Biggest plane crashes in recent world history
A string of crashes this year has brought attention to air travel, which remains overwhelmingly safe. Here are some of the most recent details.
Couple destroys Swarovski-covered ‘Van Gogh’ chair in Italian museum mishap
The video shows the pair taking photos and pretending to sit on the chair before the man eventually sits on it, causing it to collapse.
Trump order allows Japan-based Nippon to invest in US Steel despite security concerns
President Donald Trump has paved the way for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. steel, reversing his own opposition to the deal over national security concerns.
Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran
Explosions are thundering across Iran’s capital as Israel claims it was attacking the country.
Lone survivor: What we know about the only man to survive the Air India crash
An Indian man traveling to London with his brother was the only person to survive an Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people.
Lone survivor of Air India crash reportedly recalls "loud noise" after takeoff
A Boeing 787 carrying over 200 passengers crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad five minutes after taking off on Thursday. Nearly everyone was killed.
Fewer Americans want to visit Europe this summer, survey suggests
Only 33% of Americans plan to visit Europe this summer, a drop from 2024. Cost concerns and political unease appear to be driving the decline, as Chinese tourism surges in contrast.
Passengers stuck on 32-hour flight ended up back where they started: Reports
The flight made five stops to refuel, including a layover in Thessaloniki, Greece, where passengers had to allegedly pay for their own accommodations.
Photos show possible treasure from 300-year-old 'holy grail' of shipwrecks off Colombia
The study said the evidence from the coins supports the identification of the wreck as the San José Galleon, which sank in 1708.
China’s rare earth minerals included in new trade deal, Trump says
Details are being released about the new trade and tariff deal reached between President Trump and China, which includes rare minerals and Chinese students attending American universities.
Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate shot at rally
A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said.
Bill Gates reveals where 99% of his fortune will go
Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave more details this week about where his vast fortune will go, just weeks after revealing that he will give away 99% of it.
President Trump meets with German chancellor
President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump and Merz have communicated on the phone a few times since Merz was elected to office on May 6, with German officials telling the Associated Press that the president and chancellor are building a "decent" relationship.
Italy’s Mt. Etna erupts causing massive ash cloud, sends tourists fleeing
Mount Etna in Italy erupted on Monday, sending plumes of ash and smoke into the air as tourists fled from the area.
Alpine village submerged in brown sludge after glacier collapse
A landslide near Blatten, Switzerland submerged an entire village in the Swiss Alps, leaving most of the homes and buildings under a mass of brown sludge.
US to revoke some Chinese student visas, expand social media vetting for Communist Party ties
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking some visas for Chinese students with ties to the Communist Party or sensitive research fields, amid heightened scrutiny from the Trump administration.