47 passengers spend ’surreal’ 6 hours stuck on airport tarmac; Continental apologizesMINNEAPOLIS —By its sixth hour sitting on a deserted tarmac, Continental Express Flight 2816 had taken on the smell of diapers and an overwhelmed lone toilet. 47 passengers spend ‘nightmare’ 6 hours stuck on airport tarmac; Continental apologizesMINNEAPOLIS —Forty-seven passengers were forced to sit in a cramped, smelly plane on an airport tarmac for six hours after their flight was diverted because of bad weather. Continental Airlines to give refunds, vouchers to fliers stuck on tarmac in MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS —Continental Airlines is apologizing to passengers who were stuck on the tarmac for six hours when a Houston-to-Minneapolis flight was diverted because of bad weather. 47 passengers spend ‘nightmare’ 9 hours stuck on airport runway while new crew is flown inROCHESTER, Minn. —Passengers whose flight from Houston to Minneapolis was diverted because of storms had to spend nine hours on the cramped plane on an airport taxiway while a new crew was flown in. Several airline shares fall as oil prices climb slightlyMINNEAPOLIS —Most airlines’ shares fell slightly on Monday as oil prices rose. Suspected bird strike forces Minneapolis-bound flight to make emergency landing in NCRALEIGH, N.C. —A suspected bird strike shortly after takeoff forced a Northwest Airlines flight to make an emergency landing Sunday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, officials said. No one was injured. FBI agents searched travel agency where young Somali men tried to buy ticketsMINNEAPOLIS — The FBI has searched a Minneapolis travel agency where two young men who are believed to have traveled to Somalia tried to get tickets to leave the U.S. What made ‘cash for clunkers’ so popular? Green _ and not the environmental kindThe people who have made “cash for clunkers” such a success were fence-sitters — a Virginia family wondering whether to keep pouring money into what they called the “dog car,” a Colorado couple hanging on to their Ford in case the children ever wanted it. Alliant Techsystems raises 2010 sales and earnings outlook citing strong 1st-quarter resultsMINNEAPOLIS — Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. on Thursday boosted its full-year earnings and sales outlook citing strong fiscal first-quarter results. Alliant Techsystems posts 28 percent increase in 1st-quarter profit on higher ammunition salesMINNEAPOLIS — Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 28 percent on higher ammunition sales and improved margins, topping analysts’ expectations. 2 companies sued in Minneapolis bridge collapse keep landing state highway contractsST. PAUL, Minn. — Two companies the state accuses of negligence that contributed to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse have won a combined $50 million in new highway and bridge contracts since the deadly disaster two years ago. Minn. woman confirms son among 3 missing Americans in Iran; hopes for their safe returnMINNEAPOLIS — The mother of an American freelance journalist said Monday she was concerned for the safety and welfare of her son and two others believed to have been arrested by Iranian authorities after going on a hiking trip in neighboring Iraq. Minn. woman confirms son among missing Americans in Iran; says hoping for safe returnMINNEAPOLIS — The mother of an American freelance journalist missing in Iran says she is concerned for the “safety and welfare” of her son and two other Americans. Runway closed after Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.; no injuriesMINNEAPOLIS — A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours. Oops! Minnesota Democrats recall news release after outside researcher includes profane linkMINNEAPOLIS — Next time, Minnesota’s Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. 2 years after Minneapolis bridge collapse, families of dead look back, try to move aheadROSEMOUNT, Minn. — It’s been two years since Justina Hausmann’s father died when a Minneapolis freeway bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, long enough for some people to ask how she’s getting on with life. Those who died in Minneapolis bridge collapseThe 13 people killed in the Aug. 1, 2007, collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis: Power company Xcel reaffirms profit outlook of $1.45-$1.55 per shareMINNEAPOLIS — Power company Xcel Energy on Thursday reaffirmed its 2009 profit outlook as rate increases in several states have helped offset lower demand for electricity caused by the recession. Minn. Somali pleads guilty to supporting terrorism, other charges expected to be droppedMINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man who helped build a training camp for a group of Islamic militants in his homeland of Somalia told a federal judge Tuesday that he had attended secret meetings in Minneapolis before he went back to East Africa. Attorney: Minn. Somali to plead guilty to supporting terrorism, other charges to be droppedMINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man accused of traveling to Somalia to fight with Islamic militants plans to plead guilty Tuesday to one terror-related charge, his attorney said. Supervalu 1st-quarter profit slips, but adjusted results top Wall Street’s expectationsMINNEAPOLIS — Grocery chain Supervalu Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 30 percent as sales and profit margins softened as it cut prices and spent more on promotions. Aspiring terrorists or naive dupes? Question over motives of Minn. Somalis who took up armsMINNEAPOLIS — Even the federal prosecutors who charged a 25-year-old Minnesota man with aiding terrorists admit he didn’t know he was signing up for jihad when he accepted a free trip to Somalia. Judge: Shield law for reporting terrorist activities does not apply to law enforcementMINNEAPOLIS — A shield law for those who report suspected terrorist activities does not apply to law enforcement, a judge ruled Friday in a discrimination lawsuit filed by six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in 2006. Judge expected to rule by Aug. 7 in NFL drug policy case against 2 Vikings linemenMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams will have to wait a bit longer to find out if they will be going to trial before the season begins. US Bancorp 2nd-qtr profit falls 76 percent on higher credit costs, charge to repay gov’t loanMINNEAPOLIS — Second-quarter profit plunged 76 percent at U.S. Bancorp as credit costs rose and it repaid a government loan. But the results still beat Wall Street expectations as net revenue hit a quarterly record and the stock rose nearly 4 percent Wednesday. US Bancorp 2nd-qtr profit falls 50 percent on higher credit costs, charge to repay gov’t loanMINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Bancorp says its second-quarter profit dropped 50 percent as credit costs rose and it repaid a government loan. Friends of Minn. man killed by deputy say it wasn’t clear that he was a law enforcment officerKASOTA, Minn. — A plainclothes sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an unarmed 24-year-old man wearing only swim trunks after an argument ensued when he confronted the man for erratic driving, authorities and witnesses said Tuesday. US Airways expected to post 2Q loss; investors await word on demand and available cashMINNEAPOLIS — US Airways Group Inc. reports its second-quarter earnings Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Recession hits Guthrie box office; theater finishes fiscal year with 1st deficit in 14 yearsMINNEAPOLIS — The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is reporting its first deficit in 14 years as the recession took its toll on the box office, fundraising and endowments. Spate of Minneapolis killings seen as evidence of increasing Somali street gang activityMINNEAPOLIS — Ahmednur Ali’s family fled the chaos and violence of their East African homeland Somalia in the 1990s, eventually making their way to Minnesota like thousands of their compatriots. |
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