Rebecca Wu

US Airways flight diverted, passengers questioned

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A transcontinental US Airways flight was diverted to St. Louis on Tuesday after a report of suspicious behavior by three passengers, federal officials said.
 

Passenger tries to open door mid-air on Continental flight

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Passengers and crew on board a Chicago-bound flight on Sunday had to subdue a man who tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis, authorities said.
 

FBI: 1965 toddler's disappearance was a kidnapping

FBI reclassifies case of 2-year-old girl's disappearance as kidnapping _ after 45 years.. Elizabeth Ann Gill was 2 years old when she disappeared from the front porch of her family's southeast Missouri home in June 1965. Her family always believed she was snatched and, 45 years on, the FBI has reclassified her case as a kidnapping and reopened the investigation.
 

Mo. lawmaker says FBI asking about sales tax bill

Missouri lawmaker says FBI questioned him about failure of city sales tax legislation. The FBI has been asking questions about why Missouri House leaders blocked legislation earlier this year affecting millions of dollars worth of sales taxes charged by cities.