Mothers and their children, figure skating champions and a flight attendant living her dream are among DC plane crash victims

All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking trail of mourning families in its wake. The somber day will be remembered as the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001. As…

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Democrats pick Minnesota’s Ken Martin as new chair as party grapples with Trump’s flurry of actions

Ken Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was decisively elected chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, beating a crowded field in the first round of voting to become the new face of a party struggling to find its footing during the second Trump administration. Martin, who has spent 14 years leading the Minnesota…

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New Patagonia deals just dropped! Save up to 50% on best-selling outdoor gear

— Recommendations are independently chosen by our editors. Purchases you make through the links below may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Patagonia is wildly popular and honestly, it is usually a little expensive for my budget. The iconic brand is known for its hearty, weather-resistant jackets, warm puffer sweaters, the viral Black Hole Duffel bag and…

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This AI technology was supposed to detect guns in school. Here’s what happened outside Nashville

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 suburban Nashville, killing a classmate and wounding another….

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We have a lost aircraft’: Philadelphia air traffic control detected problem before crash

Air traffic controllers knew there was a problem moments before the deadly Friday night crash of a Medevac jet in Philadelphia that also injured over a dozen people on the ground. The cause for the crash is not yet known. The Learjet 55 departed Northeast Philadelphia Airport at about 6:30 p.m. ET bound for Springfield-Branson National Airport…

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