A VIRGIN Atlantic co-pilot was arrested minutes before take-off yesterday on suspicion of being drunk.
Police at Heathrow boarded an Airbus A340 jet and seized the 42-year-old first officer as final checks were being carried out.
MP dumped for poor driving record
A QUEENSLAND MP has lost his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister for transport due to his poor driving record.
Spit the dog pilots Terrier jet
GUESS that’s what you’d call an air of the dog! But Stanley the wire-haired fox terrier looks more RAF than ruff as he goes for a spin in his replica Spitfire.
Zeebra + Dolphin Photo
In this photo and caption provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Beauregard, an 8-month-old male Grants zebra is greeted by Brandy, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin while out on a daily walk around the park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.
Buy These Stamps, You Will
The U.S. Postal Service sought to harness the force Thursday, releasing a new postage stamp featuring Star Wars' enigmatic Yoda, known for his odd syntax as well as his wisdom.
Holy Guacamole! Third Of California Avocados Gone
“You’d look at some disruption in business that went on for a while; closing a port, the freeway’s not being passable…none of that happened here,” said Stephen Levy, senior economist for the Center of the Continuing Study of the California Economy, based in Palo Alto.
Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
Oops! Drivers Sink Into Wet Concrete
As many as 10 vehicles drove around barriers and onto freshly poured concrete on a busy thoroughfare during rush hour. Two got stuck, Mequon police said Thursday. "Once someone goes around the barricade and busts through the tape, others follow," Sgt. Tony Restivo said.
Bureaucracy hampered initial Calif. fire efforts
LOS ANGELES - As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy.
Students Strap On Empty Holsters to Protest Gun Restrictions on Campus
College students across the country have been strapping empty holsters around their waists this week to protest laws that prohibit concealed weapons on campus, citing concerns over campus shootings.
Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.
Hillary Clinton: Dental Surgery Evokes Romance in Bill
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton says husband Bill often brings her romantic gifts: a giant wooden giraffe from an African trip, for example, and a Chanel watch that reminded him of teeth.
50 DUI cases dropped over cop's improper procedure
ctober 24, 2007 - Dozens of drunk driving cases in Chicago have been dropped as the police officer who wrote the tickets is investigated for failing to follow proper procedures. That officer was honored several times in the last five years for writing the most drunk driving citations in the state of Illinois.
Mom helps cheerleaders grab boys' beer
OMAHA, Neb. - A woman has been charged with letting her 15-year-old daughter lean out of a school van on a highway to get beer from an SUV full of boys, authorities said Wednesday.
Execution of Ill Ala. Inmate Blocked
A federal appeals court Wednesday granted a stay of execution for a terminally ill convicted killer who claimed his cancer medication would counteract with lethal injection drugs and inflict unnecessary pain.
Driver Stopped For Having Too Many Air Fresheners
(AP) FREDERICK, Md. A man reportedly stopped by Frederick County sheriff's deputies for having too many air fresheners on his rearview mirror says he suspects the real reason he is that he is Hispanic.
Divers Compete in Underwater Pumpkin-Carving Contest in Florida
KEY LARGO, Fla. — Not content to carve their pumpkins in the traditional way, several divers carved jack-o'-lanterns more than 30 feet below the ocean's surface.
Emotions Run Amok in Sleep-Deprived Brains
Without sleep, the emotional centers of our brains dramatically overreact to bad experiences, research now reveals.
Calif. Fires Consume Hundreds of Homes
Walls of wind-whipped flames consumed hundreds of homes across tinder-dry Southern California on Tuesday, and authorities ordered people in more than 350,000 homes to flee the fires.
GI Jane: Kids or Country?
Just before Molly Moriarty left Florida for Kuwait in December 2005 on deployment for the Navy, she sat her two sons, 9-year-old Patrick and 11-year-old Alistair, down for a talk.
Southern California burns as 500,000 flee homes
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Towering wildfires burned out of control across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday as 500,000 people fled the San Diego area and firefighters made a desperate stand to save a mountain town ringed by flames.
NASA Sits on Air Safety Survey
A Continental Airlines worker rides down a baggage conveyor belt plane as a fuel truck pulls up at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport in this Oct. 16, 2007, file photo.
Violence in Iraq drops sharply: Ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Violence in Iraq has dropped by 70 percent since the end of June, when U.S. forces completed their build-up of 30,000 extra troops to stabilize the war-torn country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Prostitutes' hunger strike over closures
SOME 50 prostitutes near La Paz went on a hunger strike today and threatened to march naked down the streets of El Alto to reopen the bars and strip joints closed down by the local population last week.
Simple test can catch smokers who fib
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A simple device for detecting carbon monoxide in the blood may help doctors get an honest answer out of patients who smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Smoking does not keep you slim - study
A NEW Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking, an anti-smoking body says.
Skull Lifted From Anthropology Class
(AP) University of Illinois officials will take a closer look at this year's Halloween displays for a donated human skull that is missing from the anthropology department.
Survey: Gas Prices Up 5 Cents In 2 Weeks
(AP) The national average price for gasoline rose about 5 cents over the last two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday.
