The balloon's flight over the U.S. added tension to the U.S.-China relationship. A massive Chinese surveillance balloon that moved across the continental U.S. this week has been shot down. The ...

A new North Carolina law, effective October 1, 2025, prohibits mass balloon releases. The law aims to protect wildlife and the environment from the dangers of balloon litter. Several other states, ...

The mysterious impact of a United Airlines aircraft in flight last week has sparked plenty of theories as to its cause, from space debris to high-flying birds. However the question of what happened to ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that a weather balloon may be responsible for cracking the windshield of a United Airlines (UAL.O), ...

VILNIUS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European Union member state Lithuania will close its border with Belarus if smuggler balloons enter from the neighbouring country again, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said ...

It was just a balloon - until it wasn’t. Floating silently across U.S. skies, China’s so-called “weather balloon” exposed military bases, triggered panic, and derailed peace talks between Washington ...

A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield, and a weather balloon may have been what caused the crack, ...

The wind failed to cooperate Saturday morning, grounding the 26 pilots of the second annual Bullhead City Balloon Festival, who still created a tapestry of visual magic ...

One of the most popular events of the season is coming back to our city soon, where people can watch balloons take to the sky in the morning — and gather around them for treats in the evening. The ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.