JAMAICA, Queens -- On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded just minutes after takeoff from Kennedy Airport. Some 230 lives were lost over the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island,, and for the families of ...

I’ve had members of Congress ignore my interview requests and seen my Freedom of Information Act petitions go unanswered, so I’ve learned that sometimes former insiders are our only hope for getting ...

CALVERTON, New York (CNN) -- As an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, Frank Hilldrup is no stranger to intrigue. This year alone, he has been assigned the task of helping to ...

SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- For many who lost loved ones from TWA Flight 800, the passage of 20 years has helped them carry on. Others said they never will get over the heartache from what remains one of the ...

FILE - In this July 18, 1996, file photo, a piece of debris from TWA Flight 800 floats in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island the day after the Boeing 747, carrying 230 people, exploded in a ball of ...