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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police at the U.S. Capitol aren't yet identifying the man who steered a tiny, one-person helicopter onto the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol today. But a Florida postal carrier named Doug Hughes is taking responsibility for the stunt on a website, where he said he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress in order to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. One lawmaker says the pilot landed on his own -- but that if he had come much closer to the Capitol, authorities were prepared to shoot him down.
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jurors who convicted former NFL star Aaron Hernandez of first-degree murder say they are even more certain of their decision now, after hearing more details about Hernandez from the judge in the case. They say after the verdict, the judge let them know about other allegations that hadn't been admissible at the trial -- including two slayings in 2012 in which Hernandez wasn't charged.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy was growing at a moderate pace from mid-February through the end of March. But in its latest survey of business conditions around the country, the Fed says the harsh winter -- combined with the rising value of the dollar and a big plunge in oil prices -- were having adverse effects on some industries.
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's prime minister is accusing Pope Francis of joining "an evil front" plotting against Turkey. It's the latest angry reaction to the pope's decision to label as "genocide" the killings of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians a century ago. Turkey has insisted that the numbers are inflated, and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest, and not genocide.
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany's air traffic control agency says the crash of a Germanwings jet in France last month raises the question of whether technology should be put in place allowing authorities on the ground to take control of a plane and remotely land it. Investigators believe the plane's co-pilot deliberately crashed it during a flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, killing all 150 aboard. The German official says similar technology is already available for piloting drones, but it could take a decade to develop it for passenger jets.
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