Small plane makes emergency landing in Hudson River, 2 people aboard swim to safety

NEWBERGH, N.Y. — A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, but the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said. The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the … Read more

Florida launches probe after Cuba kills 4 aboard US-flagged speedboat near Keys

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State of Florida launched a full investigation into an announcement from the Cuban government that it killed several people aboard a U.S.-flagged speedboat operating close to the Communist island’s north shore on Tuesday. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., first said the Cuban Interior Ministry reported confronting a … Read more

NASA reveals identity of astronaut who suffered medical incident aboard ISS

Fincke, Cardman, Yui and Platonov had been living and working aboard the International Space Station since early August and were originally expected to stay at the orbiting outpost until late February. Instead, top NASA officials and the agency’s chief health and medical officer opted to bring the astronauts back to Earth a week after the … Read more

Mike Fincke reveals he was the astronaut who had medical issue aboard the International Space Station last month

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, the commander of the International Space Station, revealed that he was the crew member whose medical issue required a group of space station fliers to cut short their mission and return early to Earth in January. Fincke, 58, did not provide details about the medical issue nor his current health status, … Read more