Healing and heartache mark 20 years since Flight 800
Twenty years after TWA Flight 800 vanished off Long Island with 230 dead, survivors and families reflect on healing and unresolved questions. Some cling to the missile theory, others accept the center-fuel-tank explanation, while memorials honor victims, divers, and teachers, including Montoursville staff and the late Rev. Mychal Judge.
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N.Y
TWA
John F. Kennedy
New York
Long Island
National Transportation Safety Board
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The
Associated Press
Mychal Judge
Fire Department of
Kennedy Airport
Seaman
Families Association
Smith Point
Judge
Edgemont teacher’s impact echoed in scholarship fund
Lois Van Epps, a longtime Edgemont High School teacher, influenced many students including colleague Van Epps, who recalled her generosity. The Lois Van Epps Scholarship has awarded $147,000 to 89 Edgemont seniors since the Flight 800 crash.
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TWA
Lois van Epps
Epps
Cicero
Illinois
Drama Club
Associated Press
van Epps
France
Edgemont High School
New York City
Liz Schutt
Edgemont
NAFTA debate tests Michigan voters in primary race
In Mount Clemens Michigan Democrats split over NAFTA with Hillary Clinton defending free trade and Bernie Sanders campaigning against it. Trump appeals to white working class voters in Michigan and aims to swing Rust Belt states including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, threatening Democratic lock on 16 electoral votes.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Michigan
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump
Clinton
Sanders
Amy Chapman
Barack Obama
Trump
Bill Clinton
Wisconsin
Penn
Black Lives Matter activist arrested at Baton Rouge protest
DeRay Mckesson and a number of journalists and more than 120 protesters were taken into custody in Louisiana over protests sparked by the fatal police shooting in Baton Rouge. Arrests focused on obstructing a highway with details from booking affidavits and onlookers describing police actions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Casey Rayborn Hicks
East Baton Rouge
Associated Press
Parish
Minnesota
Dallas
DeRay Mckesson
Michael Brown
Ferguson
Missouri
Mckesson
Brittany Packett
Deray
St. Paul
Philando Castile
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