4 Marines killed in helicopter crash in California

SAN DIEGO - Four Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed while they were practicing desert landings in Southern California, the Miramar air station in San Diego said Wednesday.The Marines took off from a ground-combat center in the city of Twentynine Palms for the routine training mission on Tuesday.The massive CH-53E Super Stallion crashed about 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the south in a remote desert area just outside of El Centro, near the U.S.-Mexico border. There were no survivo