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  TOLEDO, Córdoba Province — A flight instructor died after jumping from a small plane in mid-air during a training flight in central Argentina,  according to CNN , leaving a student pilot on-board to land the plane alone. Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was found dead following the incident, which occurred in Toledo on Saturday, CNN reported, citing a statement from the country's public prosecutor. Bertazzo was flying a Cessna 150 with a 22-year-old student named Rosario when he unbuckled his seatbelt, removed his headset, opened the plane's door and jumped, according to CNN, which cited its Argentine affiliate TN. Before jumping, Bertazzo told his student, "You know what you have to do, carry on," TN reported. Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN there had been no indication that the instructor was planning to jump from the aircraft, CNN reported. Bertazzo had flown with a different student earlier that sam...

  U.S. Central Command announced it has begun launching 'additional strikes against Iran,' hours after Trump said the ceasefire was over. The U.S. carried out another round of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire. The action raised fears that the war in Iran could reignite, coming just a day after the U.S. military hit a variety of military sites and port facilities following Iran's targeting of several merchant vessels off the coast of Oman. Military officials said in a social media post Wednesday that the latest strikes were intended to "further degrade" Iran's ability "to threaten freedom of navigation" in the strait, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil and natural gas passed before the war began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28. RELATED:  Oil prices jump more than 6% after Trump says cease...

  Honoring a Hero: Rest in Peace, Specialist Mariyah Collington Specialist Mariyah Symone Collington was only 19 years old, but her name now carries the weight of service, sacrifice, and remembrance. Her journey as a U.S. Army soldier reflected courage far beyond her years. When her remains returned home to Central Florida, the moment became more than a military homecoming; it became a community’s final salute to a young life devoted to duty. The return took place in the Orlando area on June 3, 2026. Family members, friends, fellow supporters, and local residents gathered to honor the young soldier whose life ended while she was in Morocco for a military exercise. In that solemn moment, grief and pride stood side by side as the community prepared to welcome her home. Mariyah Symone Collington was identified as a U.S. Army specialist from Central Florida. At just 19, she had already chosen a path built on discipline, commitment, ...

  At just 19 years old, Army Specialist Mariyah Symone Collington had already chosen a path that demanded courage, discipline, and sacrifice. She was young, but she had answered a call that many spend a lifetime trying to understand. Her story is now being remembered with tears, pride, and deep respect by everyone whose life she touched. Mariyah was more than a soldier in uniform. She was a daughter, a friend, a loved one, and a bright spirit whose presence brought warmth to those around her. To her family and community, she was a young woman full of promise, strength, and love. Her life was tragically cut short on May 2, 2026, while she was serving on a training deployment in Morocco. What should have been another step in her military journey became the moment that changed everything for her family, friends, and fellow soldiers. The news left many heartbroken, struggling to accept that someone so young and full of life was gone. In Apopka, family, friends, community ...