PHILADELPHIA Authorities arrested a man they say impersonated a pilot and entered the cockpit of a US Airways flight awaiting takeoff at Philadelphia International Airport. The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on board a plane bound for West Palm Beach, Fla., CBS Station KYW reports. Police sources told KYW that 61-year-old Philippe Jernnard, of [...]
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22 March 2013 Last updated at 09:31 ET The writer and academic wrote more than 20 works Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has died at the age of 82 after a brief illness. A statement from his family said his “wisdom and courage” were an “inspiration to all who knew him”. One of Africa’s best [...]
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Washington (CNN) — A Marine shot and killed two of his fellow service members at a Virginia base Thursday night and then apparently killed himself, base officials said. The incident took place at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The shooter gunned down a man and a woman, the spokesmen said. All are Marines — permanent personnel [...]
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Authorities say an active-duty Marine shot and killed two fellow service members at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia before killing himself. Investigators say the male shooter was found dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound and two others, one man and one woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter and the two [...]
Read the rest of this entry »SECURITY BREACH:Pilot Impersonator Gets Into Plane’s Cockpit in Philly
Philadelphia police have arrested a French national after he allegedly posed as an airline pilot and gained access to the cockpit on a US Airways flight Wednesday. MyFoxPhilly.com reports that 61-year-old Philippe Jernnard is accused of impersonating a pilot while boarding the Florida-bound flight at Philadelphia International Airport. After being a denied a seat in [...]
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March Madness is here! Kerron Johnson of the Belmont Bruins tries for a lay-up over Kaleb Tarczewski of the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Check back this weekend to follow the action during second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament, and look back at the NCAA First Four.
Read the rest of this entry »Five guilty in Latino suburb corruption trial
Five guilty in Latino suburb corruption trial Posted on March 20, 2013 By Tony Castro Justice Former Bell, Calif. mayor Oscar Hernandez, left, and defendant Victor Bello, right listens to closing arguments in a massive city corruption trial. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Irfan Khan, Pool) In what some have called the worst case of Latino [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Denver man linked to Texas car chase, Colo. slaying
A Denver man behind a shootout and car chase with police officers in Texas is also being investigated in the murder of Colorado prison chief Tom Clements, sources tell CBS Denver affiliate KCNC. Play Video Police believe Texas shootout linked to Colo. manhunt 6 Photos Colo. prisons chief shot and killed at home Play Video [...]
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Article Excerpt Clock Ticks on Cyprus BY CHARLES FORELLE, MATINA STEVIS AND DAVID ENRICH Cyprus, in an 11th-hour bid to unlock international aid, reopen the nation’s banking system and preserve membership in the euro, readied a plan that would restructure its second-largest lender and enforce unprecedented restrictions on financial transactions. The proposals, if they take [...]
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