United Airlines 757 makes emergency landing in Texarkana
A United Airlines 757 carrying 106 people diverted to Texarkana Regional Airport after a cockpit fire. No injuries were reported and a possible window heater caused the blaze, with routine maintenance suspected. Ninety-nine passengers and seven crew were aboard the Orlando to San Francisco flight.
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Texarkana, Ark
United Airlines
Texarkana
Federal Aviation Administration
Roland Herwig
Orlando
San Francisco
Joe Hopkins
Rear seats in pickups deemed unsafe for children study says
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report children riding in back seats of compact extended cab pickups face almost five times the injury risk in crashes compared with rear seats in other vehicles. The JAMA study of 7,200 crashes across 15 states cites small cabs, poor padding, and rear jump seats with lap belts as key hazards.
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Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Flaura Winston
Children’s
Eron Shosteck
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Jury orders Cosco seat maker to pay $10.5 million
A St. Louis jury ruled Cosco high back booster seat contributed to injuries of Benjamin Uxa, a 2-year-old in a 1999 crash with a drunk driver. The family seeks damages as Dorel Inc. of Quebec appeals. Cosco-Facing earlier $1.75 million fine for failing to report defects.
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ST. Louis
Cosco
Benjamin Uxa
Dorel Inc
Quebec
Dorel
Condit Faces Underdog Run Amid Levy Affair Fallout
In Modesto California Rep Gary Condit a longtime political fixture heads into election night as an underdog amid lingering questions over his relationship with intern Chandra Levy. His challenger Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza leads the Democratic primary while Republicans vie for the nomination.
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Gary Condit
D-Calif
Ceres
Calif
Condit
Chandra Levy
Modesto
California
Washington
Dennis Cardoza
Cardoza
Congress
Tony Coelho
Levy
Gray Davis
U.S
Three Die in Courthouse Parking Lot Shooting
In Mount Pleasant Michigan a man killed his ex wife and two others in a courthouse parking lot as a probate hearing approached. He then holed up at his home in nearby Weidman while police negotiated. Names were not released.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
Isabella County
Charles Lyon
Weidman
William Yeagley
Yeagley
Lansing
56 More charges filed against crematory operator Marsh
Authorities filed 56 additional charges bringing total theft by deception counts to 174 against Ray Brent Marsh. He remains jailed in Walker County after a magistrate denied bond as investigators say more charges are likely. About 339 rotting corpses were found dumped or stored at Tri State Crematory.
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Lafayette
Ray Brent Marsh
Walker County
Marsh
Tri- State
State Emergency Agency
Lisa Ray
Buzz Franklin
Franklin
Jerry Day
Steve Wilson
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Stockton
Family Tree Garden
Carbondale
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17Th Street
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Frankfort
Marion
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