Travelers will need to follow a new rule regarding juicing up their devices while flying on Southwest Airlines. The Texas-based airline will be "requiring customers to keep portable charging devices visible while in use during flight," a Southwest spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted," the spokesperson added. "Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of its customers and employees." A passenger's battery charger recently caught fire on a JetBlue flight from Florida to the Bahamas, Business Insider reported. Smoke and flames erupted in the cabin of the flight due to the portable charger overheating in the passenger’s carry-on luggage. Portable chargers, or power banks, are not allowed in checked bags but can be packed in carry-on bags as they have lithium-ion batteries, according to TSA. The FAA website notes that "all lithium-ion batteries are capable of overheating and experiencing a process called thermal runaway." "Thermal runaway can occur without warning as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged, or improperly protected." The policy will begin on May 28. Customers with the Southwest app have shared that they are receiving notifications about the policy already. In the "r/SouthwestAirlines" forum on Reddit, a user shared a screenshot of the notification, titling the post, "I had no idea this was an issue." The post said, "Got this pop-up for the first time, and I'm baffled." The notification showed a battery graphic saying, "If you use a power bank during your flight, keep it out of your bag and in plain sight. Do not charge [the] device in the overhead bin."

A United Airlines flight traveling from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned safely to Hawaii Wednesday morning after a "potential security concern" was found written on a bathroom mirror. Flight 1169, which took off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport just after 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, was bound for Los Angeles International Airport. After the "potential security concern" was found, the Boeing 777 returned to the airport, a United Airlines spokesperson wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. "United Flight 1169 from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned safely to Honolulu after a potential security concern was found written on a lavatory mirror," the statement said. "Law enforcement met the aircraft, and a security sweep was conducted." It landed back in Hawaii just after 1:35 a.m. Law enforcement met the plane and conducted a security sweep, though the airline did not confirm what, if anything, was found on the plane. The FBI in Honolulu did not immediately confirm to Fox News Digital if there were any arrests or clarify the nature of the security concern. Honolulu police referred questions about the investigation to the FBI. "We are rebooking customers on another flight to Los Angeles that departs later this evening," the United Airlines spokesperson said. There were 339 passengers and 10 crew members on board.

Archaeologists in the City of David in Israel have struck gold twice this year – finding yet another gold ring. A gold ring set with a red gemstone dating back 2,300 years was recently discovered in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University. The ring is believed to have belonged to a boy or girl living in Jerusalem in the Second Temple period. "This jewelry discovered now was likely buried then in the context of a well-known practice of that period, which symbolized the transition from childhood to adulthood," according to a joint press release. Archaeologists were sifting through the dirt with a sieve near the excavation area when the ring was found. "We called over the archaeologists, everyone gathered around us and marveled at the special find. It was very exciting," said Rivka lengler, a City of David excavator, in the release. "We called over the archaeologists, everyone gathered around us and marveled at the special find. It was very exciting," said Rivka lengler, a City of David excavator, in the release. Both rings date back to the Early Hellenistic period. "The discovery of the golden rings from the time of the Second Temple in the City of David is tangible evidence of the wealth, beauty and importance of Jerusalem even thousands of years ago," said Eli Escusido, IAA director. Zeev Orenstein, City of David international spokesperson, told Fox News Digital the discovery "represents yet another affirmation of life in Jerusalem from thousands of years ago." "A life quite similar to our own in 2025," Orenstein added. "Children coming of age, the preciousness of jewelry, the timelessness of gold, and, most importantly, the celebration of life." He added, "A spirit which continues to be embodied in the Jerusalem of today."

Ancient "propaganda" that was used to support the Egyptian pharaoh who is believed to be a major character of the Old Testament has been spotted in Paris, according to an expert. Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier, an Egyptologist from Paris-Sorbonne University and Institut Catholique de Paris, recently spoke with Fox News Digital about his findings, which are set to be published in the coming months. The expert found the propaganda, which is supportive of Ramesses II, on the 3,300-year-old obelisk that sits in Paris' Place de la Concorde. Olette-Pelletier saw the obelisk up close in 2021 after receiving permission to climb scaffolding to conduct research. Ramesses II, who was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C., is considered one of the most influential and powerful Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom. The Egyptian monarch is often cited as the most likely candidate for the pharaoh mentioned in Exodus, though an explicit name was never given in the Old Testament. The pharaoh is said to have retaliated against Moses and refused his requests in Exodus — resulting in a series of plagues. Olette-Pelletier called the pro-Ramesses hieroglyphs "propaganda." He identified seven cryptographies, or codes, which assert Ramesses II's authority from 1280 B.C. on. "It was a message from Ramesses II to the nobility," the expert said, noting the Egyptian nobility were able to read the codes. Olette-Pelletier said Ramesses II was born before his father Seti I became pharaoh – and therefore was not conceived by the gods. Not being of divine essence could have hampered his legitimacy to the throne. "The nobility, able to read cryptographies, might be tempted by an overthrow of power since Ramesses II was not born of theogamy and therefore not divine by birth," Olette-Pelletier said. The expert added, "[Ramesses II] spent the first two years of his reign emphasizing his divinity with his wife Nefertari by paying homage at Egypt's great shrines, and by buying priests." "In the process, he changed his name from Usermaatra to Usermaatra Setepenra, [which means] ‘chosen of Ra.’" The obelisk has four sides, and Olette-Pelletier noted that the side that faces the Seine (and was intended to face the Nile) shows Ramesses II "wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt." The expert also said that Ramesses II "underlined his divine knowledge" by using codes to convey the swaying messages. "The obelisk also contains hidden texts that show the nobility that he is a legitimate and divine king, thus averting a possible coup d'état," Olette-Pelletier said. "So, indeed, these are propaganda texts." The cryptographies also claim that Ramesses II was the "provider of the Nile flood and thus of the country's wealth," according to Olette-Pelletier. The discovery is one of many finds related to Ramesses II that have been uncovered in the past year. In September, an ancient sword belonging to Ramesses' military was unearthed in Housh Eissa, a city in Egypt's Beheira Governorate. In January, Egyptian officials announced they would begin to restore Ramesses II's temple in the Luxor Governorate, the Ramesseum.

Americans are gearing up to celebrate the summer holidays — with some celebrating with more than just a barbecue. Now, Airbnb is looking to crack down on those who may be thinking of throwing "disruptive" parties this summer. The booking site announced it will be rolling out "anti-party technology" during Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends, according to a company press release. "Our anti-party technology is designed to help identify and prevent certain attempts to book one-to-two-night stays in entire home listings that could be higher risk for a disruptive party," said the release. Airbnb lists different examples of actions that it says would make for a disruptive party with open-invite gatherings. The California-based company listed a number of "disturbances" that could arise in the surrounding communities. These can include excessive noise, visitors, trash, smoking and parking nuisances, trespassing and vandalism — as well as advertising listings using "party-friendly" or "event-friendly" terminology. The technology, introduced in 2020, blocked or redirected 51,000 people from booking entire home listings over the 2024 holiday weekends due to these offenses. A massive 45.1 million Americans are set to travel at least 50 miles from their home during the long weekend, AAA announced. Of the millions of Americans traveling, AAA predicts 3.61 million will be flying, 39.4 million will drive, and just over two million will be taking other forms of transportation. Texas, Florida, and California were noted as the states with the most flagged guests suspected of disrupting parties last year. Airbnb told Fox News Digital on Tuesday, "These measures announced this week are specifically for Memorial Day and July 4 weekends. If guests believe they were unfairly affected by these measures, we encourage them to reach out to our Community Support team directly."

A flight passenger called out a fellow flyer for his "nasty cologne," sparking a debate about smells in "cramped spaces." In the forum "r/delta" on Reddit, the post was titled, "Dudes and their nasty cologne," as the user shared that he or she was on a flight from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Atlanta, Georgia. "GUYS … You do not need to wear buckets of cologne before boarding a plane. The preferred amount would be zero. People are allergic," wrote the user. The person continued, "Honestly, it's wholly inconsiderate to wear anything super strong in cramped spaces." Reddit users took to the comments section to share their thoughts about various smells on planes. "Perfume and cologne are NOT meant to be announced, they are to be discovered," wrote one user. Another user commented, "I have to bring my inhaler with me for every flight because of this." Yet another Redditor said, "It doesn’t help that a lot of airports have cologne shops where people go in and spray a ton of samples on themselves before their flight." One user wrote, "In my experience, it’s mostly middle-aged women with their sickly sweet perfume that I notice. But I agree with the sentiment." Said another person, "I've given up a FC [first class] seat and moved to coach because a woman's perfume gave me an asthma attack." A user advised, "I always travel with peppermint oil to put in/around my nose to combat the noxious cologne/perfume /body spray /BO." Another user joked, "I think everyone needs to walk through a smell detector before they board a plane. If it’s too much they have to go home and take a shower." Gary Leff, a Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the blog "View From the Wing," told Fox News Digital that passengers should be mindful of others. "Passengers have a zone of personal space on the plane that roughly corresponds to the area of their seat," said Leff. "Within that space, there are all [types] of behavior that might come under criticism (usually in the realm of personal hygiene and grooming), but it really comes down to the discretion of the individual," he added. Leff said that with airflow and filtration, smells, sprays or perfumes can be spread throughout the cabin. "To broaden the lesson a bit, don’t bring stinky foods on the plane, either!" Leff said. "Some airports sell barbecue, but saucy ribs aren’t a great idea," he also said. "Neither is Chinese food to go."

A passenger on board a Spirit Airlines flight in Florida said she was horrified after spotting several insects crawling inside the plane cabin. Symone Berry told Storyful she was sitting in one of the airline’s "Big Front Seats," the equivalent of the airline’s first-class seats, on May 11. That's when she "saw roaches crawling on the plane," she said. Berry posted about the dismaying episode on X and TikTok. "Never again will I fly @SpiritAirlines," she wrote in her X post. "I’ve flown over 500,000 miles on Delta and have never in my life seen roaches on a plane." She added, "This is crazy." Footage from Berry shows what she said were two different cockroaches crawling around the cabin. The airline gave Berry a voucher — but that didn’t change her mind about never flying with the airline again, she said in a subsequent TikTok video. Fox News Digital reached out to Spirit Airlines for comment. In a statement provided to USA Today, Spirit said it "is aware of the video, and our maintenance team thoroughly inspected the aircraft involved and addressed the issue." The airline added, "We maintain high standards of cleanliness across our fleet and want all of our guests to feel comfortable when traveling with us."

A "copy" of the famous document known as a symbol against tyranny and as a "cornerstone of freedom" has been discovered to be authentic. Harvard Law School in 1946 bought a "copy" of the Magna Carta for just $27.50 from a London legal book dealer, Sweet & Maxwell, according to a news release. British researchers from King’s College London and the University of East Anglia made the discovery while studying unofficial copies of Magna Carta. One professor, David Carpenter, noticed the digital version of the document on the Harvard Law School Library website and realized it might be authentic. "This is a fantastic discovery," Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King’s College London, said in a Harvard Law School press release. Previously, only six originals of the document were known to exist. The Magna Carta is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England in 1211. It is known for having paved the way for the idea that the king and his government were not above the law, according to the UK's Parliament. "Harvard’s Magna Carta deserves celebration, not as some mere copy, stained and faded, but as an original of one of the most significant documents in world constitutional history, a cornerstone of freedoms past, present and yet to be won," added Carpenter. To determine if the charter was authentic, it was photographed under ultra-violet light and subjected to various levels of spectral imaging along with receiving an analysis of the form, hand and content. Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia, said it is "a totem of liberty, central to our sense of who we are: a freedom-loving, free-born people." "This is a fantastic discovery." He added, "It is an icon both of the Western political tradition and of constitutional law. If you asked anybody what the most famous single document in the history of the world is, they would probably name Magna Carta." The press release notes that "Carpenter and Vincent also observed that the first line with elongated letters and a large capital E was consistent with the six other originals of Magna Carta 1300." The National Archives in Washington, D.C., holds a 1297 version of Magna Carta that is on display for the public to view.

Paleontologists recently discovered a 506-million-year-old "moth-like" predator that lurked in prehistoric Canada. In a press release from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), officials identified the creature as Mosura fentoni, an extinct arthropod, as news agencies including SWNS reported. (See the video at the top of this article.) The museum reported that most of the Mosura fossils were collected by ROM paleontologists at Raymond Quarry in Yoho National Park in British Columbia. Most were found between 1975 and 2022. "Mosura fentoni was about the size of your index finger and had three eyes, spiny jointed claws, a circular mouth lined with teeth and a body with swimming flaps along its sides," the museum noted. "These traits show it to be part of an extinct group known as the radiodonts, which also included the famous Anomalocaris canadensis, a meter-long predator that shared the waters with Mosura." What makes the discovery so interesting to researchers is that Mosura had an abdomen-like body region made up of multiple segments at its back end – which had not been previously observed in any radiodonts. Joe Moysiuk, a curator of paleontology and geology at the Manitoba Museum, said Mosura had 16 of these segments, all lined with gills. "This is a neat example of evolutionary convergence with modern groups, like horseshoe crabs, woodlice and insects, which share a batch of segments bearing respiratory organs at the rear of the body," Moysiuk described. The museum reported that the species has been nicknamed the "sea-moth" by field collectors based on its moth-like attributes. "This inspired its scientific name, which references the fictional Japanese kaiju also known as Mothra. Only distantly related to real moths – as well as spiders, crabs, and millipedes – Mosura belongs on a much deeper branch in the evolutionary tree of these animals, collectively known as arthropods," the statement added. Instead of arteries and veins, Mosura's heart pumped blood into large internal body cavities called lacunae. Interestingly, the fossils show details of Mosura's internal anatomy – including its nervous system, circulatory system, and digestive tract. Instead of arteries and veins, Mosura's heart pumped blood into large internal body cavities called lacunae. ROM curator Jean-Bernard Caron said that "few fossil sites in the world offer this level of insight into soft internal anatomy." "We can see traces representing bundles of nerves in the eyes that would have been involved in image processing, just like in living arthropods," the expert added.

Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in a Facebook post, which was translated from Arabic to English, on May 3. Officials said that a recent excavation at the Tell Abu Sefeh site led to the uncovering of an expansive military complex. The Tell Abu Sefeh site is located in North Sinai, near the Egyptian city of Ismailia and the Suez Canal. Described as one of Egypt's "important strategic locations," Tell Abu Sefeh emerged as a prominent location in antiquity. The ministry of tourism and antiquities said the site played a "pivotal role in protecting Egypt's eastern borders." There, archaeologists "uncovered remains of military fortifications, soldiers' residential units, and a trench indicating the possibility of another fortress in the area," according to the ministry. Aerial pictures show the sophisticated ancient military fortifications, along with artifacts such as basins and pots. Experts also believe that trees once lined a road to the fortress. "[M]ore than 500 clay circles were uncovered on both sides of the stone road, likely used for planting trees that adorned the entrance of the fortress during the Ptolemaic era," the release noted. Egyptian officials added that the soldiers' residences "provide a clear picture of the daily life of cavalry stationed at the Roman fortress during the reigns of Emperor Diocletian and Emperor Maximian." "[T]he discovery of four large kilns used for producing quicklime [also indicate] the site's transformation into an industrial center at the end of the Roman era, leading to the destruction of all stone structures at the site," the statement added. Archaeologists also discovered a road that was over 330 feet long and 36 feet wide. It was "paved with limestone slabs, extending from outside the eastern gate of the Roman fortress to the heart of the site." "[This] road is built over an older road from the Ptolemaic era, constructed from limestone slabs," the statement said. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy said in a statement that the discovery "sheds light on the secrets of Egypt's eastern military fortifications during the Ptolemaic and Roman eras." "[It also] highlights the significance of Tell Abu Sefeh as a military and industrial center throughout the ages," the official added. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mohamed Ismail Khaled echoed Fathy's sentiment. The excavation "contributes to a more accurate depiction of the map of Egypt's defenses on its eastern borders, reaffirming that Sinai has always been Egypt's eastern gateway and first fortress," he added. It was "paved with limestone slabs, extending from outside the eastern gate of the Roman fortress to the heart of the site." "[The mission also] managed to uncover a distinctive architectural design for the eastern gates of the previously discovered Ptolemaic and Roman fortresses at the site, aiding in re-imagining the shape of defensive entrances at that time, along with a massive defensive trench over two meters deep at the entrance of the Ptolemaic fortress, believed to be part of a defensive system that could be disabled when threatened," Khaled added. The announcement comes weeks after the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the unusual discovery of a false door at an ancient Egyptian tomb. Before that, the ministry reported another rare find: a 3,000-year-old mining complex, complete with remnants of millennia-old baths, workshops and homes.