Police searching a man after he is thrown from his plane

Police in Collegedale and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office were searching the ground for a man after he was thrown from an experimental aircraft on Friday (March 29, 2013). The unidentified man was being trained by an instructor in his Zodiac 601 plane at about 2,500 feet when the canopy came off. His seat belt was not fastened and he fell from the aircraft over the East Brainerd and Apison areas of the county. Meanwhile, the instructor landed the plane and was not physically hurt. According to Collegedale Municipal Airport employee Lowell Sterchi, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been notified. If you know anything about the man or the instructor, please share your information with me on Twitter or just drop a comment here.

A paraplegic man gets $8,000 from Disneyland after being stuck on the ride for 30 minutes

Jose Martinez, a disabled man, got $8,000 from Disneyland after becoming stuck for 30 minutes on the “It’s A Small World” ride. The incident took place on November 27th 2009 when the paraplegic man and his wife Christina Buchanan-Martinez went to the amusement park for the first time. While they were having a great time, the "It's A Small World" ride broke down, stranding him for a half of hour. Jose Martinez, who suffers from chronic problems with diabetes, hypertension and anxiety disorder, didn't medically stabilize for three hours after he became stuck. The 52-year-old man then sued Disneyland in 2011 and has been awarded $8,000. According to his attorney David Geffen, Jose was awarded $4,000 for “pain and suffering” and the rest was for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

It's a Small World ride at Disneyland

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A teenage girl stabbed critically and other three people hurt inside a Target store

At least four people were stabbed inside a store in Target on Monday (March 25, 2013). The victims included one teenage girl, who was taken to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in critical condition. Meanwhile, a police officer was treated for exposure to pepper spray from this incident. Three other people were also stabbed multiple times, but none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. According to Opera, the suspect was arrested at the scene after officers were called to the store in the East Liberty section of the city. Details of who this suspect is or the motive for this stabbing have not been released as of yet.

An 86-year-old man shoots his wife and kills himself at Lehigh Valley Hospital

Elwood Osman, an 86-year-old man, shot his 83-year-old wife and then killed himself at the hospice inpatient unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, in eastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday (March 19, 2013). According to Mr What Is, the murder-suicide took place shortly after 1 p.m when staff members heard gunshots on the fourth floor of the hospital. When they entered the room, they found the woman dead in her bed with the body of her husband. There were no witnesses to the incident at the hospital because all of the rooms are private. No other patients or staff were injured and the hospital wasn't evacuated.

A man sentenced to two years' probation after waterboarding 4 children

A 42-year-old man in Montana pleaded guilty on Friday (March 8, 2013) to four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of waterboarding four children as a learning experience for them in December last year. The boys were his 9- and 12-year-old sons and two neighbor kids, ages 13 and 15. According to Search Dave, the Jefferson County man straddled each boy with his hands over the child's face and mouth, dumping water on their faces to simulate drowning. Poor the boy! The man was arrested in December at the Helena airport after returning on a flight from Alaska. He was sentenced to two years' probation.

French mother on trial for dressing her boy with ‘9/11 Bomb’ T-Shirt to school

A woman in southern France was in court on Wednesday (March 6, 2013) after being arrested for sending her son named Jihad to school wearing a T-shirt with the words "I am a bomb" printed on it. 35 year-old Bouchra Bagour was charged with glorifying crime after being reported to police by the teachers and local mayor last September. It is reported that the words "I am a bomb" were inscribed on the front, and the words "Jihad, born September 11" on the back of the controversial clothing, which was a gift from Bagour’s 29-year-old brother, Zeyad Bagour. According to Best Searching, both Ms Bagour and her brother were summoned to appear before the court after the school and local mayor complained. Mr Bagour told the court he "had no intention to provoke or shock". The mother also admitted the move was tactless but insisted it was not meant as a provocation. She said she simply wanted to make note of her son’s birthday and did not intend to reference the 9/11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

Maldives police arrest former President Mohamed Nasheed

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested on Tuesday (March 5, 2013) on charges of abuse of power during his tenure after months of political tension. A court had ordered police in the Maldives capital, Male, to arrest Nasheed after he avoided two warrants last month by taking refuge at the Indian Embassy for 10 days. The veteran human rights campaigner is involved in a case relating to accusations that he illegally detained a judge during the last days of his rule. A police spokesman said the ex-president will be produced in court on Wednesday. The 45-year-old former leader was picked up from his house by several dozen police wearing balaclavas and black riot gear with some armed with rubber bullet guns. An unconfirmed report spoke of clashes between his supporters and police when they came to arrest him. Nasheed's supporters turned violent soon after the arrest, attacking police and burning a motorbike. India has been informed that Nasheed's lawyers and family are going to meet him as allowed by the authorities. Follow me on Google+ to know who is talking about this story.

A Baltimore County woman without driver's license saves bus after driver becomes ill

Janai Stafford, a Baltimore County woman, saved a Maryland Transit Administration bus from crashing when the bus driver became ill while behind the wheel on Tuesday afternoon (February 26, 2013). The woman, who doesn't have a driver's license, reportedly boarded the bus outside a Giant supermarket and the vehicle was full of kids. So she stayed up front, near the driver. However, the bus driver didn’t feel good a short time later and he passed out all over the wheel. That's when Janai Stafford said she knew she had to take control of the bus. She placed her foot on top of the driver's foot, slowed down the bus, and pulled it over to the side of the road. According to Witty Sparks, the bus driver, whose condition was not immediately known, was then taken to Northwest Hospital.