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It may not rate as an international scandal, but the death of a Yorkshire terrier in U.S. custody is fueling a messy legal battle over the importation of a group of purebred canines imported from Russia. The dog died in September at a private facility at JFK Airport used to hold animals from overseas that are denied entry to...

Newark Airport is the latest to get the testing centers, as JFK Airport has had its center set up since June at Terminal 4 and LaGuardia Airport is expected to have a site in the near future

The pair of pups — Zara and Stephanie — were saved from the streets of Russia, and quickly found themselves lost on the streets of New York City

Two dogs who were flown from Russia to be adopted by families in the U.S. escaped after getting picked up at JFK Airport. One has been rescued after getting hit by a car, while the other is still being sought. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

Passengers left behind more than $926,000 at Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints at airports across the country during fiscal year 2019, with a chunk of that money coming from a New York area airport. According to the TSA, John F. Kennedy International Airport tops the list with $98,110 left behind at checkpoints. In total, the TSA collected $926,030.44 in unclaimed…

A fire inside a generator building at JFK Airport drew huge emergency response but no one was injured. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

It’s a device that looks like a blend between a beverage cart and a robot, but it is meant to help continue the fight against coronavirus. On Wednesday, JetBlue has become the first airline in the country to use new cutting-edge UV light technology in its cleaning efforts as a means to fight the coronavirus. JFK Airport in New...

JetBlue will become the first airline in the US to use new cutting-edge UV light technology to help fight the coronavirus at JFK Airport in New York City and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. (Video courtesy of JetBlue)

He says his demand that passenger wear a mask resulted in his arrest and suspension. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.

Even in this newly quarantined world it may seem hard to believe, but the airport in Billings, Montana is now busier than New York City’s JFK. Some 77 flights left Billings Logan International Airport on April 22, according to flight tracking website JetTip. As for JFK? Only 70. Of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian commercial airports by traffic, JetTip…

Ahead of the nation’s 30-day air travel ban expansion from Europe, New Yorkers returned home Monday through John F. Kennedy International Airport. While the Department of Homeland Security’s new process for Americans returning home from certain European countries doesn’t necessarily include physical screenings, many passengers were surprised more aren’t being done. “They gave us forms to fill out asking...

Many New Yorkers rushed to get home from the UK before travel restrictions from the region went into effect. Travelers arriving at JFK airport say they filled out forms about the coronavirus but they were not screened for symptoms. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

JetBlue says it has banned a passenger whom they say boarded a flight from JFK Airport to South Florida knowing that he was waiting on his coronavirus test results.

The passenger got on a plane from JFK Airport to West Palm Beach on Wednesday night and he was later tested positive for COVID-19.

A Connecticut man living in New York says he was waiting to board a flight to Sweden Wednesday evening when friends started texting and calling him. President Donald Trump had just announced a 30-day travel ban for flights from Europe.

As the number of coronavirus cases rise, so do concerns from travelers.

Delta and American Airlines will temporarily suspend flights between Milan, Italy and John F. Kennedy International Airport amid concerns about the novel coronavirus.  Delta on Sunday said it would suspend its daily flight between JFK Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport until the beginning of May.  “Delta’s last east-bound flight from JFK to Milan will depart on Monday, March 2, and…

The virus that is exploding in China is similar to the flu but doctors aren’t sure where it comes from or how it spreads. Passengers on a flight coming from central China to JFK Friday night were screened by the CDC after landing. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Travelers at 3 U.S. airports, including JFK Airport, will be screened for a new virus, potentially from China, effective immediately, the CDC announced Friday.     The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection will implement enhanced health screenings to detect ill travelers traveling to the United States on direct or...

Travelers from China will be screening at JFK, as well as LAX and San Francisco International Airport, for a virus that may have jumped from animals to humans in central China. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.