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Hijacker of 1968 Pan Am Flight Gets 15-Year Sentence
By John O. Membrino - AOL NewsA man who hijacked a plane to Cuba in 1968 was sentenced today to 15 years in prison by a federal judge who called the offense "a frightening crime." Luis Armando Pena Soltren, 67, who is a U.S. citizen, spent four decades as a fugitive before voluntarily returning to the U.S. from Cuba in 2009. He pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court to hijacking Pan American Flight 281, which was bound for Puerto Rico from New York on Nov. 24, 1968. Christine Cornell, AFP/Getty Images Luis Armando Pena Soltren, left, was led away in federal court today in New York after a tearful ...
Opinion: Puerto Rico Bites the Hand That Feeds It
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 10) -- Few places have been as hard hit by the recession as Puerto Rico. Over the past two years, the commonwealth has seen its unemployment climb from an already high 13 percent to a gut-wrenching 16 percent. So why did Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno just sign a law that will almost certainly make this picture even worse by dismantling longstanding Puerto Rican tax law and alienating its most prosperous foreign corporations. Approved by Puerto Rico's House and Senate on Oct. 23, and signed into law by the governor the following Monday, Law 154 levies an excise tax on all offshore ...
FBI Launches Largest Cop Corruption Case Ever in Puerto Rico
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Oct. 6) -- The FBI launched what it calls the "largest police corruption case" in the history of the agency early this morning in Puerto Rico, arresting 129 people around the country -- most of whom were public servants ranging from police officers to municipal workers to U.S. Army soldiers. The defendants face drug trafficking charges with possible sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison. "The actions of these individuals proved they were not worthy of the title of public servant," Luis Fraticelli, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Juan office, said in a statement. "They ...
15th Named Atlantic Storm of Season May Be Forming
By Paul Yeager - AOL News(Oct. 5) -- An area of low pressure in the western Atlantic is showing signs of becoming more organized this afternoon and may become the 15th named storm of the season. It would be Tropical Storm Otto, and initial indications are that the storm will not be a direct threat to the United States. Weather Resources:- Get Your Forecast- National Doppler Radar Upper-level conditions in the vicinity of the low pressure system, centered about 225 miles to the north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, are becoming more conducive for tropical development. National Hurricane Center meteorologists are giving ...
Colbert's Congressional Appearance Is Over, But Don't Forget the Migrant Workers
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 1) -- Many have expressed umbrage at comedian Stephen Colbert appearing -- largely in character -- before a congressional panel to discuss migrant farmworkers. But of course his celebrity status brought attention, however briefly, to the plight of these farmworkers, many of whom are illegal immigrants. And his most salient point was made out of character, when he said: I like talking about people who don't have any power, and it seems like one of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work but don't have any rights as a result. But yet we ...
Similac Recalled After Beetles Found in Formula
By David Knowles - AOL News
(Sept. 22) -- It's not exactly like Mom used to make. Abbott Laboratories today issued a recall of nearly 5 million units of Similac baby formula after consumers reported finding beetles and their larvae in the powdered breast milk substitute. An inspection of the Sturgis, Mich., plant where the formula is manufactured confirmed the contamination. Production at the plant has been halted while it is treated for the infestation, CNN reported. What, exactly, is being recalled? Approximately 5 million units of powdered Similac that is packaged in plastic containers, as well as 8-ounce, ...
FEMA Urges East Coast to Prepare for Hurricane Earl
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- Evacuations may be necessary along the East Coast if Hurricane Earl comes too close to shore, federal officials said today. "We do not have a forecasted landfall, but we do expect impacts along the coast," Federal Emergency Management Agency head Craig Fugate told reporters, as winds from the approaching storm churned up seas along the coastline from Florida to Massachusetts. "Evacuations may be required if the storm doesn't turn," he said. "Today is the day to make sure you have your family disaster plans, that you check your supplies." A hurricane watch was issued this ...
Earl Threatens US Coast After Hitting Caribbean
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Aug. 31) -- Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Earl is forecast to potentially brush the U.S. East Coast late Thursday, before curving back out to sea, potentially swiping New England or far-eastern Canada. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned coastal residents from North Carolina to Maine to watch the storm closely. "Any small shift in the track could dramatically alter ...
Hurricane Earl Path: Now a 'Major' Category 4 Storm; Where Is It Going?
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- It's on a warpath, but where is it going? The status of Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm, was updated by the National Hurricane Center at 7 p.m. EDT. Surge Desk runs down the key facts about what it's doing, where it's headed and who should be on the lookout. 1. Where is Hurricane Earl? As of 8 p.m. the National Hurricane Center reports that Earl was located just 100 miles (165 km) northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where tropical storm conditions are expected through the night. Conditions are still expected to subside "gradually" in the Virgin Islands. The National ...
Tropical Storm Colin Taking Shape: Current Location, Where It's Headed and More
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- A tropical depression formed today in the Atlantic Ocean and is forecast to become Tropical Storm Colin in the coming days. While the Atlantic hurricane season has been relatively quiet to this point, with only two named storms so far, the apparent arrival of Colin coincides with the start of the busiest two-month period of the year for tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. 1. Where is Tropical Depression Four right now? As of 11 a.m. EDT this morning, Tropical Depression Four was 1,050 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. 2. How strong is Tropical Depression ...
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