Death probed of man removed from airliner
NEW YORK -- Prosecutors are investigating the death of a man who was subdued by fellow airline passengers after he became disruptive on a New York-bound flight, a spokesman said yesterday. William Lee was pronounced dead late Friday after he was removed from the American Airlines flight at Kennedy International Airport. The cause of death had not been determined. Lee, 48, of New York, had been refused another beer before the incident, the airline said. (AP)
Reduced-sugar cereals no better, study says
NEW YORK -- New reduced-sugar versions of popular children's breakfast cereals may have no significant nutritional advantages over their full-sugar counterparts, according to nutrition scientists at five universities who reviewed the lower-sugar versions of six major brands. While the new cereals do have less sugar, it has been replaced by sugar with refined carbohydrates to preserve the crunch. Officials at
HAWAII
Japanese WWII sub found by researchers
HONOLULU -- The wreckage of a large World War II-era Japanese submarine has been found by researchers in waters off Hawaii. A research team from the University of Hawaii discovered the I-401 submarine on Thursday during test dives off Oahu. The submarine is from the I-400 Sensuikan Toku class of subs, the largest built before the nuclear ballistic missile submarines of the 1960s. (AP)
CALIFORNIA
Uniform shift ordered for death notifications
LOS ANGELES -- With the toll of Marines killed in Iraq mounting, the Marine Corps is no longer requiring the Marines notifying families of such deaths to wear the Corps' dress blue uniform. The change was made because the public is beginning to associate the blue uniform, usually worn during ceremonial or joyous occasions, with death and tragedy, officials said. Officers and senior enlisted Marines making notification visits are now ordered to wear the Corps' green uniform. (Los Angeles Times)
COLORADO
Historic castle fetches $4 million at auction
DENVER -- A historic castle where John D. Rockefeller and Theodore Roosevelt were guests -- and where a coal baron's ghost is said to haunt the halls -- was auctioned for $4 million Saturday, two years after the IRS seized the century-old mansion in an investment fraud probe. A Pasadena, Calif., man made the winning bid, said John Harrison, an IRS special agent. The unidentified buyer declined to talk with reporters. IRS agents seized the 42-room Redstone Castle in 2003. (AP)
PENNSYLVANIA
Trucker disappears after making stop
CARLISLE -- A truck driver disappeared from a Cumberland County truck stop, leaving his cellphone, keys, and wallet inside the unlocked vehicle, authorities said. Bert Delaney Williams III, 27, a father of two from Waterbury, Conn., has been missing since at least Wednesday, when police were alerted to his rig parked at the Flying J Travel Plaza in Middlesex Township. Police are treating the case as a missing persons probe. (AP)
