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3rd passenger in Virginia hot air balloon crash still missing

Witnesses heard screaming and yelling from a falling hot air balloon that had caught fire at a preview showing of the Mid-Atlantic Balloon Festival in Doswell, Virginia Friday. The missing passenger is said to be the director of basketball operations at the University of Richmond.

 
Exercise as the fountain of youth?

For fitness instructor Hildegard Gigl, exercise is the key to staying young. The workout group at her suburban apartment complex are all 75 and older.

 
Colorado dog treat poison identified

The chemical, similar to pesticides and rat poison, that sickened at least three dogs at a local dog park in Gunbarrel, Colorado in April has been uncovered. A suspect has yet to be identified.

 
Firefighter’s lawsuit says she’s ‘scapegoat’ in crash probe

A San Francisco firefighter accused of accidentally running over a passenger thrown from the wreckage of an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed at San Francisco International Airport filed a lawsuit Friday against the San Francisco Fire Department.

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First lady decries Nigeria kidnappings, urges education

Michelle Obama on Saturday decried the kidnapping of scores of Nigerian schoolgirls who have been missing for nearly a month and used their plight to speak out for the rights of girls everywhere to get an education.