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Landing gear leads to plane's belly landing

An airline official said a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.

No drinking and boating

It's not just the highways: With the summer recreational boating season just getting underway, several states are moving to cut down on boating under the influence.

60 hurt as Conn. commuter trains collide

Sixty people were transported to hospitals and five people were hurt critically, one very critically, Friday night near Bridgeport, Conn., after an eastbound commuter train derailed and was hit by a westbound train, Conn. Gov. Dan Malloy said in a news conference.

Pittsburgh Zoo unveils Amur tiger cub to public

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) -- Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur tiger cub to the public, though the 6-week-old cat can only be seen on a video monitor for now.

Naked man climbs on fire truck, arrested

CALVERTON, Md. (WUSA) -- You don't see this every day.

According to Statter911, the PGFD Truck 831 crew stopped at a store to grab some food on Wednesday and when they returned to their truck a naked man was on the top of their aerial ladder.

Baby Sammy home after heart surgery

SACRAMENTO, CA. (KTXV) -- The baby at the center of a controversial CPS dispute is finally home with his parents.

Name changes planned for beef & pork cuts

Amateur drives away with hole-in-one and a BMW

GREER (GREENVILLEONLINE.COM)-- On a day when none of the professionals separated themselves from the crowd at the Web.com Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corporation, amateur Walt Dennis certainly did.

$1M in jewelry stolen from a hotel safe

This weekend, stars may sport a little less bling and the parties could be a little less sparkly.

Ousted IRS chief: It wasn't on purpose

A huge increase in workload, rather than deliberate targeting, led to "foolish mistakes" and the political discrimination in the Internal Revenue Service cited by an inspector general's report, the agency's outgoing commissioner said Friday.

Earthquake shakes parts of N.Y., Vermont

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Ontario, Canada, was felt early Friday from upstate New York to the Vermont border.

ICE freed more felons than thought

Feds have taken back into custody 58 of the convicted criminals released after review.

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

 Bond has been set at more than $10 million for the second of two brothers facing attempted second-degree murder charges in the Mother's Day shooting spree that broke out during a neighborhood parade in New Orleans.

Benghazi e-mails raise questions

The communications raise questions about who called the shots and why, say an analyst and a lawmaker involved in the investigation.

Gas prices heading higher near term

It's been a rollercoaster year for gas prices, which began the year averaging $3.29 a gallon, then zoomed to $3.78 in February before dropping to $3.50 last month. Current average price: $3.60.

Powerball jackpot climbs again, reaches $550M

Looking for a big payday? Dueling Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are giving many in the USA two chances to strike it rich Friday and Saturday.

House group reaches deal on immigration bill

After years of negotiating and a week that saw one of its members nearly bolt from the group, a bipartisan group of House members announced Thursday that they had reached a deal "in principle" on a bill to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.

Immigration plan continues moving through Senate

After a Senate committee finished poring through the enforcement sections of a sweeping immigration bill on Thursday, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, didn't want to dwell on the three amendments he proposed that were voted down by his colleagues.

Young gymnast overcomes hurdle, faces next one

A Knoxville girl is changing the world of gymnastics.

Day after deadly Texas tornadoes, search continues for victims

Nearly 100 damaged North Texas homes remained off limits as crews in the hardest-hit areas continued to a search for survivors and victims of a tornado swarm that left six dead.

NY authorities probe money trail in smuggling ring

NEW YORK, Ny. (AP) - A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday.

2nd IRS official to leave amid tea party scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups.