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The remains and personal belongings of five American airmen have been recovered from the wreck of a US Air Force plane, almost 70 years after it sank in Canadian waters, a diplomat said Tuesday.

US Navy divers plan to search Wednesday the wreck of a US Air Force airplane that sank in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in 1942 for the remains of five American crewmen, an official said.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The southern section of Lake Michigan could see waves of 25 feet or more later on Wednesday with wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour prompting shore line warnings from southwestern Michigan into Wisconsin.

Dodge Morgan, 1st American to complete nonstop solo sail around world, dies at 78. Dodge Morgan, who became the first American to sail solo around the globe without stopping ? and did it in record time ? has died of complications from cancer. He was 78.

Man whose boat capsized survives 4 hours in chilly Lake Huron in Mich. by clinging to cooler. The U.S. Coast Guard says a floating cooler helped save a man whose boat capsized in Lake Huron in northern Michigan.

Regulators to review Emera takeover of Maine and Maritimes. Maine utility regulators will hold two days of hearings this week on Emera Inc.'s acquisition of Maine and Maritimes Corp.

3 western Pennsylvania casinos testing table games before planned openings Thursday. The electronic poker tables with motion-activated "dealers" were largely empty Tuesday afternoon at the Rivers Casino. No matter, the real thing was coming in a few hours at six pits around the sprawling casino floor.

Michigan workers by county who stand to lose jobless benefits if they're not extended.

Many families have reordered priorities in recent years. And when it comes to the annual rite of summer vacation, they?re not necessarily spending less, but they are eschewing ostentatious luxuries and opting for simpler pleasures such as lakeside cabins, family-style dining, and impromptu games of flashlight tag. We found ten old-school resorts (at a range of price points) that fit the bill, where lazy days and quiet nights are spent reconnecting face-to-face, rather than through Facebook status reports. 1. Northwoods Gem - Alpine Resort Set in far northern Wisconsin on a pristine lake amid towering white pines, this down-home resort, with its collection of circa 1920s log cabins complete with knotty pine interiors, is a real throwback. These days, owners Kim and Tim Bowler and their ten-year-old daughter, Cameil, host angling lessons off the dock and stargazing around the campfire (look for the northern lights). It can be quiet in the North Woods. ?The only sounds you hear in the mor

Pa. man, 85, gets probation for slashing trees that blocked view of Presque Isle Bay. A retired funeral director will serve probation in a first-time offenders program for allegedly slicing into two large maple trees that block the view of Presque Isle Bay in Erie from a rental property he owns. Eighty-five-year-old Paul Brugger had been scheduled for trial on felony charges because police claimed the trees were valued at $15,000. Brugger's attorney disputed that, saying the trees were worth less than the $5,000 felony threshold.

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McLemore scores 25 and Maine sets school scoring record in 133-58 win over Maine-Presque Isle. Gerald McLemore scored 25 points to lead eight Maine players in double figures as the Black Bears set a school scoring record in a 133-58 victory over Maine-Presque Isle on Thursday night.

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Canadian divers think they have located wreckage of US Air Force plane lost in 1942. Canadian divers have stumbled upon what they believe is the wreckage of a U.S. Army air force amphibious plane that went down in the St. Lawrence River in 1942.

Canadian underwater archeologists accidentally discovered what they believe to be the wreck of a US Air Force airplane that sank in the Saint Lawrence seaway in 1942, the Parks Canada divers said Thursday.

A look at government subsidies for flights in and out of rural communities.

Man 'relaxing' on air mattress in Lake Erie bay rescued by Coast Guard, arrested on warrant. A man floating on an air mattress in a Lake Erie bay had to be rescued by the Coast Guard and was taken into custody by Erie, Pa., police. Police said two boaters called 911 after a fisherman told them his friend was in the water. The Coast Guard crew pulled the man from Presque Isle Bay about 60 yards from shore at about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday.

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