California A family of three — including a 2-year-old girl — survived a plane crash with only minor cuts and scratches Friday after their aircraft's parachute system lowered them to safety.

The parachute opened above the plane and slowed its descent before crashing into woodland, said the Mendocino County ...

The girl arrived accompanied by a handful of others. Like Camellia, they were all "parachute kids," Chinese high schoolers who had come to the US to study - paying steep international tuition ...