Family and friends release balloons at a memorial service in San Bernardino in 2020. Several coastal cities have placed restrictions on balloon sales and releases because of the environmental damage ...

The Chinese spy balloon that was spotted and shot down on Saturday over the coast of South Carolina was far from the first threatening object to trouble American skies. Balloons have dogged U.S.

You won’t find any clowns at the L.A. leg of the traveling Balloon Museum, but there are plenty of other carnival-inspired sights and sounds to be experienced: massive inflated tents, queue lines ...

Between Oct. 6 and 14, Albuquerque, N.M., will be hosting the International Balloon Fiesta, one of the largest hot air ballooning events in the world. Hundreds of balloons will be there, taking off ...

Balloons can maneuver because air moves in different directions at different altitudes. To go a certain direction, you have to raise or lower your balloon until you find a wind that is going your way.

Balloons can be a real menace, and not just those that may have been deployed by China to spy on the United States. Even the child-size pink plastic “Happy Birthday” balloon can be hazardous if left ...