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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's coup leaders say parties involved in the past six months of unrest and violence need some time "to think" and perhaps compromise. So the military which is now in charge is detaining former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (SHIN'-uh-wah), Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders for up to a week. They're not being allowed outside contact.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television is reporting the execution of a billionaire businessman in the largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution. The report says the execution came after Iran's Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for a $2.6 billion state bank scam. Three others also face death sentences. The case involved using forged documents to get credit to purchase assets including major state-owned companies.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Officials plan to let a wildfire in a scenic Arizona canyon keep burning until it breaks out to safer firefighting terrain. That means it could nearly triple in size unless rain stops it. Officials say the canyon itself is a more dangerous place to fight the fire and they'll concentrate on keeping it away from towns and buildings.
NEW YORK (AP) — Thunderstorms that wreaked havoc on Memorial Day weekend travel have passed and flight delays at three New York City-area airports are on the wane. The FAA says as of midnight Friday, departure delays were averaging 60 to 75 minutes at La Guardia and Newark. Kennedy had minimal outbound delays. A flash flood warning is in effect for most of the night for Manhattan and Northern New Jersey.
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say there's not much left of a small plane that crashed near Silver City in southwestern New Mexico, killing four people. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the single-engine plane went down Friday afternoon about a mile northeast of Whiskey Creek Airport. FAA officials say that due to fire and crash damage, the type of aircraft can't immediately be determined and it's unknown who owned the plane.
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