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Ex-Korean Air exec arrested in ‘nut rage’ case

South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former Korean Air Lines Co. executive for allegedly endangering flight safety by delaying a plane because her macadamia nuts were not served the way she wanted, officials said Wednesday.

 
AirAsia plane found on sea floor, 6 bodies recovered

Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency has obtained a sonar image it says may be the body of the missing AirAsia jet at the bottom of the Java Sea, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.

 
Prolific voice actress Christine Cavanaugh dies at 51

Christine Cavanaugh, best known for her prolific vocal work — including memorable roles as the titular character in “Babe” and lovable scaredy-cat Chuckie Finster on Nickelodeon’s “Rugrats” — died on Dec. 22 of unknown causes at her home in Cedar City, Utah. She was 51.

 
2 male actors contract HIV at Nevada porn shoot

Two adult film actors have contracted HIV, with one most likely infecting the other during unprotected sex at a film shoot in Nevada where testing was less stringent than industry standards, officials said.

 
Wynn Las Vegas sets Golden Globes odds

You can’t actually bet on the awards at Las Vegas casinos. But if you could, “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” Michael Keaton and Julianne Moore would be good places to put your money, according to Johnny Avello, director of race and sports operations.

 
Penn. man tried to run down cops, was shot and killed

A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

 
Man foretold murder-suicide ‘out of love’ on Facebook

A New Hampshire man walked into his wife’s hospital room early Tuesday, fatally shot her then killed himself, a murder-suicide that he foretold in a candid and emotional Facebook posting to friends and family.

 
Father gets 5 year prison sentence for keeping kids in filthy home

A father whose four young sons could communicate only in grunts when authorities rescued them from a filthy Denver apartment was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday by a judge who said he hoped it would send a message to parents that they can’t treat their children like pets.

 
Massive Morton salt spill buries cars at dealership — VIDEO

A wall of the Morton Salt building on Chicago’s North Side collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, spilling hundreds of pounds of salt onto cars of an adjacent Acura dealership.