Cody Taylor

Tornadic supercell near Hill City, Kansas, USA, on 9 June 2005. Photographer: Mike Hollingshead

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Flight 1549’s captain, first officer and three flight attendants issued a joint statement on Monday saying they want the media to “respect their desire to refrain from participating in interviews until further notices” while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the accident.

Three years ago, a little painting caused big trouble for undercover agent Bob Wittman. Here, for the first time, he tells all. “I played an undercover art expert for a European organized crime group in America,” Wittman says about his undercover stint…

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Kentucky, a haven for gamblers who want to bet on horse racing, has hit a setback in its efforts to stop online poker and casino gaming. In a 2-1 ruling Tuesday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals said the state does not have the jurisdiction to seize 141 online casinos’ Internet domain names in an effort to keep them from operating in the state.