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Peter Jones, of Washington, D.C., an airline passenger arriving from Hong Kong answers a question in the international arrivals area at Newark Liberty Airport, Monday, June 17, 2013, in Newark, N.J. , about a fellow passenger who claimed everyone on the flight was poisoned. The plane landed safely at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. The man stood up during the flight to make the claim but there was no indication that any passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 116 were actually poisoned, an FBI spokesman said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA

A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the U.S. on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty ...

Thrifty says offer of free rental car was mistake

Thrifty Car Rental says it's sorry, but many customers who were offered a free one-day rental won't be getting that after all. The company says the offer was intended for a select group of top customers but was sent accidentally to many other people. "We're very sorry for any confusion ...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 file photo, Foreign tourists visit Hatshepsut Temple, in Luxor, Egypt. Stunned tourist workers vow to block the newly appointed Islamist governor of Luxor province from taking office. The reason: He belongs to a former militant group that killed nearly 60 tourists visiting a Pharaonic temple there in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor

Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry. Adel el-Khayat was named ...

NY lawmakers push Amtrak for bike baggage cars

New York lawmakers want Amtrak to add baggage cars to its passenger trains that would be capable of carrying bicycles. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sens. Betty Little of Warren County and Brad Hoylman of Manhattan said Monday such a move would get more visitors and tourism dollars into ...

Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 15 Obama's 2nd term stumbles out of gate The Affordable Care Act could make or break President Barack Obama's second term and ultimately put a stamp on his legacy. Beset by a Congress that cannot agree on anything and a dizzying supply of scandals and controversies, ...

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