FRANKENMUTH, MI — As the sun started to dip toward the horizon and a golden glow was cast upon Frankenmuth Credit Union Event Field, the rumbling of gas-powered engines could be heard. The roar pushed ...

A hot air balloon trip in Brazil turned into tragedy Saturday after it caught fire midair and tumbled from the sky, killing eight people on its way down — in what is the second fatal hot air balloon ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Two hot air balloons crashed in central Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 19 injured, according to local media reports. The accident occurred near the Ihlara Valley in ...

Simonette says, though she felt prepared as a balloon handler, balloon handler training doesn’t include navigating around trees and other city infrastructure For nearly a century, the streets and ...

Passengers, seen through a window, get on board a ferry ship before departing from Karakoy ferry terminal, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Meghan Simonett, who volunteered as a balloon handler in 2023, details the arm of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ balloon hitting a tree before the parade kicked off Meghan Simonette; Gotham/GC Images ...