Their plane struck an Army helicopter over the Potomac River only minutes before they were scheduled to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, which is close to Washington, D.C. The deaths of the three troops on the Black Hawk chopper and all 60 passengers and four crew members on American Eagle Flight 5342 were sealed in a horrific moment that was caught on camera and broadcast around the globe. I don't think we will locate any survivors at this time. Following a desperate but fruitless search for survivors of the Wednesday night collision, Fire Chief John Donnelly declared Thursday that Washington, D.C. The flight originated in Wichita, Kansas, and carried over a dozen passengers, including those returning from a training camp after the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. According...

By signing an executive order imposing tariffs on goods entering the United States from China, Canada, and Mexico, President Donald Trump increased the likelihood of a trade war with the country's closest trading partners and threatened to raise costs on everything from avocados to cars. In order to "minimize any disruptive effects we might have on gasoline and home heating oil prices," the senior administration official stated that only Canadian energy items would be excluded from the tariffs. These products would have a lower tariff rate of 10%. On Tuesday, the United States will start collecting the tariffs on Canadian goods. When the tariffs on China and Mexico would take effect is unknown. The tariffs, according to a White House statement, are being imposed to put pressure on the thre...

All three of the troops who were on a Black Hawk chopper when it struck an American Eagle passenger flight on Wednesday near Washington, D.C., have been identified. Following the low-altitude accident over the Potomac River shortly before 9 p.m. that evening, the three military members and all 64 passengers on board the jet are believed to be dead. The identities of the three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter were made public by the U.S. Army, while it stated that it was still in the process of collecting the remains and confirming the identities of the individuals. The UH-60 pilot on board was identified as Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, Chief Warrant Officer 2. Before joining the Army in 2017 as a pilot, Eaves was a member of the U.S. Nav...

The city of Philadelphia An air ambulance transporting six people crashed Friday night close to a mall in northeast Philadelphia, killing multiple people, including one person in a car. Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, patient Valentina Guzman Murillo, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, were the six individuals on board. No one on board is believed to have survived, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance. Not all of the victims' information were made public right away. The number of injured people on the ground, where many "dwellings and vehicles" were affected, increased to 19, according to Mayor Cherelle Parker. During a press conference on Saturday morning, Parker stated, "We can co...

Washington Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada declared Saturday evening that his nation would apply a 25% tax against $155 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the United States. Whether the $155 billion in American goods were valued in Canadian or US currency was not made clear by Trudeau. In Canadian dollars, $155 billion is equivalent to roughly $106 billion in US dollars. Hours after Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, Trudeau made his remarks. Trump's order imposed a 25% duty on Canadian and Mexican imports, with the exception of energy products from Canada, which would be subject to a 10% tariff. Additionally, he raised the duty on C...

Washington Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada declared Saturday evening that his nation would apply a 25% tax against $155 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the United States. Hours after Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, Trudeau made his remarks. Trump's order imposed a 25% duty on Canadian and Mexican imports, with the exception of energy products from Canada, which would be subject to a 10% tariff. Additionally, he raised the duty on Chinese goods by 10%. The tariffs on American goods include "immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods as of Tuesday," the day the U.S. is scheduled to start collecting tariffs on Canadian goods,...

Washington Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada declared Saturday evening that his nation would apply a 25% tax against $155 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the United States. Hours after Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, Trudeau made his remarks. Trump's order imposed a 25% duty on Canadian and Mexican imports, with the exception of energy products from Canada, which would be subject to a 10% tariff. Additionally, he raised the duty on Chinese goods by 10%. The tariffs on American goods include "immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods as of Tuesday," the day the U.S. is scheduled to start collecting tariffs on Canadian goods,...

Washington "After a confirmation hearing this past week that left even Republican senators openly questioning whether she should be put in such a critical role, there is growing concern in political circles that Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence could be in serious trouble," several people familiar with the situation told NBC News. Her unwillingness to immediately respond to a question about whether Edward Snowden, a former government worker who released highly sensitive documents before applying for asylum in Russia, was a traitor is especially troubling. According to someone with knowledge of the confirmation process, Gabbard has a 50/50 chance of passing. In a full floor vote, Democratic senators are anticipated to unanimously reject Gabbard's nomination,...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, a commercial airliner crashed with a military helicopter in midair close to Reagan Washington National Airport, killing sixty-four individuals on board. The Army Black Hawk and the American Eagle airplane are both in the Potomac River. There were three people aboard the Black Hawk. The crash happened just before 9:00 p.m. ET. Go here to watch live broadcast. Speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room Thursday morning, President Donald Trump described the fatal incident as a tragedy of horrific proportions and stated that no one survived.

The city of Minneapolis The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed that in January 2020, just four months after killing George Floyd, former officer Derek Chauvin pulled her from her minivan and forced her to the ground with his knee. In a lawsuit filed last May, Patty Day, a former employee of the Public Works Department, claimed she was the victim of a false arrest and excessive force. She admitted to being intoxicated on the night of January 17, 2020, and feeling down due to her upcoming divorce and other issues when she became trapped in the snow for a few hours. Eventually, Chauvin and Officer Ellen Jensen, his partner that evening, showed up on the scene. According to the lawsuit, Day suffered multiple injuries when the offi...