STORY HIGHLIGHTS The 179 passengers and six crew members landed safely Spokesman calls incident “highly unusual” A Delta Air Lines plane lost a panel on one of its wings during a flight from Orlando to Atlanta on Sunday. It landed safely. “Crew members aboard Flight 2412 reported an access panel had come off the plane’s wing while in flight,” said Delta spokesman Anthony Black. Flight 2412, with 179 passengers and […]
A Princess V57 yacht, worth more than £1million, crashed into the bridge Powerful currents on the Thames contributed to the crash The boat only suffered minor damage and no one was injured On a gloriously sunny day, lazily sailing down the Thames in your own luxury boat is a lifestyle most people can only dream of. But for the would-be captain of a £1 million boat, it all went wrong […]
Just what do you get a 182-year-old for his birthday? Well, if its Jonathan the giant tortoise, thought to be the world’s oldest living land animal, a bunch of bananas or a few carrots would be perfect. But not too many, overindulging on anything but grass gives him a tummy ache. More on Yahoo: Belgian Shepherd Dog Sniffs Out South Africa’s Rare Tortoise Jonathan lives on St. Helena, a remote […]
The baby’s mother, 18-year-old Imani,went into labor on Wednesday morning but ran into complications The little gorilla was successfully born by c-section but is now in the intensive care unit after the difficult birth The baby gorilla, who has not yet been named, weighs 4.6lbs An adorable baby gorilla has been born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in an extremely rare animal c-section. Park officials say that the baby’s […]
Malaysian officials confirmed missing plane was hijacked by one or several people who turned off communication system and steered it off-course, according to sources At a press conference Saturday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refused to confirm reports the plane was ‘hijacked’, but admitted that disabled communication system and flight redirection was the result of ‘deliberate action’ on the plane Investigators working to establish motive and where plane was taken […]
Mr Zuckerberg said that the internet needed to be made more secure for users Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he has called President Barack Obama to “express frustration” over US digital surveillance. The 29-year-old said in a blog post the US government “should be the champion for the internet, not a threat”. His comments come a day after a report the US National Security Agency (NSA) imitated a Facebook server to […]
ctePolish-born Damian Chwedczuk, 32, subjected wife Debbie to years of abuse He punched her, kicked her back and poked her eyes before biting her Debbie found the upper part of her ear on the floor of their Suffolk home Chwedczuk was jailed for four years, 11 months for the attack Jailed: Damian Chwedczuk bit off his wife’s ear in the culmination of years of domestic abuse during which he emptied […]
Gels containing drugs have had mixed results in stopping HIV infection A gel that can be used by women after sex to protect against HIV is a step closer, according to researchers. Drugs applied three hours after infection could protect female monkeys from a type of HIV, US scientists said. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new ways to fight HIV, which is continuing to spread […]
According to the National Weather Service, up to 7 inches of snow is expected to descend on the metro area starting Tuesday night A winter storm that could bring up to9 inches of snow is expected in Metro Detroit, starting tonight and pushing into Wednesday afternoon. The storm will start with rain but move to snow between 10 p.m. tonight and 2 a.m. Wednesday. The morning commute is expected to […]
Leaders of the G7 group of nations have called on Russia to stop all efforts to “annex” Ukraine’s Crimea region. They said if Russia took such a step they would “take further action, individually and collectively”. The G7 leaders also said they would not recognise the results of a referendum in Crimea this weekend on whether to split from Ukraine and join Russia. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s national security chief has warned […]
