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A first look from NASA’s new air pollution satellite
Environment Although air pollution has improved over the years, “one-third of Americans are still living in unhealthy levels of air pollution,” said Xiong Liu, the deputy mission director and a physicist at the Center for Astrophysics. Haze from wildfire smoke over Washington, on June 28, 2023. Kenny Holston/The New York Times By Delger Erdenesanaa, New […]
Hot air balloon pilot with cocaine in his system made a mistake that caused fatal crash, NTSB finds
National News FILE – The basket of a hot air balloon lies on the pavement after a crash landing in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, June 26, 2021. AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File By Associated Press August 20, 2023 | 4:46 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs […]
An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight
National News FILE – A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, […]
ABC will air an additional 10 ‘Monday Night Football’ games because of writers and actors strikes
NFL The move also means that ABC has a game all 18 weeks of the regular season along with simulcasts of two playoff games. A parking attendant views a rainbow outside Met Life stadium before an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, […]
Delta Air Lines flight lands safely after possible lightning strike
Travel There were 85 customers aboard the Airbus A220 plane. A Delta Airlines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo By Associated Press September 19, 2023 | 9:15 AM BOSTON (AP) — A Delta flight from Chicago to Boston safely landed at Logan Airport following […]