Katie Zezima New York Times

• US: Did teenager's body fall from plane?

  A North Carolina teenager whose body was found in a Boston suburb last month had most likely stowed away inside a plane's wheel well and fallen as it lowered its landing gear, the authorities said Friday. The remains of the youth, Delvonte Tisdale, 16, were found in a quiet neighbourhood in Milton, Mass, on Nov 15, below a flight path to Logan Airp...

• 8-year-old shot himself at gun show

  A judge ruled on Tuesday that jurors can be shown video of an 8-year-old boy accidentally shooting himself in the head with a submachine gun at a gun show, setting up an unusually grisly courtroom scene in the manslaughter trial of a former police chief who organized the event. Judge Peter A. Velis of Hampden Superior Court in Springfield, Mass., i...

• A resting place for 'John F Kennedy'

  Apparently it is not so easy to find a permanent home for a resident that weighs tens of thousands of tons and is more than 1,000 feet long. The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy may end up in Portland, Maine. Some residents are concerned that it might block the view. The John F. Kennedy, an aircraft carrier christened by a 9-year-old Caroline Kenne...

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  For many, 'washroom' seems to be just a name

  The next time a man hands you a hot dog after making a run to the restroom and the concession stand at an Atlanta Braves baseball game, be careful: there is a good chance he did not wash his hands, according to a report released Monday by a group that sends spies into public restrooms in the name of science. Only about two-thirds of the men observe...