Missing boy found safe at home after balloon crashLOS ANGELES - A 6-year-old boy was initially feared Thursday to have taken off alone in an experimental balloon, leading authorities and national media on a wild goose chase for several hours, until the child was found hiding safely at home. Boy, 6, said to have floated off in homemade hellium balloon found safe at his Colorado homeFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family’s garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television. 6-year-old boy feared floating away aboard homemade balloon found safe at Colorado homeBoy feared floating away in homemade balloon found Family of boy in Colorado who was thought to be in balloon featured twice on ABC’s ‘Wife Swap’NEW YORK — The family of a 6-year-old boy who set off a nationally televised scramble when he was thought to be in a balloon over Colorado has been featured twice in the ABC show “Wife Swap.” 6-year-old boy said to have floated off on homemade balloon, but no sign of him when it landsFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A homemade balloon aircraft floated away from a yard in Colorado after a 6-year-old boy was seen climbing in, setting off a frantic scramble by the military and law enforcement before the balloon slowly touched without the boy inside. Military radio maker Harris surges after analyst upgrades shares on strong Pentagon prospectsNEW YORK — Military radio maker Harris Corp. shares surged Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock on growing evidence that sales to the Pentagon will increase. Trial of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi enters its final phaseYANGON, Myanmar — The trial of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned until Tuesday when her defense team will give their reply to final prosecution arguments, Suu Kyi’s lawyer said. California-based SpaceX launches satellite for MalaysiaHAWTHORNE, Calif. — Rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday it conducted its second fully successful launch, placing a Malaysian satellite into orbit. French plane carrying young girl who survived Yemenia air crash off Comoros arrives in FranceLE BOURGET, France — A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings. AP News in BriefSTIMULUS WATCH: Obama recovery plan linked to 30,000 jobs; South, Southwest benefit most US man who swam to Suu Kyi, prompting new charges against her, left confusion, anger back homeFALCON, Mo. — John Yettaw left his 10-year-old and three teenagers in southern Missouri, visited his former wife in California last month and told her he had to go to Asia to work on a psychology paper about forgiveness. That was bad enough for his ex-wife, but it got worse. Report: US man who allegedly sneaked into Myanmar democracy icon’s home visited her beforeBANGKOK — An American accused of swimming across a lake to sneak into the home of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi may have made another secret visit to her last year. |