Isolated workers catch fish for U.S.

Hawaii's high-quality seafood is sold with the promise that it's caught by local, hardworking fishermen. But the people who haul in the prized catch are almost all foreign workers, confined to American boats for years at a time without basic rights or protections.

Flying? Don’t use Galaxy Note 7

Air travelers are being warned not to use their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on planes after the company recalled the devices over complaints the batteries can catch fire. "In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage," the FAA said It wasn't immediately clear how major U.S. airlines would respond to the announcement by the FAA, which has previously warned that fires caused by the type of batteries found in cellphones can be very difficult to extinguish aboard planes.

FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung smartphone

In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a screen magnification feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated, in New York. Aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire.

Foreign fishermen confined to boats catch Hawaiian seafood

Hawaii's high-quality seafood is sold with the promise that it's caught by local, hard-working fishermen. But the people who haul in the prized catch are almost all undocumented foreign workers, confined to American boats for years at a time without basic rights or protections.

Obama Warns Against Global Warming’s Impact on Pacific Atoll

President Barack Obama plunked down on a speck of coral reef in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday and gazed out at the turquoise waters of the marine monument he's widened to become the largest in the world. Hundreds of rare birds fluttered in the skies halfway between Asia and North America as the president paid an unusual visit to Midway Atoll, one of the most remote areas of the ocean.

a White Lives Mattera groups added to list of hate groups

The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted to the drunk driving history of Alfred "Skip" Nichols and the agency investigated him in 201 AUSTIN - The Southern Poverty Law Center, the watchdog group known for tracking hate groups, is adding "White Lives Matter" to the list. Black Lives Matter is not on the list, because the SPLC says the leaders and founders of that movement have done "nothing at all to suggest that the bulk of the demonstrators hold supremacist or black separatist views."

Plane makes emergency landing at Waco airport shortly after takeoff

A twin-engine turboprop airplane that had just departed Waco Regional Airport about 7 p.m. Friday returned for an emergency landing, and the landing gear collapsed as it touched down, Federal Aviation Administration officials reported Saturday. FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said the aircraft was a Beechcraft 90. He said an investigation is ongoing, but preliminary reports suggest the plane had an electrical problem.

Stranded on remote island, they wrote a SOSa in the sand. Luckily, search crews found them.

The two mariners left Weno Island en route for Tamatam Island in an 18-foot vessel over a week ago with “limited supplies and no emergency equipment.” When the two men failed to arrive at their destination a day later, a search effort was launched in the western Pacific on Aug. 19, according to a statement released by the U.S. Coast Guard in Guam. In recent days, crews from Coast Guard District 14 - which covers the Hawaiian islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Saipan area - searched nearly 17,000 square miles using 15 boats and two aircraft, the statement said.

Man In Underwear Crashes Truck Into Airliner

The FAA has established 12 Centers of Excellence to pursue research into safety, alternative fuels, airport operations and other aviation... EAA's 2 millionth Young Eagle, plus three others in the count around the milestone, received their memorable airplane rides at... Before you can fly an F-35, you're going to spend time in the T50a simulator.

Textron Systems eyes commercial growth for its drones

Between Home Depot and Wal-Mart in Cockeysville, in an unassuming collection of industrial buildings off York Road, Textron Systems assembles the Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle. Commonly called a drone, the Shadow recently logged its 1 millionth flight hour, a milestone the company celebrated with a party last month for its employees.

Dem tensions explode in Hispanic Caucus over Trump

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus voted last month to tap $50,000 from the group's political arm to attack Donald Trump Dem tensions explode in Hispanic Caucus over Trump Trump brings conflict with Ryan to Wisconsin Senate GOP on edge over Trump's falling polls MORE Becerra opposed the move, arguing the attacks wouldn't directly help Latino candidates get elected, as required under the bylaws of the CHC's political action committee, known as the Bold PAC. The objection forced a rare roll call vote of the PAC members -- a vote Becerra lost 13-4 -- while highlighting fissures within the Hispanic Caucus over how best to attack Trump and exploit the divisive rhetoric and policy positions that have offended many Latinos.