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TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is confirming that one airman has died and two others are missing after being washed out to sea by high waves as a typhoon lashed southern Japan. Japanese authorities say it happened on the northern coast of Okinawa island. The Air Force says the search for the missing airmen has been interrupted by rough seas. Forecasters say the typhoon is heading for central Japan, where it could drop up to 16 inches of rain.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal health officials say Ebola has been ruled out as the cause of illness for a man who had traveled in West Africa and became sick on a flight from Brussels to the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a health officer met United Airlines Flight 998 when it landed yesterday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The CDC says a full evaluation of the man at a local hospital showed "no evidence or concern for Ebola" and he was discharged "feeling well."
LOMA, Colorado (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after a helicopter crash in Colorado. Authorities say the two were aboard the aircraft when it crashed shortly into the Colorado River yesterday near Loma. First-responders told the Daily Sentinel that two fishermen saw the accident and pulled at least one victim from the wreckage.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say some people threw bottles and tore down street signs after police encountered a crowd of 300 or 400 people at the scene of a house party near a Colorado campus. No injuries or arrests were reported in the confrontation last night, but Fort Collins police say they expect to make arrests in the coming weeks.
OZARK, Ala. (AP) — A dog that survived a supposedly lethal injection is now living with an Alabama family, romping and playing with another rescue dog as he recovers from heartworm and a leg injury. It's not clear how the 4-year-old mixed-breed dog was able to survive the vet's attempt to euthanize it. A rescue worker has named the dog "Lazarus" after the biblical character resuscitated by Jesus.
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