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Malaysia Flight 370 New signal sounds 'just
like' one from a plane's beacon
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• After weeks of searching vast swaths of ocean,
  investigators now have their "most promising"
  lead yet in finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
  A pinger locator in the Indian Ocean has detected
  signals consistent with those sent by a flight
  data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder. "We
  are encouraged that we are very close to where we
  need to be. But it could take days before
  officials can confirm whether the signals did
  indeed come from the plane, which fell off the
  radar on March 8 with 239 people on board. "I
  would ask all of you to treat this information
  cautiously and responsibly. ... We haven't found
  the aircraft yet. Time could be running out in
  tracing the sounds. In a few hours or days, the
  pingers aboard the plane stop transmitting for
  good. The batteries inside the beacons, which are
  designed to start sending signals when a plane
  crashes into water, last about 30 days after the
  devices are activated. Monday marks the 31st day
  of the search.

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In Other News

• The Mazda spiders are back. The company notified
  federal officials it is recalling 42,000 Mazda6
  sedans because of a fire risk tied to yellow sac
  spiders. The new recall includes model years 2010
  through 2012. The yellow sac spider is attracted
  to the hydrocarbons in gasoline and can find its
  way into a fuel tank hose, said Mazda spokesman
  Jeremy Barnes. There, it may weave a web that
  blocks airflow. That could cause the fuel tank to
  crack and, possibly, a fire. Mazda said it is not
  aware of any fires due to this issue. Mazda
  designed a special spring to prevent the spiders
  from getting in. But sometimes the spiders find a
  way, so it also designed a software fix to
  alleviate pressure on the fuel tank and prevent
  the cracking.
• Hostess Twinkies, Americas favorite golden
  sponge cake with its oh-so-lovely crème filling,
  turned 84 on Sunday. When Hostess Brands filed
  for bankruptcy in 2012, there was plenty of
  concern about what would happen to the tasty
  treat. Luckily, Hostess found a financial
  lifeline, ensuring that Twinkies would remain a
  culinary staple.
• A German skydiver who was participating in a
  222-person jump in Arizona was killed Thursday
  when her main parachute malfunctioned, officials
  said. Police in Eloy said Diana Paris, 46, of
  Berlin, was killed Thursday morning. Paris was
  taking part in a world-record attempt for most
  skydivers changing from one formation to another
  in a one jump, according to a blog post by the
  jump's organizing group, World Team. Her main
  parachute was released too low to the ground for
  the reserve chute to work, said the group, which
  calls itself "a highly skilled international team
  of skydivers and support personnel" on its
  Facebook page. The group said the fatal accident
  was not related to the size of the group and no
  other skydiver was involved. Paris had more than
  1,500 jumps, her husband told police. The World
  Team will do a 221-person attempt instead. "Our
  dear friend cannot and will not be replaced. The
  group will continue to hold the slot open in the
  skydiver's honor," a statement on the group's
  blog said, adding that it was a difficult
  decision to continue with the record attempt.