Possible breakthrough in Amelia Earhart case nearly lost: report

A potential breakthrough in the 87-year-old mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance almost vanished like the trailblazing aviator herself while the adventurers who captured it investigated a 20-year-old theory about what happened on her ill-fated flight. Deep Sea Vision CEO Tony Romeo and his brother Lloyd released sonar images last week from their $11 million expedition … Read more

Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety

BANGKOK — The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reflects a dogged dedication to safety and training by the airline, and hard experience from past disasters. JAL set up a Safety Promotion Center at … Read more

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new

LOS ANGELES — When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the snow-covered Andes mountains. Zerbino praised J.A. Bayona’s raw and unfiltered film, which is being released … Read more

What to stream this week: ‘Society of the Snow,’ ‘Night Court,’ ‘Good Grief’

“Night Court” and “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy’s directorial debut, “Good Grief” are some of the new television and movies headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are some new game shows on Fox and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” … Read more