An off-duty pilot's attempt to turn off a plane's engines mid-flight is even wilder than we thought, court docs reveal

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An Alaska Airlines plane in flight.
Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 in flight.

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How Baltimore PD's tactics in handling convicted sex offender Jason Billingsley may have enabled him to kill a tech CEO

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Jason Billingsley - the man accused of raping and murdering Pava LePere
Jason Billingsley is charged with the murder of Pava LaPere, a Baltimore tech CEO.

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Off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges said 'I'm not right' before trying to turn off plane's engines: report

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A white and blue Alaska Airlines plane in midair, set against a blue sky.
An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight tried to shut down the plane's engines mid-flight, officials said.

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say they were in the delivery room when they wrote the letter announcing the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03, 2019 in Mountain View, California
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg

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An 85-year-old Israeli women shook hands with a Hamas militant after being freed. Her husband is still being held hostage.

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Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, center, and Nurit Cooper, 79, being escorted by Hamas as they are released to the Red Cross in an unknown location
This image taken from video released by Al Qassam brigades on its Telegram channel, shows Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, center, and Nurit Cooper, 79, being escorted by Hamas as they are released to the Red Cross in an unknown location, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

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Researchers investigating a medieval burial site found Christian symbols tattooed on one of the bodies' feet

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Images of the tattoo on the top side of the right foot. These pictures were taken with a full spectrum camera and digitally enhanced.
Images of the tattoo on the top side of the right foot. These pictures were taken with a full-spectrum camera and digitally enhanced.

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Ukrainians and allies descend on Washington with one main goal: Make Republicans listen

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People gather to demonstrate in solidarity with Ukraine in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

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China has stolen more personal and corporate information than every other country in the world combined, FBI director says

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Christopher Wray (left) and China soldiers raising the flag (right).
"We welcome business with China, visitors from China, academic exchange. What we don't welcome is cheating, and theft, and repression," Christopher Wray told 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley.

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Mitt Romney says he'd only run for president if Godzilla took out all of the other candidates

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Mitt Romney (left) and a replica Godzilla at Tokyo Midtown (right).
"Perhaps if Godzilla comes in and removes all the other candidates and so forth," Romney joked when CBS journalist Norah O'Donnell asked if he was going to run for president in 2024.

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Apple's been relatively quiet about AI — but it's been pouring billions into research, and that could mean a 'smarter' Siri

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