
American Airlines mechanic convicted of stashing cocaine under jet cockpit
The mechanic could face up to 20 years in prison for possession, smuggling and conspiracy.
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The mechanic could face up to 20 years in prison for possession, smuggling and conspiracy.
Both workers were reportedly trapped in a trench for more than an hour after the incident happened.
The outage, which occurred Thursday in Terminal 1, forced the cancelation or delay of dozens of flights.
About 30 flights were canceled on Friday following an electrical panel failure at JFK's international terminal.
Delta said in a statement that the plane "encountered birds following departure" to the Bahamas.
The incident comes just days after a close call at the same airport, when two planes carrying passengers nearly collided on the runway.
Officials are probing the incident involving an American Airlines plane that was crossing a runway and a Delta Air Lines jetliner that was preparing for takeoff. Both were packed.
Port Authority staff evacuated 167 people from the plane using emergency slides, officials said.
"On the bright side, the cat's out of the bag and safely back home," a TSA spokesperson said.
Authorities said that they apprehended about 6,000 lethal doses of cocaine from the woman's wheelchair.
They claim all passengers who looked Jewish weren't allowed to board a connecting flight after a few Jewish passengers refused to put on masks.
The employees have not returned to work since the attack last year.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared late Wednesday that the city is now under a state of emergency due to "an historic weather event ... with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads." He joins CBS New York with the latest. Read more here.
For the first time, a flash flood emergency was issued in New York City as remnants of Hurricane Ida raced up the East Coast late Wednesday. The band of severe weather also caused the FAA to issue a "ground stop" at all three New York City-area airports. CBS New York has complete team coverage. Read more here.
A commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from China touched down at New York's JFK Airport on Sunday. It's the first in a series of flights containing much needed goods. Meg Oliver reports.
The passenger reportedly received a message during the flight that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Wuhan is the Chinese city at the center of the global coronavirus outbreak.
Customs and Border Protection officers asked Mayor Mohamed Khairullah if he met with terrorists while in Turkey with his family, he says
Some of the airports affected included JFK Airport in New York City, Dulles International Airport and LAX in Los Angeles
"Flight attendants have admitted this is chaos and they know nothing," one passenger tweeted
Investigators said he was about to fly off to join the Taliban, with the goal of killing American soldiers
U.S. Attorney's office said Francis Gurahoo, 39, was traveling into the United States from Guyana on Sunday
Uber Copter will take select "members" on an 8-minute flight to or from Wall St. and JFK Airport -- for a $200-to-$225 price
The Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK Airport, designed by architect Eero Saarinen, has been reimagined as a nostalgic trip into aviation's glamorous past
The majority of the people injured were treated and released at the scene, a Port Authority spokesman said, but a few were being transported to area hospitals
Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate as well as the longest-serving senator from California.
A Nevada grand jury indicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, prosecutors announced in court Friday.
Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, was one of the 19 defendants in the Trump Fulton County 2020 election interference case.
The spending bill failed to win over a group of Republicans opposed to a short-term funding deal.
Not only was Dianne Feinstein the longest-serving woman senator ever, she was the first from the state of California and was also San Francisco's first woman mayor.
Mayor Eric Adams asked New York City residents to shelter in place temporarily as the storm flooded subways and roads.
UAW President Shawn Fain said 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing, Michigan, will join the historic strike.
Most government shutdowns have ended quickly, but a few dragged on for weeks.
A total of four people have been arrested on federal drug charges in the case, including the owner of the day care.
One of 12 siblings, Davis said he rose through the ranks to become a "shot caller" of the notorious South Side Compton Crips gang.
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people."
Mayor Eric Adams asked New York City residents to shelter in place temporarily as the storm flooded subways and roads.
A watery escape, a little exploration — Friday's storm offered an opportunity for adventure for one of the Central Park Zoo's sea lions.
The three argued they had acted as federal officials when they voted for Trump as electors for the Republican party in Georgia in December 2020 and were entitled to have their cases moved to federal court.
The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers would represent the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
Americans with student loan debt will begin repaying their loans starting on Sunday after a hiatus of more than three years.
Travelers urged to check with their carriers after intense rain and flooding disrupted flights at two of the nation's busiest airports.
Four Onewheel riders have died from head injuries after being thrown from the boards, according to safety regulators.
Girl Scout cookies are rising in price across the nation to $6 a box, due to the impact of inflation on cookie ingredients and manufacturing.
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people."
The three argued they had acted as federal officials when they voted for Trump as electors for the Republican party in Georgia in December 2020 and were entitled to have their cases moved to federal court.
Most government shutdowns have ended quickly, but a few dragged on for weeks.
Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, was one of the 19 defendants in the Trump Fulton County 2020 election interference case.
Jeffrey Clark, who worked in the Justice Department under former President Donald Trump, was charged with two counts in the racketeering case brought in Fulton County.
The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers would represent the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
5in1 Rocker Bassinets sold online at Walmart.com and other websites pose suffocation, strangulation and fall hazards, regulators warn.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
Research say the oldest collection of footwear in Europe has been discovered in a cave in southern Spain, dating back more than 6,000 years.
Pakistan's Interior Minister condemned the "heinous" suicide bombing that killed dozens of people gathered at a mosque to mark the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.
The Sycamore Gap tree, a local landmark famed for sharing a scene with Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood," was cut down and a 16-year-old boy has been arrested.
"This unsafe, unprofessional, and irresponsible behavior by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy risks U.S. and partner nation lives," the U.S. Navy said.
China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted by a Nevada grand jury Friday on a murder charge in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis has been linked to the case for years. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Fans don't yet know if Taylor Swift will watch Travis Kelce play the Jets on Oct. 1 – but they're apparently scooping up tickets, just in case.
Revamped series marks a departure from networks aiming programming chiefly at younger viewers, TV analysts said.
A Nevada grand jury indicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, prosecutors announced in court Friday.
Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Michael Oher's finances.
ChatGPT has become even more advanced in its ability to inform and interact with users. OpenAI confirmed Wednesday the artificial intelligence-powered system can now browse the internet to provide users with the most up-to-date information when previously it only used data up to September 2021. OpenAI also announced this week that ChatGPT can now "see, hear, and speak" with users through newly rolled-out features. Kyle Wiggers, senior enterprise reporter at TechCrunch, joined CBS News to talk about the updates.
The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
The billionaire will not receive compensation for serving as the company's president, CEO and chairman, GameStop said.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant's developer conference Wednesday, saying the company is focused on virtual and augmented reality as well as artificial intelligence technologies. Notable new additions include an AI personal assistant people can interact with using any of Meta's messaging apps. Will Knight, senior writer at Wired, joined CBS News to discuss the conference and what happened to Threads.
Research say the oldest collection of footwear in Europe has been discovered in a cave in southern Spain, dating back more than 6,000 years.
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted by a Nevada grand jury Friday on a murder charge in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis has been linked to the case for years. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
One of 12 siblings, Davis said he rose through the ranks to become a "shot caller" of the notorious South Side Compton Crips gang.
One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, 60-year-old Duane "Keffe D" Davis, has been charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon in the 1996 killing. The long-awaited break comes in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago.
Alissa McCommon, 38, was previously arrested after numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate contact with children under 18.
A Nevada grand jury indicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, prosecutors announced in court Friday.
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a 7-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from the asteroid Bennu. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more on the mission. And Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the significance of the samples.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
How prosecutors made the case that the Wisconsin man killed his parents Bart and Krista Halderson in July 2021.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Jake Nolan accompanied his psychiatrist cousin to a NYC Home Depot where she purchased a sledgehammer; 24 hours later, it became a key piece of evidence in a crime that ended with Nolan and her ex-lover in the hospital.
In the aftermath of the Titan submersible tragedy, extreme travel has come under fresh scrutiny. But one industry stands out for both its allure and the lack of regulation protecting participants' safety: space tourism. CBS Reports explores the next great leap for humankind and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose extraordinary political career was forged by triumph and tragedy, has died at the age of 90. Feinstein served as San Francisco's first female mayor and California's first female U.S. senator. Norah O'Donnell has more.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted by a Nevada grand jury Friday on a murder charge in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis has been linked to the case for years. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed Friday to pass a short-term spending bill with only Republican votes that would keep the government open for another month. If no deal is reached, a government shutdown will begin Sunday. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Parts of New York City and the metro area were left paralyzed Friday as torrential rain overwhelmed city streets. Residents were urged to stay home or shelter in place. Errol Barnett reports.