Last week’s “balloon boy” incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, an agency representative said Tuesday.
Colorado balloon incident under federal investigation
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Wheelchair user, 92, arrested for smuggling coke
A 92-year-old woman with cocaine strapped to her body flew all the way from Brazil to Spain before police arrested her, in a wheelchair, at Madrid’s airport.
Trapped between worlds, some Latina teens consider suicide
Twelve-year-old Francisca Abreu was anxious.
Where’s Balloon Boy? Ask the Web
The mysterious metallic balloon thought to be carrying a Colorado boy had scarcely returned to Earth last week when a new website launched, its domain name asking the question much of the nation was wondering: WhereIsBalloonBoy.com.
Mireille Guiliano: Why French Women Don’t Get Fired
In her two previous books, French author Mireille Guiliano instructs women on how to live their lives to the fullest by, ironically enough, not eating to the fullest. She insists that the French have the right answers, pointing to the French joie de vivre as one of the reasons why the country’s women stay so infuriatingly thin.
Why a Bombing in Iran Could Be Bad News for Obama
Sunday’s suicide terror attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islamic Republic’s restive southeast border with Pakistan.
Back to the Land: The New Green Revolution
Anyone walking through Prashant Thakare’s freshly planted cotton field in the central Indian village of Takarakhede Shambhu could easily mistake a 65-ft.-wide pool of murky water for, well, a pool of murky water. Yet that simple pond has transformed Thakare’s 22-acre farm and, indeed, his life
Get Out of Manhattan
From Long Island to New Jersey to upstate New York, the past year has seen a miniboom in sophisticated new retreats opening in the resort communities surrounding New York City.
A Healthier Way to Pay Doctors
Correction Appended: Oct. 19, 2009 It’s hard to feel sorry for America’s family doctors
Skype and Job Interviews: Webcam Meetings on the Rise
Get ready for a closeup: your next job interview might be on webcam.