Federal officials said Thursday they have referred more than 250 unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution since late 2021, including one as recently as last month, when a man tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken-off spoon.

China’s foreign minister on Friday said the country would not sell weapons to parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine and would regulate the export of items with dual civilian and military use.

North Korea said it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its weapons program.

Historic rainfall in Fort Lauderdale shut down the airport completely, leaving passengers stranded. NBC News’ Guad Venegas has more details on the torrential downpour that lead the city to declare a state of emergency. 

Workers for PSSI, which hired over 100 children to clean slaughterhouses, repeatedly used stolen identities to get jobs, say ex-managers and people who told NBC News their identities were stolen.

Gun buyers in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors.

The Indiana recycling facility where a massive fire broke out Tuesday had been cited over building violations including several fire hazards.

After a summer airline travel season filled with delays and disruptions last year, air travelers should prepare for what could be more of the same this summer, officials say.

Two Indianapolis police officers involved in the death of a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis were indicted by a grand jury, the prosecutor’s office said Thursday.

Some debris from a giant fire at a plastics recycling plant in Indiana contains asbestos, officials said Thursday, as firefighters gained control of the blaze.