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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Planes and ships from seven nations are continuing to scour the Indian Ocean for any sign of a Malaysian jetliner that vanished three weeks ago. A warship with an aircraft black box detector is joining the search. Meanwhile, 29 Chinese family members of those aboard the missing jet have arrived in Kuala Lumpur to press the government for more information.
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The number of people missing from the deadly landslide in Washington state is down substantially. Snohomish County officials now say 30 people are missing, instead of the previous estimate of 90. The confirmed death toll now stands at 18. The massive landslide struck the small mountainside community of Oso, north of Seattle, on March 22.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern Californians are no strangers to earthquakes. Residents in Orange County are now getting back to normal after a magnitude 5.1 quake centered about 25 miles south of Los Angeles struck Friday night. The quake cracked home foundations, caused power outages, gas leaks and water main breaks. No injuries were reported in that quake or more than 100 aftershocks.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An airline pilot will be sentenced on July 29 after being convicted of two counts of abusive sexual contact for groping a 14-year-old girl while he was a passenger on a flight from Detroit to Salt Lake City. A jury in Salt Lake City found Michael Pascal guilty Thursday. Pascal, who worked as a pilot for a regional carrier that contracts with Delta, could face up to five years in prison.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new group of experimental medicines appear to dramatically lower cholesterol. That could provide a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough help from Lipitor and other statin drugs. The first large studies of the new drugs were presented Saturday at an American College of Cardiology conference in Washington.
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