Matt Delaney

Airport control tower was short-staffed before deadly collision of passenger jet, Army helicopter

An air traffic supervisor at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport allowed one controller to leave work early Wednesday night, shortly before 67 people were killed in a midair collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter near the nation's capital.

January 31, 2025

Deadliest aviation accident since 2001 grips Washington as Trump blames Democrats, DEI for disaster

The nation mourned its deadliest aviation accident in decades Thursday, a midair crash between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people in Washington, while President Trump blamed Democrats for enabling the tragedy with misguided diversity policies that he said put safety second.

January 30, 2025

‘Hour of anguish’: No survivors expected from jet collision with Army helicopter over Potomac River

Figure skaters, pipefitters and foreign nationals were among the more than 60 people killed when an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital on Wednesday, marking the country's deadliest aviation accident in more than two decades.

January 30, 2025

Multiple fatalities confirmed after jet collides with military helicopter near D.C.’s Reagan airport

Officials confirmed Thursday morning that a rescue operation has turned into recovery as they search for victims of a collision of an airplane and helicopter over the Potomac River just hours earlier.

January 30, 2025

Rescue effort underway after passenger jet, military helicopter collide near Reagan airport

Rescue boats and air crews rushed to the Potomac River late Wednesday after a regional passenger jet from Kansas collided midair with a military helicopter as the plane approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

January 29, 2025

Former senator of New Jersey Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery scheme

Former Sen. Robert Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Wednesday after the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat traded on his political clout in exchange for gold bars, cash and a luxury car.

January 29, 2025

Alameda County taps veteran judge to be new top prosecutor after Pamela Price recall

A longtime California judge and prosecutor will serve as Alameda County's new top prosecutor as officials pivoted from Pamela Price, the former district attorney recalled by fed-up voters in November.

January 29, 2025

Massachusetts man charged with trying to kill Treasury secretary, ‘Nazi’ Republicans at Capitol

Police have charged a Massachusetts man after authorities said he traveled to the U.S. Capitol with knives and Molotov cocktails intending to kill Republican leaders whom he referred to as "Nazis."

January 29, 2025

Trayon White victim of a flawed bribery investigation, argues District council member’s attorney

Procedural errors plagued the D.C. Council investigation into Council member Trayon White's federal bribery charges, the Ward 8 Democrat's lawyer said Tuesday, as the legislative body plans to hold a vote on his potential expulsion next week.

January 28, 2025

Tren de Aragua leader captured in New York City deportation raid

The Colorado leader of Tren de Aragua who joined the notorious Aurora apartment siege and introduced the American public to the Venezuelan gang was arrested during a federal immigration raid in New York City, according to a report.

January 28, 2025

Pardoned pro-life activist sees uphill climb for repealing the FACE Act

A recently pardoned pro-life activist said President Trump's sweeping clemency for imprisoned demonstrators could actually thwart efforts to repeal the federal law that has targeted the anti-abortion movement.

January 28, 2025

Feds nab nearly 50 Tren de Aragua gang members in raid outside Denver

Federal agents arrested nearly 50 members and affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua over the weekend in a raid at a makeshift nightclub in suburban Denver.

January 27, 2025

Florida woman pleads guilty to smuggling catastrophe that killed 16 migrants

Federal prosecutors said Friday a Florida woman pleaded guilty to a smuggling conspiracy that ended in disaster when a fishing vessel carrying 18 Cuban migrants sank.

January 26, 2025

Four Chinese nationals arrested in human trafficking sting at Arkansas massage parlors

Arkansas' top prosecutor on Friday said four Chinese nationals were arrested and charged as part of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking in which victims were forced into prostitution.

January 26, 2025

Trump’s D.C. interim top prosecutor is Ed Martin, who represented Capitol rioters in court

A former defense attorney for Capitol riot defendants and a major voice in President Trump's "Stop the Steal" movement after the 2020 election was tapped this week to serve as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

January 23, 2025

Seven police officers wounded by gunfire during barricade in San Antonio

Police in San Antonio, Texas, said seven officers were shot Wednesday night during an hourslong standoff with a man, who had barricaded himself and was later found dead by authorities.

January 23, 2025

Trump pardons D.C police officers convicted in deadly 2020 pursuit

The D.C. Police Union wants President Donald Trump to pardon two Metropolitan Police officers who the union said were wrongly tried and convicted in a 2020 pursuit that ended with a deadly crash.

January 22, 2025

Nashville school shooter kills one student, wounds another before taking his own life

A female student was killed Wednesday and one of her classmates wounded after police said a 17-year-old student opened fire inside a Nashville high school and then took his own life.

January 22, 2025

Congressional leaders mourn Border Patrol agent gunned down near Canadian border

Republicans and Democrats expressed sorrow Tuesday after a Border Patrol agent was shot dead in Vermont while working near the Canadian border.

January 21, 2025

Scores of looters, burglars arrested for hitting empty homes near L.A. wildfires

More than 100 people have been arrested over the past two weeks on charges related to the Los Angeles wildfires -- including dozens of opportunistic looters and burglars who tried to cash in on the catastrophe by raiding empty homes.

January 21, 2025