US girl who survived Panama plane crash leaves hospital - International Herald Tribune(California News)
Killed in the crash were Francesca's friend Talia Klein, 13; Klein's father, Michael Klein, 37, a prominent businessman from Santa Barbara, California; and Panamanian pilot Edwin Lasso, 23. Air traffic controllers lost contact with their Cessna 172 two days earlier after it departed from Islas Secas, off Panama's Pacific coast, for the Chiriqui volcano about 270 miles (435 kilometers) west of Panama City. The family plans to rest in Panama for a few days and possibly meet some of Francesca's rescuers before returning to their home in Santa Barbara later this week, Lewis said. Democrats are mounting the most ambitious effort in the history of the Iowa caucuses. The Sunni Awakening has helped calm one of the most violent provinces in Iraq. Will the smoking ban in France mean the end of café society? More California News
