14 hours ago Editor's note: Reporting the midair collision will focus on facts and people's stories

NPR's reporting will continue to focus on what happened and learning what we can about the victims and telling their stories.

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1 hour ago DC plane crash: Potomac River divers' search for bodies complicated by conditions out of their control

After an Army helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed into the Potomac River around Washington, D.C., a Virginia diver shared challenges of such a recovery effort.

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23 hours ago NTSB Chair: Abnormal Staffing in Reagan Control Tower 'Not New to Us', There's Been 'Low Staffing' Elsewhere

During a portion of an interview with NBC News aired on Thursday’s broadcast of “NBC Nightly News,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy stated that abnormal staffing in the control tower at Reagan National Airport when a helicopter and plane collided is The post NTSB Chair: Abnormal Staffing in Reagan Control Tower ‘Not New to Us’, There’s Been ‘Low Staffing’ Elsewhere appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: Helicopter restrictions in place at Reagan

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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8 hours ago Live updates: More than 40 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash wreckage; black boxes found

Live updates: More than 40 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash wreckage; black boxes found  The Washington Post

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8 hours ago Live updates: Black boxes recovered, victims remembered in Potomac River air crash

Live updates: Black boxes recovered, victims remembered in Potomac River air crash  NBC Washington

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9 hours ago Plane Crash Live: 14 Still Missing As Black Boxes Recovered After Washington DC Midair Collision

Plane Crash Live: 14 Still Missing As Black Boxes Recovered After Washington DC Midair Collision  Newsweek

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10 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: Air traffic controller 'left early' before disaster

Washington DC plane crash latest: Air traffic controller 'left early' before disaster  The Independent

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10 hours ago The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67

The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67  The Washington PostHow the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics  The New York Times

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10 hours ago Wife of Delaware skating coach killed in DC plane crash left devastated by tragedy: ‘I lost everything’

Alexandr "Sasha" Kirsanov, a figure skating coach from Delaware, and two of his young students were among the victims from Wednesday's deadly plane crash in Washington D.C.

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11 hours ago Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to controllers

Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

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13 hours ago Live updates: Airport control tower was understaffed before crash; black boxes recovered

Live updates: Airport control tower was understaffed before crash; black boxes recovered  The Washington PostThe Memo: Washington flight disaster sparks political fights  The Hill

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14 hours ago Wichita residents grieve after plane collision disaster near Washington, D.C.

Residents in Wichita are grieving after a commercial plane coming from the Kansas city collided with a helicopter near Washington, D.C. All 67 people on both aircraft are believed to have died.

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15 hours ago Washington, DC, airline tragedy recalls two devastating plane crashes that rocked sports world

The airline tragedy that occurred near, Washington D.C., between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter on Wednesday recalled two other airplane tragedies that occurred decades ago.

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17 hours ago WATCH: Nation mourns after deadly DC plane, helicopter collision leaves 67 dead

From the grim recovery effort in the Potomac River to a prayer vigil in Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday's horrific midair collision is being felt across America.

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19 hours ago Live Updates: No Survivors in Washington D.C. Plane and Helicopter Crash Over the Potomac

Live Updates: No Survivors in Washington D.C. Plane and Helicopter Crash Over the Potomac  The Wall Street Journal

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19 hours ago Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety

Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system meant to help aircraft land safely at the busy Reagan National Airport.

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23 hours ago Live updates: Collision between helicopter and plane kills 67 in nation's deadliest air disaster in over 20 years

Live updates: Collision between helicopter and plane kills 67 in nation's deadliest air disaster in over 20 years  The Associated Press

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23 hours ago DC plane crash live updates: American Airlines jet black boxes recovered, source says

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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24 hours ago What We Know About the Plane and Helicopter Crash Near Washington, D.C.

What We Know About the Plane and Helicopter Crash Near Washington, D.C.  The New York TimesRonald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’  New York Post

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