Friends and family of Capt. Jonathan J. Campos, the pilot of the plane in the deadly midair collision, are paying tribute by sharing stories of his sense of humor, his passion for flying and his dedication. Campos was flying the American Eagle jet from Kansas that collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River...
A transgender military pilot posted a “proof of life” video Friday to refute rumors spread on social media that she was flying the helicopter that collided with a commercial jet near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night, killing 67 people. “I understand some people have associated me with the crash in D.C., and that is...
The New York Blood Center, one of the country’s largest nonprofit blood donation and distribution centers, has canceled appointments and blood drives after a cyberattack. In a statement posted to its website Wednesday, the blood center said hackers attacked it with ransomware Sunday, significantly reducing its operations. The group is still accepting blood donations, but...
A Southern California man admitted to operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane during the Palisades Fire as the blaze was charring tens of thousands of acres earlier this month, officials said Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann, a 56-year-old Culver City man, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an...
The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump would impose a 25% tariff on goods coming to the U.S. from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on those from China on Saturday, a move that could drive up prices for products coming into the U.S. from those countries. Trump had previously said he...
As a hard-fought survivor of over two decades of Canadian winters, I’m personally a big fan of the cozy, indoor activities that come with snowy days, like curling up with a puzzle or bingeing my favorite tv shows. However, for snow sport enthusiasts winter is also the best (and in some cases, only) time of...
How an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into an American Airlines jetliner in a deadly crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night is still unknown, but questions are emerging, including the altitude of the military helicopter. Investigators are still pulling evidence from the Potomac and looking at everything from newly pulled flight data and cockpit voice recorder...
BATON ROUGE, La. — A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued...
The Pentagon has rescinded a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members and dependents for travel to states where abortions and other reproductive health procedures are legal. The Pentagon’s Defense Travel Management Office issued the memo on Wednesday, ending reimbursements immediately. The move, which is already drawing criticism from women in Congress, reverses a 2023 policy enacted under then Secretary...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Democrats will take their first tangible step this weekend to drag themselves forward from their 2024 election loss: electing the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. The party’s committee members will meet Saturday to vote on a new slate of officers, chief among them the person who will replace outgoing...