21 hours ago The Latest: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at DC's Reagan National Airport

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River

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50 minutes ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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3 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame as FAA report says air traffic control 'not normal'

US president confirms no survivors as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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5 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame as FAA safety report says 'air traffic control understaffed'

US president confirms no survivors as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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6 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame as jet and helicopter collide

US president confirms no survivors as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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7 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump says 'confluence of bad decisions' led to tragedy as he suggests diversity hiring to blame

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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8 hours ago Washington DC plane crash LIVE: Trump says 'country in mourning' and suggests diversity hiring to blame

US president confirms no survivors as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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8 hours ago Search and rescue crew face dangerously cold Potomac River waters after DC plane crash

Life-threatening hypothermia can occur in waters much warmer than the Potomac is this week

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9 hours ago American Airlines plane crash LIVE: Trump says 'country in mourning' after jet collides with helicopter and crashes into Washington DC river

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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12 hours ago American Airlines plane crash LIVE: 'No survivors' after jet collides with helicopter and crashes into Washington DC river

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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13 hours ago American Airlines plane crash LIVE: 'More than 30' bodies pulled from freezing Washington DC river after mid

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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15 hours ago Rescuers search Washington DC river after plane collides with military helicopter

Nineteen bodies reportedly recovered so far after American Airlines flight in midair collision with Black Hawk helicopterWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesRescuers are scouring the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers aboard while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night.All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. According to media reports, rescuers have recovered 19 bodies from the river so far, while divers have found one of the plane’s two data recorders, known as black boxes. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Sick conspiracy theorists claim American Airlines crash was 'inside job' as Black Hawk flew 'dark'

A plane crash in Washington on Wednesday evening has left several conspiracy theorists reeling – with several claiming it was an 'inside job' as a search and rescue operation takes place

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15 hours ago American Airlines plane crash conspiracy fuelled by Donald Trump with bizarre statement

The President has whipped up conspiracy theories about the Washington DC plane crash as rescuers combing the scene of the shock incident mount a desperate search for survivors

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16 hours ago Hear harrowing air traffic control audio moments before Washington plane crash

Dozens of people are feared to have died after an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter collided mid-air above the Potomac River in Washington DC with a major search and rescue operation underway

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17 hours ago Washington DC plane crash – latest: All 67 feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with army helicopter

Search and rescue mission underway after both aircraft come down in Potomac River, as Trump is briefed on the ‘terrible accident’

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18 hours ago Washington DC plane crash – latest: 67 feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with US Army helicopter

Search and rescue mission underway after both aircraft come down in Potomac River, as Trump is briefed on the ‘terrible accident’

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18 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: rescuers search Potomac river after plane collides with military helicopter – live

Passenger jet with 64 onboard collides midair with military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington national airportAmerican Airlines jet crashes after midair collisionCrash near Washington DC: what we know so farMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago American Airlines jet crashes after midair collision with military helicopter near Washington DC

Rescuers search Potomac river after flight from Kansas with 64 onboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter while coming in to landWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesA regional American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has crashed after a midair collision with a US army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the Potomac river.All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. Three soldiers were aboard the helicopter, a US official said. Multiple bodies have been pulled from the Potomac, according to media reports. US senator Ted Cruz said “we know there are fatalities” but did not provide further details. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Plane with 64 onboard crashes near Washington DC after collision with military helicopter – follow live

Rescuers search Potomac river after regional passenger jet operated by PSA Airlines collides midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington national airportMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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