WASHINGTON — A regional jet flown for American Airlines Group Inc. collided in a deadly midair crash with a military helicopter around Washington, DC, halting operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and prompting a search and rescue operation in the Potomac River.

The plane, operated by subsidiary PSA Airlines, collided with a...Read more

WASHINGTON — A regional jet flown for American Airlines Group Inc. collided in midair with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., halting operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and prompting a search and rescue operation in the Potomac River.

The plane, operated by subsidiary PSA Airlines, collided with a Sikorsky H-60 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, faced aggressive questions Wednesday from senators who were troubled by his skepticism of vaccines, embrace of debunked medical claims, financial conflicts of interest and 11th-hour changes on ...Read more

BOSTON — Federal immigration enforcement officials are continuing to release details on the illegal criminals they rounded up in their early actions under the Trump administration across the Boston area, with the arrest of a 19-year-old MS-13 gang member the latest coming to light.

Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston grabbed and charged...Read more

Department of Justice officials have discussed with Manhattan prosecutors dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to the New York Times, which cited people with knowledge of the situation.

The officials have also had discussions with Adams’ defense team, led by Alex Spiro, and the president has been in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two aircraft have collided midair near Washington Ronald Reagan Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at around 9 p.m. local time,” the FAA said in a statement. “PSA was operating as ...Read more

A plane collided in midair with a helicopter approaching Reagan Washington National Airport, near the Potomac River, Wednesday night, officials set.

A rescue operation was underway, officials said.

Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to a joint statement from the Metropolitan Police ...Read more

​WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, is expected to get a grilling from Senate Intelligence Committee members Thursday on her controversial record on national security, including her 2017 meetings with then Syrian leader Bashar Assad.

Gabbard, a former Democrat who ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has boasted about bringing a more transactional approach to his relationship with world leaders. Just over a week into his second term, many have shown they’re eager to make the deals he treasures.

Saudi Arabia offered to invest more than $600 billion in the next four years while European governments will...Read more

NEW YORK — After tearfully pleading with a judge for mercy, former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a brazen bribery scheme that saw him act as a foreign agent for Egypt and peddle his immense political influence for stockpiles of cash, gold bullion bars and other lavish gifts.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revoked the security clearance and security detail authorization for Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a prominent critic of President Donald Trump.

In a statement late Tuesday night, the Defense Department said Hegseth — who was sworn in over the weekend — had also ...Read more

The White House received more than 7,400 requests for credentials one day after saying it would open press briefings to content creators, influencers and podcasters.

The White House said Tuesday it would reserve space in its briefings for “new media voices” and began allowing interested parties to apply for access online. The news outlets ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up the Space Coast’s 10th launch of the year Wednesday night, but skipped any landing attempt of its booster.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the SpainSat NG I mission carrying a communications satellite developed by Spanish company Hisdesat and the European Space Agency lifted off at 8:34 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center�...Read more

North Carolina lawmakers opened the business of the 2025 legislative session Wednesday with a hearing on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, attempting to sort out how much state funding is necessary and raising concerns over the disbursement of federal aid.

Testifying before the House committee on Helene recovery, Mark Calabria, director of the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Another rain event is heading to fire-weary Los Angeles next week, and although this precipitation will provide a helpful dampening of dry brush, forecasters say it is unlikely to be heavy enough to put an end to what is expected to be the most destructive fire season in the county's modern history.

The National Weather Service...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The vast majority of fired Philadelphia police officers return to the force under a grievance arbitration system that has frustrated police commissioners for decades, according to a new report by the city’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission.

The analysis, published Wednesday, found that 85% of those fired officers were ...Read more

Elon Musk has reportedly told people he’s been sleeping in his Washington, D.C., government office, where he’s working to build Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

The DOGE office is housed inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, roughly four minutes from the West Wing on foot. According to Wired, Musk ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — California students continue to trail their peers across the country in two key subjects on the newly released national report card.

Testing data released Wednesday reveals that overall, students across the country have not recouped pandemic learning loss in math and reading. California students’ recovery has been ...Read more

CHICAGO — Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the racketeering case of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant, Michael McClain.

The panel was sent back to deliberate at ...Read more