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United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach for landing at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide body passenger airplane has the registration tail number N26970 and is powered by 2x GE Genx-1b74/75 jet engines. United is a major US airline carrier with headquarters and main hub base at Chicago, USA with a fleet of 967 planes ranking on of the largest airlines in the world, member of Star Alliance aviation group. The airliner arrives from Los Angeles LAX as flight UA923. London, England, UK on September 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
AIR TRAGEDY

United Passenger Dies After Terrifying Midflight Emergency

The Tokyo-to-Denver flight diverted as fellow passengers fought to save the man.

Tom Latchem

Waymo electric autonomous ride-hailing service vehicles are charged at a private charging station on September 14, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
NO WAYMO

Vendors Stunned as Driverless Waymo Goes Rogue at Market

The robotaxi dodged barricades and ignored signs as it drove through the upscale South Pearl Street Farmers Market.

Lauren Hartley

Frontier Airlines
RUNWAY HORROR

Frontier Passengers Flee After Jet Fatally Strikes Person

The aircraft fatally struck an apparent trespasser on a runway, filling the cabin with smoke.

Martha McHardy

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy gestures during a press conference on air traffic controller pay and the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The shutdown enters its fourth week, becoming the second longest government shutdown in history.
BAD TIMING

Airport Hit by Horror Crash as Transport Boss Plugs TV Show

Sean Duffy was already under fire for revealing he’d spent more than half of the year filming a new travel series.

Annabella Rosciglione

The crosswalk along Baseline Road just east of Broadway has been fitted with an audio warning device to increase safety for pedestrians on this busy stretch of road.(Photo by Marty Caivano/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)
CROSSTALK

Hacked Crosswalk Blurts Out Wild Anti-Trump Messages

“Did that say [expletive] Trump?” one pedestrian can be heard asking in a clip.

Leigh Kimmins

DENVER, COLO. - September 17, 2003 - Allosaurus fragillis <cq>, left, and Stegosaurus stenops <cq>, center, appear to battle as other dinosaurs look on in the Prehistoric Journey <cq> exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Wednesday afternoon, 9/17/03. (Jerry Cleveland / The Denver Post) www.dmns.org Julia Taylor, 303-370-6384  (Photo By Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
JURASSIC PARKING LOT

Dinosaur Museum Makes Wild Discovery Under Its Parking Lot

The institution’s geology curator likened the find to “hitting a hole in one from the moon.”

Tom Sanders

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Fire spews from a United Airlines jet after a rabbit got sucked into the engine.
COMING IN HOT

WATCH: United Plane Spews Flame After Animal Emergency

Over 150 people were on board the passenger jet at the time.

Tom Sanders

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT

Mid-Air Meltdown Sees Frontier Flyer Break Plane Window

The man was subdued with shoelaces just minutes into the Denver-Houston flight, and remained in his makeshift shackles for over an hour and a half.

Leigh Kimmins

Jayna Lang’s family have received bad news about the missing woman.
BROKEN HEARTED

Family Receives ‘Not Good News’ About Missing Shopper

Jayna Lang disappeared on a shopping trip before Thanksgiving.

David Gardner

Tom Homan, who will serve as "border czar" in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, appears on Fox's Hannity next to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
CZAR WARS

Trump Border Czar: I’ll Throw Resistance Mayor in Jail

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said last week that his city would resist efforts by President-elect Trump to carry out mass deportations.

Sean Craig

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced plans to create a Department of Neighborhood Safety during a press conference outside in the parking lot of the Park Hill Boys and Girls Club in Denver, Colorado on May 13, 2024.
ROCKY ROAD AHEAD

Local Mayor Vows to Resist Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” Tom Homan said he plans to crack down on immigration.

Lily Mae Lazarus

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