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HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A woman who lives next door to Bowe Bergdahl's family in Idaho says some of the reaction to his release amounts to a "modern-day lynching." Lee Ann Ferris says Bergdahl has "already suffered enough," and that the community "will welcome him back no matter what." But the town of Hailey has canceled plans for a celebration later this month marking his return from five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. The town has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls from those who believe Bergdahl was a deserter who should be punished.
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say 34 people have been injured overnight in a fire on Staten Island. They say 23 firefighters and 11 civilians suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious. Nearly all were taken to the hospital but none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. A Fire Department spokesman says the blaze consumed three, 2-story townhouses.
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware's governor plans a visit today to the site where an Interstate 495 bridge has been closed -- possibly for weeks. State officials believe a mountain of dirt that has been dumped next to the interstate over the past few years may have caused the bridge to tilt. The dirt is now about two stories high and 100 yards long. The contractor is working with state officials to remove it.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The pilot of a Navy jet is hospitalized in stable condition after ejecting as the jet was preparing for a late-night landing on an aircraft carrier off the southern California coast. The jet crashed into the sea. It was the second military aircraft crash in the area yesterday. Earlier, a Marin Harriet jet crashed in flames in a residential area, but no one was hurt. The pilot safely ejected.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time in more than two weeks, searchers have recovered the body of a victim from the April sinking of a South Korean ferry. That brings the death toll to 289, with another 15 people still missing. The body was found today in waters 25 miles from the capsized vessel.
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