A U.S. Park Police helicopter flies over boats in a river with a city skyline in the background.

Reagan National Airport has long struggled to manage helicopter traffic, records show

Incident report show how concerns over managing the congested airspace around Reagan National Airport in Washington have stretched back decades before this week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter.

Marco Rubio gestures with his hands while seated at a table during a congressional hearing.

Rubio bans Cuban company that handles money transfers to the island in move against military

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reversed on Friday the last-minute decision by former President Joe Biden to remove sanctions on Cuban military companies and is extending the list of banned entities to include the Cuban company — secretly run by the military — that handles money transfers from Cuban Americans to their families on the island.

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Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision

Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes before the aircraft collided Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, radio transmissions show.

A black-and-white portrait of a World War II-era sailor in uniform.

Sailor who survived 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in battleship’s belly dies at age 103

William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a submarine during World War II, died last week in Fresno, Calif. He was 103.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and U.S. envoy Richard Grenell, both wearing dark suits, shake hands in the presidential palace.

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump’s envoy

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.

Flames and dark smoke rise into the twilight sky over a row of houses.

Medical plane carrying child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.

A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders

U.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Korean War soldier lost in the ‘Frozen Chosin’ laid to rest in San Antonio

Seventy-four years after her brother shipped off to boot camp, Holland said she had given up hope that her brother would ever come home. But the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in August identified her brother’s remains using DNA that Holland had provided and she was able to bring him to Texas for burial.

A close-up of President Trump in a blue tie looking at the camera.

Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

A composite image of the official portraits of two young soldiers.

Two soldiers killed in training accident at Fort Stewart

Two soldiers at Fort Stewart were killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle incident during night training at the base in Georgia, Army officials said.