Motorcyclist avoids injury thanks to flying mattress

• Small plane lands in field near Cottage Grove; no known injuries

  

• Bay Area startup says flying car closer to reality after 11 years of work

  

• Philadelphia DA launches investigation into Malayshia Alford's death

  

• Chicago's Maggie Daley Park skating ribbon open for winter season

  

• Petaluma martial arts instructor arrested for lewd acts with children

  

• Officer-involved shooting on Belt Parkway under investigation, NYPD says

  

• UPS cargo plane, Copa Airlines jet carrying 172 people collide while taxiing at Miami International Airport

  

• Allegheny Health Network receives $25 million gift to advance cancer research and care