Inside Artemis II astronauts’ rigorous training for their historic flight around the moon

Final preparations are underway for NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years, with an early February launch in sight. The Artemis II spaceflight will send four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – on a 10-day journey looping around the moon and back to Earth. The mission will be led by commander Reid … Read more

Convicted JFK stowaway arrested after allegedly sneaking onto flight at Newark Airport, sources say

A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2024 has allegedly done it again, sources say. This time, she was caught at Newark Liberty International Airport. Stowaway on United flight to Milan Svetlana Dali, a Russian National, was discovered on a United flight to Milan that … Read more

Veteran airline stowaway strikes again, this time on a Newark-to-Milan flight

A repeat stowaway offender was caught aboard a flight from Newark to Milan on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said, more than a year after she pulled a similar stunt on a New York-to-Paris jet. Svetlana Dali was taken into custody in Milan after allegedly sneaking on to United Flight 19 at Newark Liberty … Read more

Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger’s battery pack catches fire

An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to the airport on Sunday afternoon after a passenger’s power bank device overheated and caught fire, the airline and federal authorities said.  The flight, operated by Horizon, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas to Seattle, Washington.  The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, the … Read more

Massive snowstorm slams Northeast, triggering travel bans and forcing thousands of flight cancellations

A massive winter storm slamming the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions on Monday has prompted travel bans in some cities and states and forced thousands of flights to be canceled.  More than 40 million people are under blizzard warnings along 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine. The region is grappling … Read more