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NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The global manhunt for al-Qaida’s No. 3 leader […]

Officials say 70-year-old John T. Sigman Sr. of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died when a private plane went down near Cullman Regional Airport on Saturday evening.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Update (2/20): U.S. Air Force authorities released the identities of the two pilots who died Friday evening in a plane crash in Montgomery. Original (2/19): A military aircraft crashed Friday evening near a Montgomery airport, killing the two people on board. Marshall Taggart Jr., CEO of Montgomery Regional Airport, confirmed the […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed Washington’s withdrawal in a tweet Saturday night, calling […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday by delivering remarks and laying a wreath at the Pentagon, the White House said Tuesday. The day will commemorate the 2001 terrorist attacks when hijackers took control of commercial planes in order to use them as missiles, crashing […]

New movies like “Plane” and “House Party” were no match for “Avatar: The Way of Water” and the killer doll horror “M3GAN” at the box office this weekend. The two holdovers topped the charts again according to studio estimates Sunday. In first place for the fifth weekend in a row was James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel, […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A metal object believed to have fallen from a trans-Atlantic jet came crashing down outside the Maine State House, landing with a loud bang just feet from a Capitol Police worker, officials said Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted Friday and returned to the State House on Monday as it […]

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet. The lone winner among PGA Tour rookies is Chad Ramey in the Dominican Republic. His only other top-10 finish […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are requiring pilots of hot air balloons carrying paying passengers to pass an annual medical exam, similar to the requirement for pilots of commercial planes and helicopters. The Federal Aviation Administration adopted a long-delayed final rule on Wednesday that includes the requirement for a medical certificate, which includes examination by […]

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Airbus reported Friday that earnings grew in the third quarter and revenue rose through the first nine months of 2022 as it benefited from a strong U.S. dollar despite supply chain issues. The Toulouse, France-based company said it has delivered 437 commercial aircraft so far this year and is maintaining its […]

UPDATE (10/25/20 12:37 PM) — The second person involved in Friday’s crash has been identified by the Navy. Lieutenant Rhiannon Ross from Wixom Michigan. UPDATE (Military.com 10/25/20 10:17 AM) — A coast guard officer has been identified as one who died in the plane crash on Friday. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett of Waxhaw, N.C. […]