Maduro says Venezuela has detained U.S. pilot
The pilot was involved in recruitment activities, presumably of Venezuelans who would take part in a coup, Maduro said. During a speech at a rally in Caracas, the Venezuelan President…
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Proposed Drone Regulations Complicate Amazon Delivery Plans
(Adds detail and analysis) By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. aviation regulator proposed on Sunday that people flying drones for commercial purposes obtain a special…
Nearly 200 Pilot Whales Stranded On New Zealand Beach
Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on New Zealand’s South Island on Friday, with hordes of rescuers rushing to the remote area in a bid to guide them back to…
More than 170 whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Twenty-four of the 198 pilot whales stuck on the beach have already died, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said Friday. The department’s staff, helped by 140 volunteers, were planning to…
‘Live From New York,’ An ‘SNL’ Doc, Will Open This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival
Live, from New York, it’s the new “Saturday Night Live” documentary, “Live From New York!” Directed by Bao Nguyen, the new film will open this year’s Tribeca Film Festival on…
Airline Staff Grants 4-Year-Old Double Amputee’s Wish For ‘Wings’
A Chinese boy’s dreams of flight were fulfilled by a compassionate airline staff. A boy identified as Li Haifeng by XinHua News, wished for “a pair of wings” to help…
Jordan Bombs More ISIS Targets In Retaliation For Pilot’s Death
AMMAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Jordan carried out a third straight day of air strikes on Islamic State targets on Saturday, it said, in response to the group’s killing of…
CNN Walks Back Interview With Pilot Who Partially Supported Brian Williams’ Helicopter Story
A pilot who partially supported Brian Williams’ claim of coming under fire while aboard a helicopter during the Iraq War is now walking back an account he told CNN Thursday….
Pilot’s Body Found Still Clutching Joystick Of Crashed Taiwan Plane
TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The pilot of a doomed TransAsia plane, hailed as a hero for his actions in the final moments before a crash that killed 31 people,…
A battle for the soul of Islam
Sheikh Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam spoke about the recent execution of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of ISIS. Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh, 27, was burned alive while confined in a…
Jordan, Vowing To Ramp Up War On ISIS, Faces Undercurrent Of Opposition And Extremism
AMMAN, Jordan — The Islamic State group’s brutal killing of a young Jordanian pilot has only emboldened the Hashemite Kingdom to expand its fight against the militants, despite an undercurrent…
Q&A: Life on the Saudi border
Saudi dilemma: How to spot potential terrorist amid tide of human misery Robertson discussed the situation and his experiences covering global conflicts during his 25-year career in a wide-ranging “ask…
Outrage In Mideast Over ISIS Killing Of Jordanian Pilot
A video showing Islamic State militants burning a captive Jordanian pilot to death brought an outpouring of grief and rage across the Middle East on Wednesday, its brutality horrifying a…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II Returns Home to Cheers After Swift Executions
AMMAN, Jordan — King Abdullah II returned here to an unexpectedly warm welcome on Wednesday, as cheering crowds expressed support for the country’s swift executions of two terrorist prisoners in…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, February 4
ISIS OUTRAGE In retaliation: Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn today, following through on a promised strong response to ISIS’ killing of pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh. Put to death…
Shep Smith Delivers Chilling, Detailed Account Of ISIS Video Showing Burning Of Jordanian Pilot
Shepard Smith wanted viewers to know what happened in the newly released ISIS video, which appears to show Jordanian fighter pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive by the Islamic…
ISIS Said to Burn Captive Jordanian Pilot to Death in New Video
In a new show of brutality for a group already known for displays of violence, the Islamic State released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the execution of a…
Tribes at Center of Effort to Free Jordanian Pilot
AMMAN, Jordan — It is often said that in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan all politics is tribal. That goes a long way toward explaining the country’s reaction to the…
U.S., Russian make record-breaking balloon flight across Pacific
“#TwoEagles has LANDED SAFELY just off the coast of Baja Mexico,” Bradley tweeted at 6:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. ET), This happy ending was historic, albeit not entirely surprising: Less than…
Jordan, Japan Wait For News Of 2 ISIS Hostages
The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word…
United passengers describe tense emergency landing
“We had to make an emergency landing in Ontario CA today after we smelled smoke and they discovered a small fire in the fuselage,” said Instagram user Todd Palmerton, a…
Jordan Demands ISIS Deliver Proof Captured Pilot Still Alive
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, raising doubts that a rapidly approaching Thursday…
Who is Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh, captured by ISIS?
A message purporting to be from ISIS has set a deadline for Jordan: Bring convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi to the Turkish border by sunset Thursday or the pilot will die….
Purported ISIS Message Threatens Jordanian Hostage
CAIRO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – An audio message purportedly from Japanese hostage Kenji Goto said a Jordanian air force pilot held by Islamic State militants would be killed unless an…
Jordan Ready To Swap Inmate For Pilot Held By ISIS
Jordan is willing to swap an Iraqi woman prisoner involved in a deadly 2005 hotel bombing for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group,…
Mike Judge on (the lack of) sex in Silicon Valley
We’ve had things happen where we put something in the show that we made up, and then it really happens, in between the time we did it and when the…
Who was on Flight QZ8501? Mothers, brothers, a veteran pilot, a fiancé …
A man who was about to be married. Missionaries, a biology teacher and an energy executive. Families on vacation. Pilots with years of experience. The lives of 162 people intersected…