BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes ...

On Friday, China confirmed the balloon belonged to it but said it was not being used for spying. Its foreign ministry said it was used for "mainly meteorological" purposes and was blown off course.

Here is what we know about the balloon. By Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs WASHINGTON — The Biden administration shot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday, prompting a diplomatic drama and ...

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

Here is a timeline of where the balloon was spotted in the U.S.: Jan. 28. The balloon entered U.S. airspace on Jan. 28 north of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, according to a senior military official.

It is clearly a very large balloon, however, much bigger than would be used typically to gather data for meteorological purposes. How high was it flying? At an altitude of about 60,000 feet ...

The balloon's flight over the U.S. added tension to the U.S.-China relationship. A massive Chinese surveillance balloon that moved across the continental U.S. this week has been shot down. The ...

A Chinese spy balloon that crossed over the United States in 2023 was packed with American technology that could have enabled it to spy on Americans, according to two sources with direct knowledge ...

If you've ever released balloons into the air in Louisiana, you won't be able to again. What to know about new legislation in ...

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to ...

A Chinese spy balloon that crossed over the United States in 2023 was packed with American technology that could have enabled ...