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Morrison, Ill. -- An Illinois man was sentenced to 30 days of home confinement for faking a car accident to avoid having to show up for jury duty.

Bessemer, Ala. -- An Alabama court awarded $100,000 to a former stripper who sued her ex-employers for allowing her to drive home after drinking on the job.

Los Angeles, February 3 -- It was pilot’s error, not bad weather, that caused the crash of a turboprop plane near Buffalo last year that killed 50 people, a federal safety panel said Tuesday.

Tyngsboro, Mass. -- A truck driver who drove his flatbed truck into the side of a Massachusetts home said he had lost consciousness due to choking on some Wendy's chili.

Beirut, January 25 -- An Ethiopian airliner plunged into the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Lebanon early Monday morning. The flight had 92 passengers on board.

Los Angeles, November 4:Mega movie star Brad Pitt is looking for a new motorcycle after his favorite bike was wrecked in last month’s crash in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press.

Rio De Janeiro, June 2: With time ticking fast, the French and Brazilian armies labored through the night to search for the remains of an Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.