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January 29, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Window seat safest place to avoid potential transmission on flight: study

The safest place to sit on an airplane while the coronavirus outbreak continues to expand may be the window seat, according to new research.

January 24, 2020

State Department updates language of China travel advisory amid coronavirus outbreak: 'Do not travel' to Hubei

The U.S. Department of State updated its travel advisory for China amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that’s sickened over 500 and killed at least 17 people.

January 19, 2020

Venomous scorpion secretly lives with family for a week after stowing away in their luggage

This might be one of the most memorable souvenirs ever.

January 18, 2020

Spain's Ibiza, Mallorca islands pass law aimed at curbing tourists' booze-fueled debauchery

Authorities in the Balearic Islands are fed up with the so-called "booze tourism" that some of its towns have become known for.

January 17, 2020

After deadly virus outbreak in China, CDC announces 'enhanced health screenings' at 3 major US airports

Screenings for passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, will begin at airports in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.

January 17, 2020

TSA shares 'Top 10 Most Unusual Finds' of 2019

That’s not gonna fly.

January 17, 2020

Delta Air Lines plane's nose gear 'exits taxiway' at Kansas City International Airport

Passengers aboard a Delta flight preparing to depart from Kansas City were forced to deplane after the plane’s nose wheel went off the taxiway.

January 15, 2020

TSA apologizes to Native American woman 'humiliated' during security screening

"My issue is not with her patting down my hair. My issue is with her acting like I am a horse."

January 13, 2020

Airline asks woman to take pregnancy test before boarding flight to Saipan, cites island's immigration concerns

A Japanese citizen was reportedly asked to take a pregnancy test to prove she was not pregnant before boarding a Hong Kong Express Airways flight.

January 2, 2020

Airline passenger fined $17G for tossing coins into plane's engine for 'luck'

Lu Chao was arrested after boarding a Lucky Air flight in Anqing, in the Anhui province, after the airline’s crew found two one-yuan coins on the ground near the plane’s engine.