Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group

Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that claimed the lives of three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons. The preliminary report released this week by … Read more

3 members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

3 members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet and the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard the aircraft. The Nelons co-founder, Kelly Nelon … Read more

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Dion belted Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” (“Hymn to Love”) as the finale of the roughly four-hour … Read more

US OPEN ’24: Payne Stewart indelibly linked to Pinehurst

US OPEN ’24: Payne Stewart indelibly linked to Pinehurst

Pinehurst No. 2 in the sandhills region of North Carolina has 117 years of golf history behind it. That includes a PGA Championship not many remember, a Ryder Cup before anyone cared and one U.S. Open champion no one can forget. No trip to Pinehurst No. 2 is complete without posing with the statue of … Read more

Delta Air Lines posts a narrow Q1 profit and says travel demand remains strong despite flight scares

Delta Air Lines posts a narrow Q1 profit and says travel demand remains strong despite flight scares

Delta Air Lines eked out a narrow first-quarter profit and said Wednesday that demand for travel is strong heading into the summer-vacation season, with travelers seemingly unfazed by recent incidents in the industry that ranged from a panel blowing off a jetliner midflight flight to a tire falling off another plane during takeoff. Delta reported … Read more

Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety

Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety

BANGKOK — The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reflects a dogged dedication to safety and training by the airline, and hard experience from past disasters. JAL set up a Safety Promotion Center at … Read more

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new

LOS ANGELES — When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the snow-covered Andes mountains. Zerbino praised J.A. Bayona’s raw and unfiltered film, which is being released … Read more

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new

LOS ANGELES — When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the snow-covered Andes mountains. Zerbino praised J.A. Bayona’s raw and unfiltered film, which is being released … Read more

What to stream this week: ‘Society of the Snow,’ ‘Night Court,’ ‘Good Grief’

What to stream this week: ‘Society of the Snow,’ ‘Night Court,’ ‘Good Grief’

“Night Court” and “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy’s directorial debut, “Good Grief” are some of the new television and movies headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are some new game shows on Fox and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” … Read more