• Stunt pilot to join National Aviation Hall of Fame AP - Sat Jul 19, 2:12 PM ET

  DAYTON, Ohio - Stunt pilot Sean Tucker, who has thrilled air show audiences with daredevil moves in more than 1,000 performances, said he got his start by trying to face his flying fears.

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  Woman in W.Pa. baby mystery partially eviscerated AP - Sat Jul 19, 2:31 PM ET

  PITTSBURGH - An autopsy on a woman's body found in an apartment linked to a mystery newborn baby found that the woman was partially eviscerated and her uterus was cut open, authorities said Saturday.

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  Investigators begin work at site of crane collapse AP - Sat Jul 19, 1:16 PM ET

  HOUSTON - Federal officials started their investigation Saturday in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

• Qantas flight leaves Los Angeles after bomb threat AP - Sat Jul 19, 7:02 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES - A Qantas jetliner has departed from Los Angeles for Australia after the airline and law enforcement authorities determined a bomb threat was a hoax.

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  Northcom chief: Homeland command is now grown up AP - Sat Jul 19, 6:06 AM ET

  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. has four stars on his collars and 60 combat missions under his belt. But on a recent trip to a California airfield, he sprang from an SUV like a happy kid and charged toward a crowd of servicemen and women.

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  NJ beach town mayor sez 'Fuhgeddaboudit!' to blog AP - Sat Jul 19, 6:36 AM ET

  BELMAR, N.J. - To the Staten Island girls who may have been taught to fight dirty in Brownies, Ken Pringle is sorry. To the muscle-bound, tanned-as-coconut-shell visitors he referred to as "guidos," employing a term widely considered an ethnic slur, the mayor of Belmar offers his apologies.

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  Web networking photos come back to bite defendants AP - Sat Jul 19, 8:22 AM ET

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."

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  FBI: Soccer team members help subdue man on flight AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:40 AM ET

  OKLAHOMA CITY - An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a professional soccer team and others, the FBI said.

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  Police: Missing Texas soldier may be in danger AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:36 AM ET

  EL PASO, Texas - Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment.

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  A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:33 AM ET

  NEW YORK - Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow — like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda.

• Plane overshoots O'Hare runway; 1 injured AP - Sat Jul 19, 2:56 AM ET

  CHICAGO - A Mexicana Airlines flight overshot a runway while landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Friday night and struck a safety barrier, injuring a flight attendant, authorities said.

• Texas OKs standards for elective Bible classes AP - Fri Jul 18, 6:15 PM ET

  AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to establishing Bible classes in public high schools, rejecting calls to draw specific teaching guidelines and warnings that it could lead to constitutional problems in the classroom.

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  Family of slain NC woman plan return to Canada AP - Sat Jul 19, 4:48 AM ET

  RALEIGH, N.C. - The parents of a North Carolina mother found slain near her home tearfully asked Friday for the culprit to show "a shred of decency" by confessing, while her husband's attorney said he's an innocent man who wants to grieve in private.

• Gunman kills ex, himself in Long Island office AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:29 AM ET

  BOHEMIA, N.Y. - A man shot his ex-girlfriend to death at her office Friday and wounded a supervisor who came to her aid before killing himself, police said.

• Pig caper: Police investigate swiped swine in Iowa AP - 55 minutes ago

  EMMETSBURG, Iowa - Where's the pork?

Crimes and Trials News

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  CBS hit "CSI" gets new scientist, or serial killer? Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 7:21 PM ET

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  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor William Petersen's exit from the CBS hit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" opens the door for a new character to join the show's crime-busting team -- only this one just could be a crazed killer.

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  Bin Laden driver lawyers can interview witnesses Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 6:40 PM ET

  GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - On the eve of the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, defense lawyers on Friday won long-sought permission to question potential witnesses including the alleged September 11 mastermind after a military judge threatened to delay the trial.

• Missouri woman pleads guilty in plot to swipe baby AP - Fri Jul 18, 5:17 PM ET

  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday to snatching a pregnant teenager she met online in a foiled plot to steal her unborn child.