6 hours ago Donald Trump's most questionable quotes since he became President for the second time

The president is well-known for his controversial sayings, but what has he said recently that sparked outrage?

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20 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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32 minutes ago American Eagle pilot Jonathan Campos's heartbreaking final words to family as he boarded flight before DC plane crash

The final words Jonathan Campos shared with his family before he boarded the doomed American Airline flight that collided with a helicopter over DC have been revealed.

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22 hours ago Video shows American Airlines plane wreckage in Potomac River as recovery operation continues

Video shows the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane in the Potomac River following a deadly collision with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

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7 hours ago Donald Trump branded 'racist and insane' in Democrats fiery Washington plane crash response

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a press conference just one day after President Trump seemed to blame diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for the air crash that claimed the lives of 67 people

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31 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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41 minutes ago Top pilot: What the black boxes from doomed Washington DC plane will tell us about horror crash

Two 'black boxes,' or flight data recorders, recovered from the passenger plane that crashed in Washington DC should offer new insight into the circumstances leading up to and during the incident.

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7 hours ago US president Donald Trump appears to blame DEI for Washington DC plane crash

This is the third time diversity quota has been blamed this year after a US disaster

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72 minutes ago DC plane crash latest updates: Transgender pilot speaks out after she was falsely identified as Black Hawk captain

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

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8 hours ago Moment air traffic controller screams as American Airlines plane collides with Black Hawk helicopter over Washington

Air traffic control (ATC) operators were directing the doomed Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter - marked as a PAT 25 - to pass behind the plane just seconds before the deadly crash occurred.

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1 hour ago New DC plane crash images spark fresh concern over Black Hawk pilot's actions

New images show the path taken by the Black Hawk pilot seconds before the deadly collision with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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8 hours ago LBC host kicks 'numbskull' US columnist off live show after backing wild Donald Trump claim

Iain Dale ordered Kurt Schlichter to be taken off air after the US columnist supported Donald Trump's ludicrous claim that diversity hiring was to blame for a tragic plane crash in DC

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3 hours ago New American Airlines crash footage shows moment doomed plane barrel rolled into river

The Washington DC aviation disaster was the deadliest in more than two decades of US history, killing 67 people, and has left a raft of questions officials hope to answer with an investigation

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17 hours ago EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Murkowski rips Trump's comments on disability and diversity

Murkowski says Trump’s words ‘does not project the level of empathy’

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4 hours ago GoFundMe appeals raise half a million dollars in under 24 hours for DC plane crash victims' families

As of Friday, the fundraiser hub had almost totaled half a million dollars for victims of the DC plane crash

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17 hours ago Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding addresses 'devastating' American Airlines collision

Two-time US Olympian Tonya Harding joined voices in the figure skating community to address the DC plane crash which she called 'absolutely devastating.'

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4 hours ago Pete Hegseth says Trump is 'exactly right' to blame DEI for DC plane crash and details the key to the probe

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended Donald Trump's criticism of DEI hiring practices in government and revealed new details about the plane crash investigation.

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20 hours ago Reform chairman hits out at Trump for 'political point scoring' after Washington DC plane crash

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf has hit out at Donald Trump for “political point scoring” after the deadly Washington DC plane crash.

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4 hours ago Disabled pilot responds after Trump blames diversity and inclusion policies for DC crash

A disabled pilot has called President Trump’s suggestion that diversity and inclusion policies contributed to the Washington DC plane crash a "gut punch" to disabled people.

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24 hours ago Aviation expert explains why US airspace is ‘not the safest’ in the world

An aviation expert told The Independent that while US airspace is “certainly one of the most controlled,” it wouldn’t necessarily be “the safest.”

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4 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Crews work to find remaining victims as investigators recover black boxes

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

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28 hours ago Trump blames plane crash on Obama and Biden calling air traffic control a 'disaster'

The US President also confirmed the tragic outcome for those aboard the American Airlines flight and the helicopter, stating, "Sadly, there are no survivors."

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4 hours ago Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question

A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically be monitoring both flight paths

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30 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed Washington flight thanks to his dog

Jon Maravilla was supposed to be on the deadly American Airlines Flight 5342 which crashed after colliding with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC - but went in a car because of his dog

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4 hours ago Heartbreaking video of 'world's best flight attendant' at work before he died in DC plane crash

A clip of Ian Epstein, 53, warmly joking with passengers has surfaced after the crew member tragically died in the American Airlines plane crash in Washington, DC.

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30 hours ago Husband reveals last text from wife on board doomed AA flight as family members prepare for worst

Hamaad Raza said his wife had been texting him moments before the flight went off-grid: ‘That’s when I realized something might be up’

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31 hours ago Trump administration live: RFK Jr returns to Senate as trio of president’s controversial picks face hearings

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s hearings are expected to go ahead despite 67 passengers being feared dead after an American Airlines jet and military helicopter collided in Washington, DC

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4 hours ago Teenage Washington DC crash victim shared dream of skating for Team USA in heartbreaking interview

Everly and Alydia Livingston were well-known in the figure skating community before their death in the Washington D.C. plane crash on Wednesday

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32 hours ago US figure skating team member Spencer Lane's haunting final post from inside doomed plane

Spencer Lane, 26, shared the haunting snap from inside the doomed jet as it prepared to take off.

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4 hours ago Who was flying the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter before Washington DC crash?

Officials have recovered 40 bodies from the wreckage after American Airlines flight collided with Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac

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33 hours ago Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport

The death toll from the two aircraft collision is presumed to be 67 as emergency services frantically wade through Potomac River in freezing conditions to desperately search for bodies

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5 hours ago Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom

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33 hours ago Trump and Putin have no plans to discuss Washington DC plane crash despite Russians on board: Live

President grieved over the ‘terrible night’ as at least 30 bodies have reportedly been pulled the Potomac River’s icy waters

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5 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: more than 40 bodies recovered; Trump claims army helicopter was flying too high – live updates

Official gives update on recovery efforts; president weighs in on cause of collision in highly unusual move as investigation still under wayAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashStaffing levels ‘not normal’ in control tower at time of crash, report saysReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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35 hours ago Mapped: American Airlines plane collides with army helicopter near DC airport

The death toll from the two aircraft collision is presumed to be 67 as emergency services frantically wade through Potomac River in freezing conditions to desperately search for bodies

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5 hours ago International Skating Union to honor athletes killed in plane crash when Boston hosts world champs

International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim has held back tears while announcing they will honor athletes and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D

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37 hours ago BBC Breakfast's Charlie and Naga interrupt live broadcast to announce heartbreaking news

BBC Breakfast hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty paused Thursday's live broadcast to announce news of a tragic plane crash.

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5 hours ago Washington plane crash: Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis speaks out after being wrongly named as victim in fatal collision

Ellis confirmed she is ‘very much alive’ after social media posts wrongly claimed she was the female co-pilot aboard the military helicopter

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5 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest as more than 40 bodies recovered from river

Divers have been scouring the Potomac River as part of a recovery and investigation

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6 hours ago Moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane and US Army helicopter crash in Washington DC

A gasp can be heard on air traffic control audio as an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided in Washington DC on Wednesday, 29 January.

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