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Two more problems hit 787 Dreamliners in Japan on Friday, including a crack in a cockpit windshield that grounded one flight, the latest setbacks for Boeing's flagship aircraft.

Japan's All Nippon Airways grounded a 787 Dreamliner Friday after a crack was found in the cockpit windshield, the latest setback for Boeing's flagship aircraft.

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The United States was in the grip on Thursday of a deadly influenza outbreak that has hit harder and earlier than in previous years, and has claimed the lives of at least 18 children.

Japan's All Nippon Airways said it cancelled a Boeing Dreamliner flight Wednesday because of a brake problem, the third glitch to hit the next-generation aircraft in as many days.

The "City of Light" may draw more tourists than most world capitals, but Paris less than sparkles to the legions of visitors shocked to find its residents can be rude, brusque and snobbish.

A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that was to fly to Tokyo was grounded in Boston Tuesday following a fuel spill, one day after another plane of the same type suffered a fire, government officials said.

Shares in Japan Airlines rose Tuesday despite a fire on one of its new Boeing Dreamliners in the US, with investors relieved that the finger of blame was pointing away from the carrier, brokers said.

A smoky fire broke out aboard an empty Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliner in Boston, officials said, in the latest trouble to hit the fuel-efficient Boeing passenger aircraft.

Charlie Morgan will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at New Hampshire Governor-elect Maggie Hassan's inaugural ceremony. Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan of the New Hampshire National Guard will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at Governor-elect Maggie Hassan's inaugural ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, January 3. Morgan and her wife, Karen, are two of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as it relates gay and lesbian service members. Morgan has been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and doctors believe she has only months to live. Six couples are represented by OutServe-SLDN in the legal challenge filed in the same Boston federal court which ruled last year that DOMA is unconstitutional. DOMA prevents federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay couples. With the law in place, Karen would be barred from receiving military, Social Security and other benefits which would help her care for the co

Charlie Morgan will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at New Hampshire Governor-elect Maggie Hassan's inaugural ceremony. Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan of the New Hampshire National Guard will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at Governor-elect Maggie Hassan's inaugural ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, January 3. Morgan and her wife, Karen, are two of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as it relates gay and lesbian service members. Morgan has been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and doctors believe she has only months to live. Six couples are represented by OutServe-SLDN in the legal challenge filed in the same Boston federal court which ruled last year that DOMA is unconstitutional. DOMA prevents federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay couples. With the law in place, Karen would be barred from receiving military, Social Security and other benefits which would help her care for the co

One of Ernest Hemingway's favourite watering holes, the legendary Harry's Bar in Venice, is being forced to slash costs due to rising debts and a sharp drop in visitors.

O.J. Mayo scored 16 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth quarter to help Dallas rally for a 116-109 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets.

Hungry and homeless typhoon survivors appealed for help Saturday as the ravaged southern Philippines mourned its more than 500 dead and desperate people in one hard-hit town looted shops in search of food.

Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon looted shops and warehouses in a hard-hit town in a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries, a rescue official said.

Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is considering writing a book about the gay rights movement in America. ?Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is considering writing a book about the gay rights movement in America. The 72-year-old Frank has the distinction of being the first openly gay member of Congress and the first to enter a marriage with a member of the same sex. He told Boston's NPR station that he wants to ?write a history of the gay rights movement in America.? ?My career in government and the gay rights movement are virtually of the same age. I got elected to the state Legislature in 1972, three years after Stonewall, which is really the beginning ? the Stonewall Riots of 1969 ? of the gay rights movement. And I've been involved literally for 40 years in every movement to try and diminish the prejudice based on sexual orientation and later gender identity, and I want to write about that.? ?I think I have stuff to contribute to the understanding of American politics

Businesses around the country are increasingly worried about the looming fiscal cliff, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book survey of regional economies.

Dr. Joseph Murray, who won the Nobel Prize for performing the first-ever successful organ transplant, died late Monday in Boston at the age of 93, his family said.

Dr. Joseph Murray, who won the Nobel Prize for performing the first successful organ transplant, has died at the age of 93, according to the Boston Globe.

Eleven U.S. cities have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) inaugural Municipal Equality Index. Eleven U.S. cities have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) inaugural Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which measures a city's support for LGBT rights. Of the 137 municipalities included in HRC's first survey, less than 10 percent received a 100 percent score. Those cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Long Beach, Boston, Cambridge (MA), St. Louis, New York City, Portland (OR), Philadelphia and Seattle. Cities which scored the lowest include Montgomery, Alabama (0%), Avondale Estates, Georgia (8%), Frankfort, Kentucky (0%), Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2%), Pleasant Ridge, Michigan (3%), Jackson, Mississippi (8%), Jefferson City, Missouri (0%) and Cheyenne, Wyoming (0%). Included in the survey are the 50 state capitals, the nation's 50 most populous cities, and the 25 large, 25 mid-size, and 25 small municipalities with the highest propo