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Fuel in fatal B-17 crash wasn't contaminated, report says

The weather was calm and clear at the time of a deadly B-17 crash at a Connecticut airport, and tests on the airplane's fuel did not turn up any sign of debris or contamination, federal investigators said Tuesday. The World War II-era bomber crashed and burned after experiencing mechanical trouble on takeoff from Bradley International Airport the morning of Oct. 2. The airplane struck approach lights about 1,000 feet from the runway and contacted the ground 500 feet short of the runway.

Reward offered for Alabama toddler kidnapped from party

One minute, police said, 3-year-old Kamille McKinney was playing outside at a birthday party on a cool fall night. Investigators say they've since located the vehicle and arrested two people they call persons of interest, but the mystery remained Tuesday: What happened to the little girl everyone calls Cupcake? Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the child's disappearance, and police expanded an amber alert to neighboring states, seeking information about the girl.

Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries

Authorities found the remnants of a small homemade bomb that blew up in an elementary school playground in Helena on Tuesday morning. No threat was made against Rossiter Elementary school before the exploded bomb packed in a duct tape-wrapped soda bottle was found, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said. "There's a lot of unanswered questions," Dutton said.

Man and six children rescued from Netherlands basement where they lived for years waiting for end of time

A man and six young adults have been discovered after apparently living for nine years in a cellar on a remote Dutch farm, waiting “for the end of time”, according to Dutch media. Police spokeswoman Nathalie Schubart confirmed to RTV Drenthe that a 58-year-old man had been arrested, and that six young adults were discovered in a “shut-off space” on the farm in Ruinerwold, Drenthe. She would not confirm the relation between the people or describe the conditions they were found in or their state of health for privacy reasons, apart from to say that they had been brought to a safe location. The alarm was sounded at the weekend by the barman at a local bar, when an unkempt 25-year-old came to his bar “confused” on Sunday.  Café owner Chris Westerbeek told RTV Drenthe. “The first time I saw him I sent him away but a few days later he came back. Last week he came in and ordered a few beers but we were going to shut. Last Sunday he ordered five beers and drank them. Then I talked to him. He said that he had run away and needed help. Then we called in the police.” Dutch media reported that the children apparently had no contact with the outside world and lived on a vegetable garden and several animals on the farm. The children were believed to be unaware the outside world existed Credit: Pro Shots / Alamy Live News The older man was reportedly ill in bed after having had a stroke several years ago. According to RTV Drenthe, the children had no contact with the outside world, and neighbours had no knowledge of them at all. The farm is hidden behind trees, and difficult to see from the main road. Roger de Groot, mayor of the village of Ruinerwold, told a press conference that the man arrested was not the father of the young adults, aged between 18 and 25. He added that their mother is thought to have died before they moved there around nine years ago and some of the children were not officially registered. “I have never before been involved in such an extraordinary situation,” he said. “A man has been arrested by the police and his role is being investigated. Our first thought is of course for the people found in the home. The family is in a safe place, getting care and attention, and they need rest. “I understand that there are still a lot of questions, and we have them too. The police is investigating many scenarios and we cannot share any more about them at the moment. We are focusing on caring for the family.” On its Twitter feed, the Drenthe police force said that it was investigating the situation with a forensic search of the farmhouse, a study of the area and neighbourhood, and mapping the entire hidden-away location with the help of a drone. The force is also talking to the people discovered on the farm, although earlier reports said the man arrested was not co-operating. Mr Westerbeek, the cafe owner, added that the man talked in a “child-like” way, had long hair and a straggly beard, old clothes and said he had been inside for nine years.  “Later he said he had a brother and sisters who lived in the farm. He was the oldest and wanted to make an end to the way they were living.”

Buffett's Berkshire seeks Fed leeway to boost BofA bet: Bloomberg

Shares of BofA were up 3% after the report came out. Berkshire, which has a 9.96% stake in BofA, filed an application with the Fed in recent weeks making a variety of assurances that it will passively invest in the bank, the report said https://bloom.bg/2ISBQEW citing a copy of the application provided by the regulator.

'Smart, ambitious, kind:' Shooting victim a family linchpin

Atatiana Jefferson was devoted to her family and had moved into her mother's Fort Worth home earlier this year to help as her mom's health declined, relatives said. The 28-year-old Jefferson, who family members sometimes called "Tay," and her nephew had devoted their night to Call of Duty and were still up playing the video game when the officer shot. "They did that all night — from sunset until the time that they lost track of time ... when they heard someone prowling around in the bushes," Merritt said during news conference with her family Monday.

Ukraine peace plan in limbo after inconclusive talks

A plan for Ukrainian and separatists to pull back their troops and weapons in eastern Ukraine remained in limbo after another round of inconclusive talks Tuesday. Ukraine's newly-elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has sought to revive a long-stalled peace plan by pressing for a troop withdrawal and local elections in the nation's rebel-held east, where a five-year conflict between the separatists and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 13,000 people since 2014. Zelenskiy has insisted the pullback of troops and an election plan are necessary for calling a summit with leaders of Russia, France and Germany, but he has faced stiff resistance from far-right and ultranationalist groups who call his moves a capitulation to Russia.

WeWork bond prices at record low on possible debt-heavy financing deal

The price of WeWork's U.S. junk bond fell to an all-time low on Tuesday, last trading at 78 cents on the dollar, as the company weighed financing options including a package that may include at least $2 billion of unsecured notes with a 15% coupon. The office sharing company's May 2025 7.875% junk bond worth $702 million was last down 12.5%, down 25.7% from a record high in mid-August. WeWork parent We Companies is leaning toward a near $5 billion financing package led by JPMorgan Chase & Co , instead of selling a controlling stake to Japan's SoftBank Group Corp , Bloomberg reported late on Monday.

NASA moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix power unit

NASA is moving up the first all-female spacewalk to this week because of a power system failure at the International Space Station. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will now venture out Thursday or Friday, instead of next Monday, to deal with the problem. It will be the first spacewalk by only women in more than a half-century of spacewalking.

American lawyer fatally shot in Pacific nation of Micronesia, officials say

An American lawyer was shot and killed on the Pacific nation of Micronesia on Monday evening, officials said. Rachelle Bergeron was shot as she returned home from her daily jog on the tiny island of Yap, where she served as acting attorney general of Yap State.

What's at stake for each of the 12 Democrats in Tuesday's debate

Tonight’s goals: A plurality of Americans now say they believe Trump's accusations are hurting Biden's prospects of becoming the Democratic nominee. For Pete Buttigieg, it’s all about Iowa. For Bernie Sanders, his campaign hopes the debate will mark his triumphant return to the trail.

Romanian president asks Ludovic Orban to form new government

Romania's president has nominated Ludovic Orban of the center-right National Liberal Party to form a new government and become the country's next prime minister. Orban has 10 days from Iohannis' announcement on Tuesday to gain the support of parliament, which must approve the new government. Orban's nomination comes after the Social Democratic government led by Viorica Dancila, beset by corruption scandals, lost a no-confidence vote in the legislature last week.

Felicity Huffman reports to prison to serve 14-day sentence in 'Varsity Blues' college entrance scam

Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman, who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the massive "Varsity Blues" college entrance scandal that ensnared her and dozens of parents, reported to a Northern California prison on Tuesday to begin serving a 14-day sentence, according to her representative. Huffman was sentence in September by Boston federal court Judge Indira Talwani after the actress pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.