Small jet crashes into homes in Indiana, kills 2 - U.S. News

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The front end of a Hawker Beachcraft Premier jet sits in a room of a home on Iowa Street in South Bend, Ind., Sunday, March 17, 2013. Authorities say a private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble crashed resulting in injuries. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig says the Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet had left Tulsa, Okla.'s Riverside Airport and crashed near the South Bend Regional Airport on Sunday afternoon.

By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News

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A small, private jet crashed into three homes in South Bend, Ind., killing at least two people after a failed landing attempt Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Four people were on board the plane that reported electrical problems while attempting to land at South Bend Regional Airport, according to an FAA spokesperson. Two people on board the plane were killed and two others were injured, according to Andrew Todd Fox, chief crash investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board.

One person on the ground was seriously injured, according to officials.

The Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet departed from Tulsa, Okla., and made several attempts to approach. On the final approach the engine stalled and the plan plummeted into a near-by neighborhood, according to the FAA.

Speaking to reporters Sunday night, John Corthier of the South Bend Fire Department said all those inside the affected homes have been accounted for. One home has yet to be searched by authorities because it is unstable, though the owner has been contacted.

A 1,000-foot perimeter has been established around the scene and almost 250 people have been evacuated, according to a spokesperson for the South Bend Police Department.

?There is quite a bit of fuel that is still in the basement and that is one of the main reasons why we have the area blocked,? said Corthier.

There was no fire at the site of the crash, but there was a gas leak, which prompted the evacuation. The area will remain evacuated until at least Monday morning.

Investigators expect to have a preliminary report of what happened in the next seven to 10 days.

Jay Blackman contributed to this report

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Revolution

Hadian Torzinei could hardly believe the day had actually come. He'd heard people back home talking about the Festival of Colors (though in Azurei, they had a different name for it, "Kiju e'pinaja", which meant, 'festival of lies') and he heard even better stories from people he met outside of Azurei who'd actually been there. He heard there were merchants selling useless but very sparkly things, hand-carved toys, fancy swords and even bows. And the food...he could only imagine the things he had described to him. He was chiefly interested in fruit pies, something he'd never actually had before. He told himself every summer that someday he would go and see it and eat pie until he was fat, but today was the only time he ever actually did. Truth be told, he didn't know how to find Vyyrica's capital, Oppanir, where the festival was held, because he could not yet read. This time, he had help. This time, they were close enough that it was actually feasible for them to go.

Hadian, barely able to contain his excitement, was up before the sun. This was unusual for him--normally the boy liked to doze long into the morning until the sun was well risen and began to warm up the earth. There was a time when he got up with the sun--such was the custom in Azurei, as the hot sun made morning chores difficult. But he'd been away for a few years now and fell into the habit of sleeping in when his current guardian would let him.
Not today.

The boy tossed more wood into the embers of the half-dead fire from the night before; the flame grew just enough to make breakfast. He sat patiently by it, waiting for his companion to wake. After all, the faster they got moving, the sooner they would come to Vyyrica's outer walls.

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Samsung Will Reveal Its Galaxy S IV Tonight, Join Us At 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific For Our Liveblog

Sure, some last minute leaks may have ruined Samsung's big surprise, but that doesn't mean that there still won't be plenty to talk about when the Korean electronics titan shows off its flagship Galaxy S IV later tonight. As usual, Samsung will be streaming the event (both online and in the heart of the city), but Jordan Crook, Michael Seo, and I will be liveblogging the event too in case you aren't set up for video or would prefer to digest the night's events with a heaping dose of personality.

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Tiger Woods wins WGC-Cadillac with eyes focused on the Masters

Tiger Woods chalked up his 76th PGA tour win. After the WGC-Cadillac win, Tiger Wood said, "Any time I can win prior to Augusta, it always feels good."

By Doug Ferguson,?Assoicated Press / March 11, 2013

Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the last round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Doral, Fla. Woods won by two strokes - his 76th win on the PGA tour.

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Tiger?Woods had gone more than three years without a World Golf Championship. He had no trouble remembering the drill.

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He sat at a table with the blue Gene Sarazen Cup trophy ? he has six just like it at home ? and signed a stack of flags for posterity and charity after a two-shot win that was never in question during the final two hours on the Blue Monster at Doral.

Woods entertained a few questions about his new 5-wood, how his performance stacked up with a four-shot win in January at Torrey Pines and whether he thought Rory McIlroy, now overlooked as the No. 1 player in the world, was on the right track.

"Can the Masters get here soon enough?" someone else asked.

It was the only question Woods ignored.

The Masters is a month away, and Woods hasn't looked this equipped to win another green jacket in five years.

A year ago, he hobbled off the Blue Monster and was driven away in a cart after 11 holes of the final round because of tightness in his left Achilles tendon, raising questions about his health and his immediate future.

Sunday he left Doral on his own terms and with a record that is starting to look familiar.

Woods delivered two quick birdies to end the suspense, and two late bogeys only made the Cadillac Championship look closer than it was. Woods never let anyone get closer than three shots until it no longer mattered. Despite a conservative bogey on the final hole, he closed with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot win over Steve Stricker.

He now has won five times in the last year, the most of anyone in the world.

He goes to Bay Hill in two weeks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he is the defending champion, with a chance to go to No. 1 in the world.

And he stamped himself as the favorite at the Masters.

"That's how I know I can play," Woods said. "That's the thing. To be able to bring it out a couple times so far this year ? and then be able to close and get the Ws on top of that ? that's nice. Any time I can win prior to Augusta, it always feels good."

Just like Torrey Pines, it was a helpless feeling for those trying to catch him.

Graeme McDowell, who also played with Woods in the final group at Bay Hill last year, again tried to apply pressure early in the round with a two-putt birdie and a beautiful approach into 7 feet on the second hole. Woods, who had to scramble for par on the easy opening hole, sank an 18-foot birdie putt on the second.

"Graeme hits it in there stiff, I need to answer," Woods said. "It was important to make that, and basically continue it."

And that he did.

Woods hit a high cut with an 8-iron into 4 feet on the par-3 fourth hole, and he was on his way.

Stricker chipped in for birdie on the 13th hole and kept trying to make up ground until he ran out of chances, and ultimately ran out of holes. He had a 68 to finish second.

"His attitude and what I saw this week, and his belief in himself again, looks very similar to when he was in the early 2000s, or you can pick any year when he was playing great," Stricker said. "He just seems to be in a better place mentally."

Woods was in a better place on the putting green, and he can thank Stricker for that.

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Joy Behar leaving "The View" after 16-year tenure

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television host Joy Behar is leaving ABC's talk show "The View" after more than 16 years, the network said on Thursday.

Behar, 70, who has been with the daytime show since its inception in 1997, hosts the show alongside Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

"Joy Behar has been instrumental in the success of 'The View' from the very beginning. We wish her all the best in this next chapter, and are thrilled that we have her for the remainder of the season," ABC said in a statement.

She will leave the show when the current season ends in August.

Behar told Deadline.com in an interview on Thursday that "it seemed like the right time" to leave the long-running show, saying she wanted to focus on other projects, including writing a play and returning to stand-up comedy.

The veteran personality is also the host of a daily talk show on Current TV, "Joy Behar: Say Anything!"

ABC is a division of the Walt Disney Co.

(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Stacey Joyce)

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Matchmaker, matchmaker: Two title bouts and the UFC?s first trip to Winnipeg among the many events announced

So, so, so many fights were announced in the past 24 hours. Here's a breakdown of what you will be seeing in coming months.

-- As you've seen from the front of Yahoo! Sports MMA, middleweight champion Anderson Silva's title bout with Chris Weidman at UFC 162 has been confirmed. It's Silva's second straight Fourth of July weekend card appearance. He won by TKO over Chael Sonnen last summer. Will he do the same against Weidman?

Also on that card will be Mark Munoz vs. Tim Boetsch, Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs. Thiago Silva, and Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy.

-- An injury to Alistair Overeem has forced his bout with Junior dos Santos off of UFC 160. The fight will likely take place later this summer.

-- In June, the UFC will head to Winnipeg for the first time for UFC 161. The card will be headlined with an interim bantamweight title belt bout between Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland. Also on that card, Rashad Evans will fight Dan Henderson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will fight Mauricio Rua, and Jake Shields will fight Tyron Woodley in a battle of Strikeforce vets.

-- Two bouts were also added to UFC on Fox 7 in April in San Jose. Flyweight Joseph Benavidez will fight Darren Uyenoyama, and Francisco Rivera will fight Hugo Viana in a bantamweight bout.

Want to get an early start on making picks? Take a chance in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

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Hamas wants Egypt's help to open Israel borders

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Hamas official demanded Wednesday that Egypt pressure Israel into abiding by the terms of a ceasefire, urging an end to border restrictions and the demolition of tunnels.

Ismael al-Ashqar told Ma?an that Hamas supports the demolition of the tunnels in theory but they need an alternative. The tunnels supply multiple kinds of goods not otherwise available in Gaza.

?Israel refuses to open border crossings with Gaza, which is part of the ceasefire agreement,? al-Ashqar said. ?We want to demolish the tunnels, ourselves,? he added, ?but Egypt should get involved.?

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