British Airways flight to Chicago drops 27,000 feet, returns to London

LONDON — A British Airways passenger jet declared an emergency and descended 27,000 feet while flying from London to Chicago on Monday.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe U.S., Denmark, and Greenland reached a security deal.Here’s what to know.FOR SUBSCRIBERSFamily of Epstein victim appears in campaign attack ad in ColoradoFOR SUBSCRIBERSFlying through ‘fire clouds’: A NASA project is studying the weather wildfires createFOR SUBSCRIBERSSusan Collins and Troy Jackson brace for debate gantlet in close, pivotal Maine Senate raceFOR SUBSCRIBERSIs ‘bad’ cholesterol actually good? Cardiologists set the record straightFOR SUBSCRIBERSIn early clinical trial, people with Type 1 diabetes are able to go off insulinFOR SUBSCRIBERS‘Daddy, we don’t want to die’: Daughters’ words pushed Flydubai passenger to confront attackerFOR SUBSCRIBERSPoll: The Latino vote isn’t a monolith.

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