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Plane Accidents Increased In 2005, Fatalities Dropped

AHN

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Safety figures released Friday show that accidents involving commercial planes and private aircraft in the U.S. increased in 2005, but fatalities declined. The National Transportation Safety Board reports in its annual review that civil...

Orangemen Beat Hoyas in Beat East Tournament

AHN

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer New York, NY (AHN) The Orangemen are on a roll. Just days ago they were a team on the bubble and now they're playing for the Big East Tournament Championship. The Orangemen battled back in the Big Apple to beat rival Georgetown by one point in the semi-finals...

Zacarias Moussaoui's Death Penalty Trial Begins

AHN

Joanna Wypior - All Headline News Staff Reporter Alexandria, VA (AHN) - The sentencing trial of accused terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui opened with the selection of a jury that will determine whether he is put to death for conspiring with al-Qaida terrorist to hijack planes and commit...

Zacarias Moussaoui's Death Penalty Trial Opens

AHN

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer Alexandria, VA (AHN) - The sentencing trial of accused terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui opened with the selection of a jury that will determine whether he is put to death for conspiring with al-Qaida terrorist to hijack planes and commit...

Documents Show U.S. Spied on France

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AP - U.S. intelligence agencies relied on such tactics as spies and spy planes planes to closely monitor France's nuclear weapons capability following World War II, newly declassified documents show.

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