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Jets force down pilot lost over D.C.

Fighter jets forced down a student pilot who flew into Washington’s restricted airspace Tuesday afternoon. Secret Service officials said they believed the pilot did not intend to harm the White House or any D.C. facilities. The student pilot of the Cessna plane was on his first cross-country solo flight. The plane was forced to land in Gaithersburg.

Teens charged with racial vandalism

Four teens were charged with vandalizing an elementary school with racially charged words and symbols. Prince William County police said the teens arranged squares of sod on a parking lot to form a 30-foot KKK and a swastika. The teens, ages 14 through 17, are both white and black. They attended Stonewall Jackson High School.

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