunday, continued her birthday Read More
