Miracle Hot Springs shuts down 'indefinitely' following 2 deaths

Sequoia National Forest's Miracle Hot Springs closed indefinitely Monday after the second death in two years, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.

Death Valley's Lake Manly attracts kayaking, paddle boarding

Death Valley National Park has received more rainfall than typical this winter, enabling visitors to kayak and paddle board on a lake.

Airlines earned $33B from bag fees last year, report finds

A new report finds that fees for checked bags first started as an economic necessity for airlines seeking relief from high fuel prices during the oil shock of 2007-2008.

United flight diverted to Chicago after reports of possible bomb threat

A United Airlines flight headed to Los Angeles from New Jersey was diverted to Chicago after the crew reported a safety issue Wednesday morning.

Mountain roads will be 'dangerous to impossible' Sunday through Wednesday

The National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon that periods of moderate to heavy snow will make driving to the mountains "dangerous to impossible" from Sunday through Wednesday.   

Caught on camera: Fistfight breaks out on Southwest Airlines flight

A brawl breaks out thousands of feet in the air, with at least two men engaged in a fistfight on a Hawaii-bound Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland.

Thousands of flight attendants to hold nationwide pickets amid contract negotiations

The effort comes at a time when more than two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants are in the midst of contract negotiations with employers, including American, Alaska, United, Southwest and Frontier Airlines.

Concord plane crash kills 1

A small plane crashed in Concord, killing the pilot on Tuesday, authorities said. 

Farting passenger delays American Airlines flight to Austin, redditor says

A flight from Phoenix to Austin was delayed after a passenger purposely passed gas and was removed from the flight, according to a person who posted in the Austin subreddit.

‘Tears of joy’: Southwest crew tracks down boy's lost stuffed tiger

When the boy realized that he had accidentally left Tigey, his favorite stuffed animal, at Southwest's Nashville airport, he was "heartbroken,” the airline said.

Switching seats on a plane: When to do it and when to say 'no,' according to experts

While there is "nothing wrong at all" about asking a person to switch seats, the person doing the asking has "to be prepared for the answer to be yes or no," said one expert

SFO runway closure could cause delays for months

Flights arriving at San Francisco International Airport could face delays while one SFO runway is shut for months due to a construction project.