2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust the U.S. into World War II some 83 years ago that he spent six weeks in...

Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida

ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida's Gulf Coast. The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died. ...

US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. U.S. District Judge Reed...

A federal judge rejected Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

Pakistan's state-run airline to resume flights to Europe in January after EU agency lifted ban

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s state-run airline is preparing to resume direct flights to European countries early next month, officials said Thursday, days after the European Union’s aviation safety agency lifted a ban on Pakistan International Airlines flying to Europe over compliance with its...

Iranian fighter jet crashes in the country's south, killing 2 pilots

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian fighter jet crashed in the south of the country Wednesday, killing the two pilots, state media reported. State television identified the pilots as Col. Hamid Reza Ranjbar and Col. Manouchehr Pirzadeh, saying they were on a test flight after the plane...

Family of pilot who died on an animal rescue flight to receive remains of dog killed in crash

The ashes of a big-eyed, brown and white puppy named Lisa that died last week in a plane crash in New York's Catskill Mountains were being delivered Sunday to the family of the animal rescue pilot who lost his life trying to give the dog a chance at a new one. Leah Kim, the...

An animal-rescue pilot died in a crash. 2 dogs aboard are recovering

NEW YORK (AP) — When Seuk Kim took off from Maryland last weekend with three small dogs aboard his plane, it was the latest of many volunteer flights he had made to rescue animals in need. After realizing a childhood dream of becoming a pilot, Kim transported cats and dogs from...

Pilot killed in plane crash in remote woods of New York, but 2 dogs survive

WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot and a rescue dog he was transporting to an animal shelter were killed when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though two other dogs were later found to have survived, authorities said. Seuk Kim, 49, was flying from...

Costa Rican rescue teams find one survivor after plane crash leaves 5 people dead

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The sole survivor of a plane crash near Costa Rica’s capital, in which five other people died, is in serious condition in a hospital, the local Red Cross said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old woman was one of six people on board the small aircraft when it...