Articles by Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown

Associated Press

Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to …

FedEx Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike and Engine Fire

A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky. The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport …

Snowy Roads Lead to Hundreds of Crashes in Virginia, North Carolina

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Roads in Virginia and North Carolina remained treacherous Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hundreds of accidents, including crashes on an interstate that involved more than 50 vehicles. Meanwhile, a polar vortex sent temperatures plunging …

FEMA Workers Change Response Tactics in North Carolina After Threats

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could be targeted by a militia, officials said, as the government response …

Dali Crew May Leave But Must Be Available for Probe Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Crew members on the cargo ship Dali can head home as soon as Thursday under an agreement that allows lawyers to question them as part of investigations into the cause of the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. …

Ship That Caused Baltimore Bridge Collapse Had Apparent Electrical Problems at Dock

Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical problems, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday, the same day FBI agents boarded …

Texas Panhandle Storm Blamed for 3 Deaths, Wrecked Mobile Homes and Main Street

PERRYTON, Texas (AP) – As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail. Then, Devers said, …

Thousands of Maryland Drivers Ticketed for Cell Phone Use

Maryland police agencies have issued thousands of tickets to drivers for using hand-held cellphones behind the wheel in the year since a ban took effect. Records from more than 70 police agencies in the state that participate in the Electronic …