Plane Thief Wanted Air Force to Shoot Him Down

US fighter jets tracked Cessna lifted in Ontario

(NEWSER) - The pilot of a stolen Cessna has been captured after landing the plane on a Missouri highway and attempting to flee on foot, CNN reports. The plane had been intercepted and tracked by US fighter jets since heading into American airspace shortly after it was stolen from a flight school in Ontario. The Wisconsin state capitol in Madison was briefly evacuated as the Cessna passed. More»

(NEWSER) - On the day before President Obama’s recent visit to Canada, that nation’s warplanes turned back a Russian bomber, the National Post reports. The plane did not enter Canadian airspace, but the incident still alarmed officials, who have striven to enforce sovereignty. “When we see a Russian bear approaching Canadian air space, we meet them with an F-18,” said Defense Minister Peter MacKay. More»

Authorities searching for the latest, the second in two days

(NEWSER) - Yesterday, a man survived a drop over the Canadian Horseshoe section of Niagara Falls; today, another person has apparently plunged over the falls on the US side, reports the Buffalo News . The rocks on the American side make survival unlikely, "but we've got to keep looking," says a New York State Parks official. "We're trying to keep our eyes on the water now." More»

Witness reports indicate it may have been suicide

(NEWSER) - A 51-year-old woman was swept over Niagara Falls and died Tuesday, in what may have been a suicide. About 30 witnesses saw the Canadian woman floating by them, "with her eyes closed" but apparently alive, at about 4:30pm, one tells the Toronto Sun . Then "she went past us. She went over the falls." Reuters reports that other tourists saw the woman enter the water at the Niagara River, and that no one saw her struggle to stay alive. More»

The sad tale of two greedy friends and their last, biggest score

(NEWSER) - When Stanko Grmovsek pled guilty to criminal charges stemming from his insider trading activity on Tuesday, it ended a paperback-worthy tale of friendship and deceit, Reuters reports in an in-depth look at the biggest insider trading scheme in Canadian history. A day before his plea, Grmovsek’s co-conspirator and best friend, Gil Cornblum, jumped off a highway bridge to his death, done in by greed, depression, and not billing clients enough. More»