A federal investigation is underway to determine why debris fell from the engine of a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, igniting a fire and forcing officials to close a South Carolina airport.
Debris from the jet fell onto the runway and into the grass at Charleston International Airport on Saturday, sparking a blaze that closed the airport for more than an hour. Boeing spokeswoman Candy Eslinger said the jet was undergoing preflight runway testing in North Charleston when the incident occurred.
Eslinger said the 787 was the latest one built at the Boeing campus in North Charleston. No one was injured in the incident.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. NTSB spokesman Terry Williams said investigators may release some details today. Boeing said it could not disclose the nature of the engine issue because of rules surrounding the investigation, but the company remains confident in the aircraft's safety.
7 die when truck hits van near Phoenix
Seven people died in a crash on Interstate 10 near Phoenix after a tractor-trailer crossed the highway's median and struck a van head on.
Carrick Cook, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, said the victims were all inside the van when the crash happened Sunday about 60 miles west of Phoenix. The driver of the tractor-trailer and his wife were taken to a hospital, Cook said.
The vehicles caught fire after the force of the crash pushed them into a culvert.
At least seven people were in the van. The identities and hometowns of those who died in the crash weren't immediately released.
Police seek shooter in Miami dispute
A manhunt was underway Sunday in Miami for a man accused of shooting at least three people in an apparent domestic dispute, who has said he will not surrender.
Detective William Moreno said Erin Cash, 23, fled after officers responded to a call from a woman who claimed she had been beaten by Cash, her child's father. Cash then found members of his girlfriend's family and started shooting, wounding at least three people, Moreno said.
Police officer shoots pit bull after attack
A Jersey City police officer who responded to a woman's complaint about three unleashed pit bulls shot and killed one of the dogs after it attacked the woman Sunday.
Lt. Edgar Martinez said the officer was speaking with the woman and her child when the three dogs charged at them and one bit the woman on the arm. The officer fired multiple shots at the dog. The other two dogs were not harmed and were soon secured by animal control officers, Martinez said. Martinez said the woman was not seriously injured, but her child and the officer were traumatized by the shooting.
Site accused of allowing exploitation
Three Washington teens who say they were sold online for sex sued the site Backpage.com, accusing its owners of enabling exploitation.
The News Tribune of Tacoma reported that two 13-year-old girls and one 15-year-old claim their photos appeared in numerous ads on the site, paid for by their pimps. The suit accuses the website of doing nothing to prevent it. Seattle lawyer Liz McDougall, who represents Backpage's corporate owner, Village Voice Media, said such lawsuits are barred by federal law. Backpage is a popular online destination for escort services.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Three Walmart stores in Kansas were temporarily closed after someone phoned in bomb threats, two days after eight false threats were called in to stores in Missouri.
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. -- An airboat captain whose hand was bitten off by a 9-foot alligator faces charges of feeding of the animal. Wallace Weatherholt, 63, was charged with unlawful feeding of an alligator and posted $1,000 bond.
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