It never really gets a convincing answer in this sung-through musical based on the true story of California truck driver Larry Walters who, on July 2, 1982, attached 42 helium-filled weather balloons ...

At least eight people died after a hot air balloon caught fire mid-air, forcing passengers to jump out of the basket to avoid the flames. The fire occurred in the skies of Praia Grande — a ...

Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13 by: ELÉONORE HUGHES, Associated Press Posted: Jun 21, 2025 / 05:53 PM CDT Updated: Jun 21, 2025 / 05:56 PM CDT ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said.

Long-term models show vast new swaths of the U.S. will be at risk from severe climate and weather events by 2050. Federal funding for forecasting is at risk.

Uplifting and also down to earth, “42 Balloons” consistently soars. • Paul Lockwood is a communications consultant at Health Care Service Corporation in Chicago, as well as a local theater actor ...

The Heene family, who was at the center of the "balloon boy" controversy in 2009, is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Balloon Boy PEOPLE has an exclusive look at a new ...

The message to Congress is clear: If you won’t limit your own terms, the states — and the people — will do it for you. Brandon Herrera is the Texas State Chair for U.S. Term Limits.

GRAND FORKS – Despite some criticism, giving property tax incentives to developers is key to keeping Grand Forks growing, according to Mayor Brandon Bochenski. “You’re trying to get projects ...

CHICAGO — The 63-year-old Broadway producer Kevin McCollum is of the age when one starts to wonder about one’s legacy. Then again, producers, an optimistic crew by trade and existential ...

Google launched an interactive website called WeatherLab and unveiled a new AI-based model for forecasting tropical storms that it’s testing with the National Hurricane Center.