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FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window....
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo

For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe?...
Democrats see Wisconsin as proving ground for party revival

PARDEEVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Margo Miller thanked her hosts, covered herself in a blue poncho and headed back into the driving sleet Saturday morning, with more doors to knock in this rural subdivision but with another new volunteer's name on her clipboard....
North Korea has a new budget and it's full of fiscal hijinks

TOKYO (AP) -- Imagine a national budget that reflects steady growth, gives a healthy boost to science and technology while reserving big slices of the overall pie to defense and social spending. It's generous with infrastructure improvements, and is certain of unquestioning, unanimous approval in parliament....
The Latest: FAA to order fan blade inspections

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Latest on the plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia (all times local):...
'That's how she's wired': Pilot lauded for handling crisis

BOERNE, Texas (AP) -- The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls....
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and 'Black Panther'

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots Wednesday evening as Hollywood's blockbuster "Black Panther" premiered in Saudi Arabia's first movie theater....
Starbucks incident highlights perils of shopping while black

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It was a surreal scene that is part of daily life for many black Americans and minorities, an everyday moment gone wrong, ending in complete humiliation....
Ex-Playboy model settles lawsuit over alleged Trump affair

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former Playboy model who said she had a 10-month affair with President Donald Trump settled her lawsuit Wednesday with a supermarket tabloid over an agreement that prohibited her from discussing the relationship publicly....
A boom, a whoosh of air and then terror on Flight 1380

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- There was a loud boom, and the plane started shaking violently. Air whooshed through the cabin, and snow-like debris floated down the aisle as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Some passengers wondered if they would ever hug their children again. At least one bought in-flight Wi-Fi as the jet descended so he could say goodbye to his loved ones....