Dozens of people were injured when an Air Canada flight to Australia encountered unexpected turbulence, forcing the plane to land in Hawaii on Thursday. (July 11)
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Coast Guard siezes alledged drug sub in Pacific
The U.S. Coast Guard says a cutter interdicted a submarine suspected of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean. A video shows Coast Guard officers boarding the submarine and ordering those inside to open the hatch. (June 18)
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Mom charged for driving with kids in pool atop SUV
An Illinois woman has been arrested and charged with child endangerment after police say she drove with her children in an inflatable swimming pool that was atop her vehicle. (July 10)
Dead whales towed to remote private beaches to rot
Scientists say there’s a spike in dead gray whales along the U.S. West Coast. So many dead gray whales are washing ashore officials are asking coastal residents to allow the rotting carcasses to be moved to their private beaches. (July 11)
50 years later, NASA headed to the moon again
Nearly 50 years after Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon, part of the storied Apollo program, NASA officials announce they’re going back to the moon, permanently. (July 11)
Arizona standoff: car vs. cactus and cactus wins
Arizona authorities say a driver escaped injury when his car’s windshield was pierced by the trunk of a saguaro cactus during a wreck Wednesday on the outskirts of Tucson. (July 10)
Chicago police confirm alligator in lagoon
Chicago police investigators have cracked the case: A 4- to 5-foot alligator is living in a lagoon at one of the city’s most popular parks. (July 10)
New doc provides insight into Apollo 11 moon landing
As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11moonlanding draws near, a new documentary, “Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes,” tells the incredible story of mankind’s greatest leap. (July 10)
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday July 10: Calls for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign; Obama health care law challenged in federal court; Floods in Nebraska; Heatwave in Alaska.
Police in Calif. fatally shoot knife-wielding man
Police officers fatally shot a knife-wielding man near the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California on Tuesday. KESQ-TV reports that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms the man was waving a knife when he was shot. (July 10)