A JetBlue flight bound for Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday after the captain acted strangely, was locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot and was wrestled to the ground by passengers, witnesses and authorities said. The plane’s co-pilot, concerned by the “erratic” behavior, locked the door behind the captain [...]
Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. An aide disclosed that Dick Cheney, 71, who has had a long history of cardiovascular trouble including numerous heart attacks, had been waiting for a transplant for more than 20 months. Heart transplant surgery was once an extremely [...]
Rick Santorum easily won the Republican presidential primary in Louisiana Saturday, garnering close to twice as many votes as his next closest competitor. Santorum’s victory is fresh evidence of the weakness of front-runner Mitt Romney, who is nonetheless increasingly likely to be the Republican who takes on President Obama in November. Rick Santorum had strong [...]
Mitt Romney swept to another primary victory Tuesday night, capturing a big chunk of Illinois’ GOP primary vote while distancing himself from rival Rick Santorum. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul were locked in a close race for third place in the Illinois GOP primary Tuesday night. The poor showing was yet another blow to Gingrich’s [...]
Mitt Romney was sweeping to victory in his party’s primary in Puerto Rico on Sunday, bolstering his position as front-runner in the race to determine who will face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. With Puerto Rico offering 20 delegates on Sunday, Mitt Romney, the GOP front-runner, was expected to pick up [...]
This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show will whisk visitors off to the Polynesian island paradise of Hawaii. And along for the tropical ride will be Flowers by David in Middletown Township. Visitors to the city’s International Flower Show can wander through a tropical paradise of sorts thanks to this year’s theme, “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha.” The [...]
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state’s Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his 4th campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country. Mitt Romney and the other 3 remaining Republican presidential candidates waged [...]
Tornadoes raked across several small Indiana towns Friday, killing at least 3 people and leaving behind miles of flattened devastation along the state’s southern border. Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked 2 Indiana towns and killed at least 8 people Friday as the system tore roofs off schools and [...]
Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the US Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including 6 in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center downgraded its outlook for severe weather from moderate to slight over the [...]
Mitt Romney picked up a pair of victories Tuesday night, with a decisive win in Arizona and a narrow, 3-point win in Michigan over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Mitt Romney scored 2 big primary victories Tuesday in Michigan, the state where he was born, and in Arizona, solidifying his claim to be the front-runner [...]