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CNN By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two American women are recovering after they say they were attacked by a shark while swimming in The Bahamas. The reported attack occurred on Friday around 6:30 p.m. in the waters of Bimini Bay, where authorities are investigating, according to the Royal Bahamas

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — An American teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia is back on US soil after the White House secured his release in an “exchange.” Learn more about Marc Fogel, who was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying cannabis and given a 14-year sentence at a hard

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! These are turbulent times — and not just for adults. The chaos of daily life ramps up anxiety in

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey –– a Black woman who was shot and killed by law enforcement in her home last year. The agreement was reached last week after mediation between lawyers representing both parties, according

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Personal Birth date: June 6, 1980 Birth place: Minneapolis, Minnesota Birth name: Peter Brian Hegseth Father: Brian Hegseth, basketball coach Mother: Penelope “Penny” Hegseth, career coach Marriages: Jennifer Rauchet (2019–present); Samantha Deering (2010-2018, divorced); Meredith Schwarz

By Paula Reid, Gloria Pazmino and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department on Tuesday for directing prosecutors to drop the federal case against him, saying he never broke the law or traded power for personal benefit. Adams praised the department’s decision for “ending a months-long saga

Story by Reuters Mayville, New York (Reuters) — The novelist Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022. Hadi Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree

CNN By Amanda Jackson, Sharif Paget, Zoe Sottile and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A pilot is dead and several people were injured after a small business jet crashed into a parked plane as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, just east of Phoenix, on Monday afternoon. The plane that was landing is a

By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Just beyond the lilies and the zinnias, Dionta White can look out over the flower farm where he works and see the house where he was shot for the first time. The 29-year-old works for Southside Blooms, a Chicago non-profit that employs at-risk youth and young adults to grow

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order encouraging the return to plastic drinking straws. It’s a complete shift from the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in single-use plastic waste — and another example of Trump rushing to fulfill his campaign promises. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two American women are recovering after they say they were attacked by a shark while swimming in The Bahamas. The reported attack occurred on Friday around 6:30 p.m. in the waters of Bimini Bay, where authorities are investigating, according to the Royal Bahamas Police

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Three Chilean men facing charges on suspicion of breaking into NFL star Joe Burrow’s home two months ago took a selfie with some of the jewelry and items stolen from the quarterback, according to a federal criminal complaint filed last week. The selfie shows four men – three of

By Amanda Jackson, Sharif Paget, Zoe Sottile and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A pilot is dead and several people were injured after a small business jet crashed into a parked plane as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, just east of Phoenix, on Monday afternoon. The plane that was landing is a Learjet

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! How important is extra legroom on a plane? Extremely, according to the ratings of the best airlines across the

By Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Adan Manzano was in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX, but the sports reporter was found dead in his hotel room before kickoff. Police are trying to figure out what happened and what, if anything, “a career criminal” police say is known to run fraud

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1921 Death date: December 8, 2016 Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio Birth name: John Herschel Glenn Jr. Father: John Glenn Sr., a plumber Mother:

By Dakin Andone and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The Super Bowl halftime performer who held up the Sudanese and Palestinian flags in protest during Sunday night’s performance in New Orleans will be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events, a league spokesperson told CNN. The protester was confirmed by the NFL to

By Devyn Byers, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it. Samy Arbid told CNN he found a 525-pound adult, male black bear living under his Altadena, California, home after the Eaton Fire blazed through the city. The

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Happy Monday, readers! If caffeine is your daily vice, you may be glad that all Starbucks are offering free coffee today to members of their loyalty program. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Super Bowl The Philadelphia

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The counties of San Francisco and Santa Clara in California in addition to King County, Washington, and the cities of Portland, Oregon, and New Haven, Connecticut, have sued the Trump administration alleging it has threatened and unlawfully targeted sanctuary jurisdictions, according to a lawsuit filed in

By Andrew Torgan and Meghan Pryce, CNN (CNN) — It’s Super Bowl Sunday — the most important day of the year for NFL fans and big-name brands. Advertisers have shelled out upwards of $8 million for a 30-second spot during the game in the hopes of making an impression on an estimated 120 million viewers.

By Alaa Elassar and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Andre Howard Jr. had just picked up his three children from school and taken them to Dunkin’ Donuts for an evening snack, a cherished weekly family ritual that abruptly turned into a terrifying, narrow escape from tragedy. Their wholesome tradition was violently disrupted when a medevac

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Local residents confronted and drove off neo-Nazi demonstrators waving large swastika-emblazoned flags along a highway overpass on Friday between Lincoln Heights and Evendale, Ohio, home to a historically Black community that has endured a long history of racism. White nationalist groups in Ohio have recently grown increasingly brazen in

By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — Known as the neighborhood grandma, 88-year-old Edna Schubert often spent her days helping children with their math homework or watching them ride their bikes on her driveway. She lived alone in her North Bay Shore one-story house and while she had no children of her own, she treated the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters. The freeze comes at a critical time, when fire departments across the country would typically onboard thousands of seasonal federal firefighters in preparation for wildfires in the spring

CNN By Karina Tsui and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — All 10 people killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday. “All ten individuals aboard the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home,” the Nome Volunteer Fire Department said in a

By Hanna Park and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — All major pieces of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided last week in Washington, DC, have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Saturday. The wreckage from the two aircraft, which crashed January 29 over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were created to help communities that have historically faced obstacles to equal opportunities in the workplace or felt a lack of belonging in majority-White corporate settings. These programs expanded on the Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawing

By Karina Tsui and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday. “All ten individuals aboard the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home,” the Nome Volunteer Fire

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old first grader in New York City has been asking to visit the school nurse almost every day for the last month, hoping to be sent home. Her teacher eventually figured out why. “She is afraid if she waits to the end of the day, she’s not going

By Andy Rose and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the eastern United States. Severe weather blasted through Morgan County, killing a mother and daughter in

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its January jobs report today, which showed fewer job gains than expected at the start of the year. The relatively steady labor market now appears to be approaching some obstacles in the road, with a pullback in hiring, a high interest rate environment

By Emma Tucker, Rebekah Riess, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A regional airline flight that disappeared in Alaska Thursday has been found and all 10 people who were aboard are dead, the US Coast Guard said Friday. The small commuter aircraft was found Friday about 34 miles southeast of Nome, the flight’s

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ocean currents. Chemical reactions. Blood flow. Storm clouds. These are all examples of turbulence, and scientists believe they’ve made

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three former athletes at the University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming program sued the school, the Ivy League Council of Presidents and athletics organizations Tuesday, claiming they violated federal law to allow transgender athlete Lia Thomas to compete against them. The lawsuit comes amid a flurry of efforts attempting to

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned alongside the Eaton and Palisades fires during January’s Los Angeles firestorms. The admission came amid a required filing with the state’s utility regulators. Last month, the

By Rebekah Riess and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A father who was inside his car when a medevac jet crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood last week was among seven killed in the incident, a medical examiner’s office says, meaning those seven have now been publicly identified. And his young son who was also in

By Rebekah Riess and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for criminal charges to be filed and arrests to be made after an autopsy report determined Black inmate Robert Brooks’ fatal beating at the hands of correctional officers in December to be a homicide. Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old man

By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing two people in a mass shooting at an Ohio warehouse Tuesday night said in court Thursday he did not resist arrest and was ordered held on a $20 million bond. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, was arrested at a

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service, which is suffering its lowest staffing in decades, is staring down further cuts and the nomination of an agency leader its employees are wary of. A former agency official has warned that more staff reductions could decrease the number of life-saving weather warnings sent to

By Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN Washington (CNN) — Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and

By Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship in the US, a nearly 160-year-old practice guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil. But realizing this controversial order will be challenging as it is already facing major legal hurdles.

CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — The theft of approximately 100,000 eggs from the back of a distribution trailer in central Pennsylvania is under investigation, authorities say, as the grocery staple has become scarce in some areas due to an avian flu outbreak and prices are reaching near-record highs. The eggs, worth an estimated

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. The US Centers for Disease Control

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. The US Centers for Disease Control and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at basketball legend and NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1963 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan Father: James Jordan, business owner Mother: Deloris (Peoples) Jordan Marriages: Yvette Prieto (April 27, 2013-present); Juanita Vanoy (September 2, 1989-December 29, 2006, divorced)

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was flying higher than it was supposed to be when it collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 a week ago, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. According to the “best quality flight track data” available,

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Police are praising the heroic actions of a local pilot who confronted and stopped a 15-year-old who entered Texarkana Regional Airport in Arkansas on Tuesday, brandishing guns and demanding a plane. The teen walked into Signature Aviation, a business providing aviation services at the airport, on Tuesday morning, armed

WCBS, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO By Lex Harvey, Eric Levenson and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The FBI raided a pawn shop in New York City’s Diamond District and charged two men with conspiring to receive stolen goods in connection with a spate of burglaries, authorities said Tuesday, including one reportedly targeting NFL star Joe Burrow’s home.

By Lex Harvey, Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Two men charged with conspiring to receive stolen goods in connection with a spate of burglaries, including one reportedly targeting NFL star Joe Burrow’s home, pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday afternoon. The suspects, Dimitriy Nezhinskiy and Juan Villar, are accused

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The CIA is now the first major national security agency to offer buyouts to its entire workforce, a step in the Trump administration’s effort to shrink the federal government. Thousands of other federal workers face sweeping layoffs this week unless they accept offers to resign. Here’s what else you

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials are hurrying to catch up to the president’s audacious and improbable plan for the United States to take ownership of Gaza and redevelop it into a “Middle Eastern Riviera,” trying to wrap their heads around an idea that some hope

By Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — The theft of approximately 100,000 eggs from the back of a distribution trailer in central Pennsylvania is under investigation, authorities say, as the grocery staple has become scarce in some areas due to an avian flu outbreak and prices are reaching near-record highs. The eggs, worth an estimated $40,000,

WPVI By Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — The theft of approximately 100,000 eggs from the back of a distribution trailer in central Pennsylvania is under investigation, authorities say, as the grocery staple has become scarce in some areas due to an avian flu outbreak and prices are reaching near-record highs. The eggs, worth an estimated

By Hanna Park and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing one person and injuring five others when he opened fire Tuesday night at the New Albany, Ohio, warehouse where he worked has been arrested, police said. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, was arrested at a home in nearby Columbus, police said

CNN By Karina Tsui, Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Crews working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation have recovered all 67 victims of the collision between two aircraft over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, officials said Tuesday. Now, their attention turns to

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents probably don’t think twice about spending extended time on the phone around their children — but maybe

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents probably don’t think twice about spending extended time on the phone around their children — but maybe they

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Gloria Pazmino and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a time when real ICE agents have ramped up immigration enforcement efforts under the Trump administration, adding to existing fears of law enforcement among migrant communities. In

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — February could bring blockbuster winter storms to the Northeast, with forecasts showing intense cold is on the way for parts of the region this month. This is due to cooler sea surface temperatures near the coast that allow storms like nor’easters to tap into colder air and produce more

By Karina Tsui, Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Crews working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation have recovered all 67 victims of the collision between two aircraft over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, officials said Tuesday. Now, their attention turns to clearing

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Fantauzzi has worked in diversity, equity and inclusion roles in the retail, home health and pharmaceutical industries for the last eight years. The Philadelphia-area resident takes pride in helping improve the workplace culture and experience for women, people with disabilities, veterans and Black and brown people, he

By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — Fourteen years ago, on a snowy evening in Philadelphia, Ellen Greenberg was found dead on the kitchen floor of her apartment. She had 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. Greenberg was a 27-year-old schoolteacher. Her parents insisted she’d been murdered. They fought to

By Meghan Pryce, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A growing number of skiers are skipping the lift, choosing to power up the mountain in the snow. The

By Andy Rose and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Just offshore from the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. It casts a large shadow over the ongoing effort to understand what caused the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter last Wednesday, as a

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 25 million Americans have a fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. This type of anxiety may be all too real right now, but don’t let it overwhelm you or inhibit your travel plans. These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 25 million Americans have a fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. This type of anxiety may be all too real right now, but don’t let it overwhelm you or inhibit your travel plans. These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their fear

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — In the days following the collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, DC, and the crash of a medevac jet in Philadelphia, federal investigators quickly expressed condolences to the families of the victims and partnered with non-profit groups to provide information and support. It wasn’t

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The US Army Corps of Engineers, alongside the Coast Guard and the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, will start clearing the wreckage from the fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday. Engineers will start by working to remove the remnants of the jet from

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Jessie Yeung, Danny Freeman, Jillian Sykes, Chris Boyette and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A Philadelphia father is calling his son a “superhero” for shielding his younger sister when a medevac jet crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood, showering flames and debris on homes and the vehicle in which the family was riding.

By Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel and causes psychological terror. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Frazier’s request

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated after an engine issue was reported before takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Houston Fire Department said in an X statement that they are on the scene and assisted deboarding the plane, which was departing from

By Andrew Torgan and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Today is that most sacred of American holidays. A day when people from all walks of life set aside their differences and focus their undivided attention on the prognostication abilities of a subterranean rodent. Yes, it’s Groundhog Day — and if you like the cold, you’re

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — When fire victims return home and find nothing but charred wreckage, many assume their irreplaceable belongings also perished. But Jeff Levy sees a chance to find their treasured keepsakes during their greatest time of need. Armed with metal detectors, a shovel, sifting screens and a 60-pound magnet, Levy has

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold, inky waters of the Potomac River. The frantic search for survivors started

By Kaanita Iyer and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows. “At one point very close to the impact, there

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Nashville school district invested about $1 million in AI gun identification software, the school district said, leaving some to wonder what went wrong in detecting a school shooter in the halls. More than a week ago, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson carried out a shooting inside Antioch High School in

By Martha Shade, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — His devotees call themselves “Potheads,” and they feverishly collect and trade his pottery online. He says he’s just trying to build an ethical brand that benefits his workers and his community – a business model that was put to the test when Hurricane Helene tore through

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — From fresh avocados to dairy products, Americans rely heavily on their neighbors for everyday grocery items. The White House confirmed Monday that President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, two of America’s largest suppliers of agricultural products, on Tuesday. Trump had previously proposed tariffs

By Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. A grayish-blue overcast sky formed a

CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold, inky waters of the Potomac River. The frantic search for survivors

WPVI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A twin-engine medevac jet crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, causing a fiery explosion, according to authorities and video from the scene. A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. ET after

By Dalia Faheid, Pete Muntean, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Seven people are dead, including one in a car on the ground, after a twin-engine medevac jet carrying a child patient and her mother crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, the mayor said Saturday morning.

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people. But the situation was hardly an anomaly.

CNN By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to attempt to pull more wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Potomac River, investigators are intensifying their search for the collision’s cause – with

By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, with recovery crews still working to pull wreckage from the Potomac River and initial concerns already raised about the path of at

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — While America retains a gold standard for airline safety, there are stresses on the US air travel system that have been apparent in a series of near tragedies in recent years. Aviation experts have warned that some safety margins have been squeezed by a shortage of air traffic controllers

By Alaa Elassar, Samantha Waldenberg, Taylor Galgano, David Williams, Amanda Jackson, Jessica Coacci, Haley Britzky and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead in the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001.

By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport, a CNN review

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM. In a tragic case of déjà vu, the figure skating community is reeling from another deadly plane crash. Wednesday

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is playing a key role in the Trump administration’s plans to crack down on illegal immigration. Here’s a look at some key questions about the agency and its priorities. Why was ICE created? Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, began operating in 2003

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The mood at Reagan National Airport is somber following a devastating plane crash near Washington, DC, hours ago. Family members of likely victims are waiting anxiously for answers as first responders continue their search-and-rescue efforts. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On

WUSA, CNN By Rebekah Riess and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below, officials said. As of Thursday morning, 27 bodies had

CNN By Rebekah Riess and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below, officials said. As of Thursday morning, 27 bodies had been

By Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, Lou Robinson, Soph Warnes, Mark Oliver, Byron Manley and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — A commercial passenger plane bound for Reagan National Airport collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River just outside of Washington, DC, on Wednesday. There were 64 people on board the aircraft

CNN By Rebekah Riess and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below, officials said. As of Thursday morning, 27 bodies had been

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17,