The National Weather Service said Friday the coldest air mass of the winter may hit the Northeast this weekend and New Yorkers are being urged to take notice. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned residents to take “extreme precautions” over the weekend and heed cold-weather warnings. He said city workers would also bring …
A total of 217 refugees and migrants have been rescued by Greek and EU authorities over the first weekend of the new year in four separate incidents, Greece’s coast guard says. Migrants, the majority of them refugees from Syria’s civil war, keep trying to enter the European Union despite the cold and the rough seas. …
If you were to leave Miami on a flight heading west, 20 hours later you could be in Asia. But the frustrated passengers of American Airlines Flight 295 were just trying to get to Los Angeles. The 186 travelers endured a 20-hour trip after departing Miami International Airport on Wednesday morning. Instead of getting …
The State Department on Monday issued a worldwide alert three days ahead of Thanksgiving cautioning travelers of “increased terroristic threats” from ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other groups. The alert expires Feb. 24. Such warnings are typically not based on credible intelligence regarding a specific threat, but the alert says that Islamic militants are believed …
An Indonesian airline has grounded a pilot after he allegedly offered an air hostess to passengers as compensation for a delay on a flight to the resort island of Bali. Loud moaning sounds were also heard from the cockpit throughout the Lion Air flight, with one passenger left so shocked that he lodged a complaint …