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IDAHO

Pilot has in-flight heart attack, dies

A United Airlines pilot died after suffering a heart attack while flying from Houston to Seattle, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in Idaho while two doctors among the 161 people on board did CPR in the first-class cabin.

Firefighters and paramedics ran to the aid of Henry Skillern, 63, of Humble, Texas, on the Boise Airport tarmac. He died a short time later at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, said spokeswoman Jennifer Krajnik. Skillern had been with United 26 years.

It's rare for a serious malady to strike pilots, who undergo regular medical screening to keep their Federal Aviation Administration certification current. - AP
TEXAS

Abortion-law suit

More than a dozen women's health providers have filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block key provisions of a new Texas abortion law. The suit seeks injunctions blocking rules mandating that physicians have hospital admitting privileges and limiting medical abortions. Both take effect Oct. 29. - AP
WASHINGTON

Data misused

Some workers at the National Security Agency intentionally misused the government's secret surveillance systems at least 12 times over the last decade, including instances when they spied on spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends, according to details disclosed by the agency's inspector general. In nearly every case, the workers were allowed to retire before they could be punished. - AP