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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash

Jan. 30, 2025 14:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and...

Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives

Jan. 30, 2025 14:08 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades by blaming diversity initiatives for undermining safety and questioning the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a...

What is known about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC

Jan. 30, 2025 13:59 PM EST

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board. The collision occurred at around 9 p.m....

Who is Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary responding to the DC plane crash?

Jan. 30, 2025 13:12 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in. Duffy, who was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday, quickly emerged as a public face of the federal government's response to the deadly plane crash at Reagan...

Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up

Jan. 30, 2025 09:53 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for transcribing his public remarks are struggling to keep up with all the words. There were more than 22,000 on Inauguration Day, then another 17,000 when Trump...

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Jan. 30, 2025 04:35 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There were multiple...

While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he'll send 'worst criminal aliens' to Guantanamo

Jan. 29, 2025 21:22 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst...

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail

Jan. 29, 2025 17:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine...

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

Jan. 29, 2025 17:51 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs...

Trump is looking to boot transgender troops from the military. Here's why that's complicated

Jan. 29, 2025 15:51 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will be headed to the courts to sort it out. Although the new order will affect only a tiny fraction of America's 2.1 million service members, it...