American Airlines Flight Emergency Lands After 30 Minutes

An American Airlines flight from Des Moines, Iowa, to Chicago O'Hare turns back just 30 minutes after takeoff due to a mechanical hiccup, landing safely at Des Moines International around 6:40 a.m. with all 119 passengers unharmed. The pilot spotted the unspecified issue and wisely headed back, and crews are digging into what went wrong while inspecting the plane. Some passengers hop back on once it's fixed, while others rebook on later flights to Chicago, like the ones at 1:50 p.m. or 5:56 p.m. Read more about this...