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Record airport security lines among long list of DHS shutdown impacts
With the current partial shutdown and the record 43-day governmentwide shutdown last fall, most DHS employees have gone without pay for half the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece’s peach blossoms
Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece’s largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach trees create a spectacular sight that attracts visitors every year, mostly from Greece but increasingly also from the rest of Europe.
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ICE officer at airport saves choking 1-year-old
An ICE officer deployed to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to help TSA move the lines along helped save a 1-year-old boy who had stopped breathing on Thursday.
Air Canada CEO apologizes for his inability to speak French after plane crash
The chief executive of Air Canada apologized Thursday for his inability to express himself in French after politicians called for his resignation for his English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly crash in New York.
Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown
Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that has resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures, but lawmakers have yet to resolve the underlying issue of reining in President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement operations.
LaGuardia Airport runway where plane collided with fire truck, killing 2, reopens
The runway where a plane collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing the two pilots and injuring several others, reopened Thursday morning.
Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security
Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday may have expected long security lines. But the longest line was made of cheesesteaks.
The ‘Relax Row’ has landed: United introduces economy seats that convert into couch
United Airlines introduces the "Relax Row," which are economy seats that convert into a lie-flat couch on long-haul flights. The Relax Row will start in 2027, and is the first of its kind among North American carriers.
Runway safety system did not notify air traffic controllers of impending collision
Airport Surface Detection Equipment did not alert controllers in the tower at LaGuardia Airport of a looming crash between an Air Canada Express Jet coming in for a landing and a firetruck crossing the runway on Sunday night, officials said Tuesday.
New York plane crash investigation looking at cockpit recorder and controllers
Investigators looking into the collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport are reviewing the cockpit voice recorder and what was happening inside the control tower moments before the crash.
WATCH — ‘Not the right look’: Trump asks ICE agents to go maskless at airports
President Trump says ICE agents working at U.S. airports should ditch their masks -- the right look for the streets, he says, but not the terminal.
Air traffic control crisis leads to fatalities amid efforts to overhaul system: ‘I messed up’
A deadly ground collision at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday sparked new questions about air traffic controller staffing at the nation's busiest airports, where hundreds of runway incursions and many "near misses" are recorded every year.
A rare look inside the Sistine Chapel for a private concert about angel encounters
The Vatican's Sistine Chapel hosted a concert Sunday evening, debuting a composition focused on interactions with angels found throughout the Bible.
Trump says ICE could arrest illegal immigrants at airports
President Trump warned Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could make immigration arrests at airports while they are assisting with staffing shortages caused by the partial government shutdown.
Federal immigration agents seen at Atlanta airport after Trump order amid partial shutdown
Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
A burning smell forces Newark airport control tower evacuation, briefly halting flights
Arrivals and departures were temporarily paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Monday morning after air traffic controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell coming from an elevator, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners
President Donald Trump's decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security during a budget impasse is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks.
