Nadia Murad was captured by Islamic State militants in 2014.
People are being evacuated from the nearby Ronald McDonald House.
The flight was forced to return to O'Hare airport after the incident.
The 25-year-old woman was taken for a psychiatric evaluation after the incident.
Thousands demonstrated as Afghans mourned victims of a massive truck bomb that killed 90 and wounded more than 450.
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Experts say there's been an almost six-fold increase in heroin deaths in the US between 2002 and 2015.
Half of the recalled models are in Germany, with the rest scattered throughout Europe.
Ricky Best's bag contained personal items and was taken after he was stabbed to death by Jeremy Christian.
Move has been condemned both domestically and internationally.
Demonstrators say President Ashraf Ghani is responsible for Kabul blast that killed 90.
Muslims make up about 9% of the 21 million people living in the island country.
Violence continues in Darfur, in spite of 2010 peace deal to end war that killed some 300,000 people.
Fifteen died in total during botched measles vaccinations that saw children act as medics.
Hundreds of migrants slept crammed in tents in the old arrivals terminal, in scorching temperatures with little food and occasional bouts of crime and violence.
The victims are now recovering after the incident in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Plane full of deportees was due to leave this week.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court next month.
Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the $5bn worth deal in October 2016.
The woman told police she met the man on Facebook and that he had raped her repeatedly for two years.
Victim had been walking through Soho after a night out with friends when she was approached by three men.
June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots by members of the LGBTQ community in protest of a police raid.
America will become one of only three countries in the world not to take part.
The vetting process is part of a larger effort to tighten any security loops for would-be visitors to the US.
Study author tells IBTimes UK her work has been 'misinterpreted' to say chicken nuggets make people gay.
The unidentified man had gone for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico, ignoring advice to avoid open waters at least for 2 weeks.
Police estimate the guns would have been sold for up to $1.5m.
Manodh Marks was not carrying explosives but was carrying a 'speaker-type' object, authorities said.
All had died from suffocation and smoke inhalation, and none of the bodies had gunshot wounds.
The couple are also charged with harbouring a runaway teen, who had sex with the 41-year-old husband.