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Single-engine plane loses door mid-flight and lands safely in Buffalo

The pilot of a single-engine plane was able to land safely Monday after the plane lost its left rear passenger door during a flight over Buffalo, N.Y.

February 13, 2024

Oil spill from mystery vessel off Tobago becomes ‘national emergency’ for island nation

An offshore oil spill has been declared a national emergency by the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley.

February 13, 2024

Waymo driverless car vandalized and scorched by mob in San Francisco

A Waymo driverless car was attacked by people in San Francisco's Chinatown during Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday.

February 13, 2024

Tracksuits in Dunkin’ Donuts Super Bowl spot sprint to all sold out

Orange track jackets and pants featured in a Dunkin' Donuts Super Bowl ad went on sale on the coffee chain's website for less than 20 minutes Monday. By then they were sold out.

February 13, 2024

New species of fossil shark millions of years old unearthed in Alabama

A shark fossil found in Alabama dating back 65 million years is a new species, the nonprofit McWane Science Center in Birmingham announced this week.

February 10, 2024

Alleged illegal weed operation in Los Angeles warehouse goes up in smoke, killing one

A fire broke out at a warehouse in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles Saturday, killing one person inside. Officials allege the building was used to grow marijuana illegally.

February 10, 2024

Helicopter crashes in California’s Mojave Desert; 6 people aboard missing

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in the Mojave Desert Friday, and they haven't been found dead or alive.

February 10, 2024

Escaped kangaroo rescued from pool area of Tampa apartment complex

A privately owned kangaroo escaped from its owner and got stuck in the pool section of a Tampa, Florida, apartment complex. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office corralled the marsupial.

February 10, 2024

Late actor Carl Weathers featured in FanDuel’s Gronkowski ‘Kick of Destiny’ Super Bowl ad

The late Carl Weathers will appear in FanDuel's Super Bowl ads, although the actor and former professional football player died last week.

February 9, 2024

Super Bowl losers get a diamond-encrusted ring of their own in M&M’s Super Bowl ad

M&M's is giving out its "Almost Champions" ring as part of its ad for Super Bowl LVIII, with the bling going to three players who lost Super Bowl games as well as actress Scarlet Johansson.

February 9, 2024

Travis Kelce’s family cashing in on Super Bowl food ads

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will play in his fourth Super Bowl on Sunday. His family, meanwhile, will be seen in the Las Vegas stands and multiple Super Bowl commercials.

February 9, 2024

Austin Police identify prime suspect in 30-year-old cold case killing

The prime suspect in a 1994 killing in Austin, Texas, was identified using DNA testing, but the suspect committed suicide before he was arrested, police announced Thursday.

February 8, 2024

10-year deadly listeria outbreak linked to California cheesemaker

A listeria outbreak ongoing since 2014 that has killed two people and hospitalized 21 others has been linked to a California cheesemaker.

February 8, 2024

JetBlue planes collide at Boston airport; no one hurt

A collision between a pair of JetBlue Airbus planes on a deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport Thursday led passengers to switch to new aircraft on both flights.

February 8, 2024

Philadelphia museum receives package with two potentially human fetuses

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia received an anonymous package with no return address Tuesday. Inside were two bottles containing a pair of dead, possibly human fetuses.

February 8, 2024

Dam-busting bomb from World War II era unearthed at Florida airport

A 1,000-pound bomb made during World War II and used to break through dams and bridges has been unearthed at the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport in Florida.

February 7, 2024

U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on video game products in 2023

American consumers plunked down $57.2 billion on video games and related products in 2023, the video games industry's leading trade group announced Wednesday.

February 7, 2024

Las Vegas mayor says A’s must ‘figure out a way to stay in Oakland’

The Oakland A's are slated to relocate to Las Vegas, with a stadium planned on the site of the Tropicana Hotel. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is standing somewhere between booing and cheering.

February 7, 2024

Crew member on Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ set falls to his death

A man working as a rigger in the crew of the upcoming Disney+ Marvel show "Wonder Man" died in a fall from the rafters Tuesday.

February 7, 2024

Former NBA star John Salley says he loves 2nd Amendment: ‘We’re Americans, we feel safer with guns’

Four-time NBA champion John Salley, in a recent interview, endorsed gun ownership as emblematic of American culture.

February 6, 2024