Air Jordan Releases Sneakers to Honor The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Years of Hip-Hop

ForThe Notorious B.I.G.hip-hop was all a dream — and now that dream is being memorialized in Air Jordan’s newest shoes. To commemorate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary as a genre, Air Jordan collaborated with The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, an organization created in The Notorious B.I.G.’s honor — using his birth name — to empower inner-city youth through tools like education, to create a limited edition sneaker. Biggie’s Instagram page announced the collaboration in a post showing the details of the shoes.

Air New Zealand Asks Passengers to Weigh Themselves Before Boarding Flights

Air New Zealand.Photo:Getty Images Getty Images Air New Zealand.Getty Images James shared more details about the survey’s importance in an interview withtheTodayshow. “It’s a regulatory requirement for us to know the weight of everything that goes on the aircraft and there’s a good reason for that,” he said. “To fly safely and efficiently, we need to be able to calculate the weight and balance of the aircraft each and every time we fly.

Air Pollution During Wildfire Season: Should You Wear a Mask? Here's What to Know

New York City under a blanket of wildfire smoke.Photo:Gary Hershorn/Getty Gary Hershorn/Getty Thedevastating wildfiresin Canada are affecting the East Coast of the United States, blanketing areas in thick smoke and causing air quality to plummet. Conditions were so dire this week that many schools implemented indoor recess, and Major League Baseball, the National Women’s Soccer League and theWNBA postponed or canceled games. On June 6, New York City experienced thehighest pollution level in the world.

Air Pollution Listed as Cause of Death for 9-Year-Old Girl Who Died After Fatal Asthma Attack

Ella Kissi-Debrah.Photo: HOLLIE ADAMS/Getty Images A coroner in the United Kingdom has made history after determining that air pollution was a cause of death for a 9-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack. Ella Kissi-Debrah, who died in February 2013, is now believed to be the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on a death certificate, according to theBritish Lung Foundation.

Air Traffic Controller Dies While Helping Plane Escape Earthquake: 'He Is My Hero,' Says Pilot

Photo: AirNav Indonesia/Twitter An air traffic controller is being lauded as a national hero after sacrificing his life to save a plane full of people taking off during an earthquake. On Friday, Anthonius Gunawan Agung, 21, was working in the control tower at the Palu Airport in Indonesia while pilot Ricosetta Mafella’s Batik Airways plane was sitting on the runway with 147 passengers and crew members on board,”BBC Newsreports. “I was rushing to leave,” Marfella, 44, told the outlet.