Facebook Photos Lead to Airplane Bomb Hoax

The motive behind a bomb hoax that caused a US Airways flight to turn back mid-trip was revenge for “compromising” pictures of an ex-girlfriend on Facebook, according to authorities.

Christopher Shell was on his way to Dallas to celebrate his 29th birthday on Thursday when his US Airways…

Prince Harry Returning To War in Afganistan

Britain’s Prince Harry has returned to Afghanistan to begin a stint as an Apache helicopter pilot, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, marking a stark change-of-scene for the third-in-line to the throne who was recently photographed cavorting naked during a Las Vegas holiday…

'Never Been More Hopeful For America'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation’s stubborn economic woes, but vowed in a Democratic National Convention finale, “Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met.”

“Yes, our path is harder — but it…

Drew Peterson Guilty

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson, the swaggering former suburban Chicago police officer who generated a media storm after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007, was convicted Thursday of murdering his third wife in a case based mainly on secondhand hearsay statements from the two women.

Peterson, 58, sat…

Facebook Stock Increase After Zuckerberg Promise

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s stock increased nearly 5 percent on Wednesday following a disclosure that its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, won’t sell stock in the company for at least a year.
Zuckerberg holds about 504 million shares and options and had been eligible to start selling them in November…