A people carrier used to take passengers to and from planes has crashed at an airport near Washington DC, injuring at least 18 people, authorities said. The vehicle, which is also known as a mobile lounge, hit a dock at Washington Dulles International Airport around 16:30EST (21:30GMT) on Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown is set to take effect Friday morning. The three major airports in the Washington,