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Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui
Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 5:53 p.m. | Save Story
United Airlines has confirmed that a body was found in the wheel well of one of its planes after landing in Maui. United said the body was found after a flight arrived from Chicago on Tuesday.
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 25 - 5:41 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States.
FDA issues urgent salmonella warning for Costco eggs
Hanna Park, CNN | Updated Dec. 25 - 4:13 p.m. | Save Story
The Food and Drug Administration has placed its highest warning on thousands of eggs distributed to Costco locations in five states last month, saying there's a "reasonable possibility" that eating them could result in "serious adverse health consequences or death."
Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier
Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
A great gray owl and a snowy owl are being treated by experts after being rescued by a northern Minnesota woman.
Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 25 - 2:58 p.m. | Save Story
Lava is erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano for the second straight day. The eruption has stayed within Kilauea's summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN | Posted Dec. 25 - 10:35 a.m. | Save Story
The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.
'They didn't want to believe the truth': Freed pair speak out on 17 years of wrongful imprisonment
Zoe Sottile, CNN | Posted Dec. 25 - 10:23 a.m. | Save Story
On her first night as a free woman in 17 years, Charlotte Pleytez couldn't sleep.
Boy in hospital after drones fall from sky at Orlando holiday show
Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN | Updated Dec. 25 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in injury to a 7-year-old boy after several drones unexpectedly fell from the sky during a show in Florida on Saturday night, according to CNN affiliate reports.
Trump says he'll seek the death penalty for 'rapists, murderers and monsters'
Ismail Shakil, Eric Beech and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Dec. 24 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters."
FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?
Matthew Perrone, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:45 p.m. | Save Story
The FDA recently announced plans to phase out the key ingredient in some cold and allergy pills. For consumers it will likely mean switching to alternatives, including nasal sprays or older oral decongestants.
California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve
Martha Mendoza and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier.
Man charged with murder in NYC subway death fanned flames with shirt, prosecutors say
Anthony Izaguirre and Susan Haigh, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 24 - 2:34 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors say a man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, causing her to become engulfed.
Brief grounding of all American Airlines flights kicks off heavy travel day
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 24 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive.
Have you ever been stuck on a ski lift?
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Whenever a ski lift you're on comes to an unexpected stop with your feet still dangling in the air, it brings a momentary uneasy feeling that you might be there for a while.
NORAD's Santa Tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Ben Finley, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation's — and the world's — most beloved Christmas traditions.
Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor
Brad Brooks, Reuters | Updated Dec. 24 - 11:40 a.m. | Save Story
A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.
EPA: Methane emissions are down in drilling basins
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:14 a.m. | Save Story
Production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and characterized as a major contributor to climate change, is decreasing even as crude oil production is up, a study finds.
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa deported to Colombia, walks free after 20 years in US prisons
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 23 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
One of Colombia's infamous drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.
