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MANILA, Philippines – The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor. It wasn’t until …

CROWN POINT, Ind. – A 14-year-old runaway from Chicago stole a charter bus and drove it on a northern Indiana highway until a small fire broke out under the vehicle, state troopers said. A caller reported to police Monday that a charter bus was being driven erratically, weaving between lanes …

LONDON – A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won $1.2 million in libel damages Thursday from nearly a dozen British newspapers, his lawyer said. Robert Murat’s lawyer, Louis Charalambous, said the papers had agreed to pay Murat and to issue …