NTA Video Stories

New York City, New York – A tourist driver became stuck in the protected bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge during the night of October 1, prompting bystanders, the NYPD and FDNY to help get the car back onto the roadway. Video filmed by X user NYC Photographer shows a red Toyota wedged in the bike lane at night, with its headlights on and the driver still behind the wheel. People gather around the...

Cape Canaveral, Florida – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center late Thursday, carrying the classified NROL-97 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A came at 11:54 p.m. EDT on October 1. The mission marked the first time the NRO has launched a payload aboard a Falcon Heavy after previously using Falcon 9 rockets for 22 mi...

Wells, Maine – Thirty-five baby snapping turtles returned to the wild after spending about three and a half months safely incubating at the Center for Wildlife. A snapping turtle had laid her eggs at the Wells Recreation Department playground on June 11, but the busy location was considered unsafe for the nest. Wells Animal Control Officer Ashley Slater and Recreation Department staff carefully co...

Pereira, Colombia – Rescue teams pulled two people alive from the rubble after a building collapsed in central Pereira on Thursday, October 1. Firefighters, Civil Defense teams and other emergency responders secured and reinforced the damaged structure before beginning rescue operations. The building had previously been declared unsafe following an August 10 earthquake, and authorities had recomme...

Leawood, Kansas – A small dog wandering alone through a dark residential street led a police officer to a homeowner who had been unable to get up for more than three hours. Leawood Police said the officer was on patrol after 1 a.m. on September 17 when he spotted the leashed dog standing in the roadway and barking at his patrol car. The officer followed the dog for about half a block to a home wit...

San Diego, California – The newest U.S. Navy destroyer sails alongside the USS Daniel Inouye during a passing exercise off San Diego on September 17. The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) and USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, are seen underway together in open water. Ted Stevens is the Navy’s newest Flight III destroyer and the first Navy ship named for Alaska Senato...

Caribbean Sea – A U.S. Coast Guard tactical team seized control of the Motor Vessel Grace in early September after an international enforcement effort identified the vessel as carrying fuel to Cuba. The team boarded the cargo ship while it was underway. The vessel was believed to be using tactics common among the so-called dark fleet. Coast Guard Cutters Alert and Charles Sexton escorted the M/V G...

Malo, Italy – Firefighters have been battling a fire inside a brick and terracotta factory in Malo, in the province of Vicenza, since around 2 p.m. Thursday, October 1. The flames affected part of the industrial building, which has photovoltaic panels installed on its roof. Fire crews are working to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to the rest of the facility. Additional personnel a...

Tampa, Florida – A deputy wrestles with a trapped hawk that refuses to let go of his gloved hand during a backyard rescue in Tampa on Monday, September 28. The hawk had become trapped inside a screened pool enclosure at a home after an elderly resident called 911 for help. Body-worn camera footage shows the deputy approaching the bird with a leather glove and pool net before scooping it up. The de...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Three men were rescued after their boat capsized about two miles offshore near Port Everglades, with bodycam footage capturing Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies reaching them as they waited on top of the overturned vessel. The incident happened Monday night after the 17-foot Boston Whaler flipped, sending the men into the water. BSO marine and harbor patrol deputi...

Singapore – A tiny flying robot weighing just 185 milligrams is crushed under a load 11,000 times its own weight, survives repeated impacts and takes flight again in tests of a new flexible design. Developed by Yuan Zhu and colleagues, the all-polymer robot uses two cone-shaped wings connected to a flexible polymer film. An electrostrictive actuator changes shape when an electric field is applied,...

Aerial robot ALBATROSS spins like a falling maple seed before landing softly on water and transforming into a wind-driven sailboat in a new demonstration of hybrid robotic technology. Developed by Shane Kyi Hla Win and colleagues, the bio-inspired robot is designed to operate in both air and water while using only three actuators and three primary sensors for autonomous navigation. During descent,...

Bologna, Italy – Activists covered Conad’s national headquarters with protest posters overnight Thursday, October 1, as Extinction Rebellion called for a boycott of the supermarket chain over the planned demolition of Bosco Ospizio in Reggio Emilia. The posters were placed in protest against work that will clear the woodland to make way for a new supermarket. Extinction Rebellion said the action w...

Reggio Emilia, Italy – Four people detained during protests against the demolition of Bosco Ospizio were released Thursday, October 1, with orders banning them from the city for up to three years. The sanctions came during the second day of protests against plans to transform the wooded area for construction of a Conad supermarket. Dozens of people blocked the road outside the woodland, while some...

Arabian Sea, Middle East – The USS George Washington sails through open waters in the U.S. 5th Fleet area, with F/A-18 Super Hornets filling its flight deck as the aircraft carrier operates in the region. Posted Thursday, October 1, the footage shows the carrier underway before the view shifts to flight operations. A fighter jet approaches over the stern with its landing gear down as sailors in ye...

Batanes, Philippines – A tense maritime confrontation unfolded Thursday, October 1, as Philippine and Chinese vessels faced off near Itbayat, with a Chinese Coast Guard ship moving in as Philippine authorities challenged a Chinese research vessel. The Philippine Coast Guard said BRP Teresa Magbanua approached the JIA HAI KE 7 to less than 100 yards and deployed a rigid-hull inflatable boat that re...

Prachinburi, Thailand – An eight-wheeled armored vehicle pushes through deep floodwater as soldiers and civilian volunteers deliver food, bottled water and relief supplies to residents cut off by flooding on September 30. The vehicle creates a large wake as it travels between Sam Thahan intersection and Kabin Buri Hospital, carrying passengers alongside cartons of eggs and packs of bottled water....

Bangkok, Thailand – Residents waded through waist-deep floodwater Wednesday night, September 30, as Thai Army personnel and medical volunteers delivered supplies and provided basic care in a flooded housing community. The footage from Kheha Rom Klao in Lat Krabang district shows a man standing waist-deep in brown water outside a lit shopfront as a worker checks him and hands him a small item. A bl...

Las Vegas, Nevada – A Clark County firefighter swung through fast-moving water Monday night, September 28, to rescue a man who had fallen from a bridge into a drainage tunnel in the east Las Vegas Valley. The rescue happened around 10:04 p.m. near Twain Avenue and Eastern Avenue. The rescuer, wearing a yellow helmet and red life vest, was lowered into the concrete channel on a blue rope and reache...

Indianapolis, Indiana – A school bus carrying 24 students and three adults rolled onto a concrete median barrier Tuesday morning, September 29, after a crash on northbound I-465, where an Indiana State Police pickup also struck the wall. The bus, numbered 139, came to rest on its side against the barrier, with its wheels in the air and debris scattered across the ramp. An Indianapolis Fire Departm...

Middle East – A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker conducts an aerial refueling mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, supporting F-35 fighter jets during a theater-security sortie. The footage, filmed by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Emery, shows Airmen aboard the KC-135 during the mission conducted September 27. The official title identifies F-35s as the receiving aircraft. U.S. Air...

Wilson Lake, Kansas – X user Kyle Hemmert captured a dark tornado funnel hanging beneath a low storm base over Wilson Lake Wednesday evening as severe storms moved across central Kansas. The cone-shaped funnel narrows and shifts above the far shore, remaining suspended in the air throughout the outdoor footage. The frames do not show the funnel touching the water or land. The National Weather Serv...

Ocean City, New Jersey – X user Coastal Pete captured a colorful post-sunrise sky over the Ocean City boardwalk Thursday morning, with pink and red clouds stretching above the Atlantic Ocean. The wide view shows the wooden boardwalk largely quiet, with street lamps still glowing as shops line one side and gazebos and empty benches sit along the beach. A cyclist rides away down the center of the bo...

Paris, France – The Eiffel Tower was illuminated in pink on Wednesday night as a dense crowd gathered at Champ-de-Mars for the launch of France’s annual breast cancer awareness campaign, with X user @sadjannah capturing the scene. The tower was lit from 8 p.m. to midnight, with white sparkle lights shining across its lattice as the arches glowed pink. A large crowd filled the area, with many peopl...

Hawaii, United States – Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island put on a spectacular display early Thursday as streams of hot lava flowed down and spewed from the summit, illuminating the surrounding area. Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and has been erupting periodically since December 23, 2024, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency also recorded a recent increase...