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The 28-year-old pilot leaves behind a fiancé, his father saidThe father of the man piloting an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter mid-air in Washington, D.C. has spoken out.Sam Lilley, 28, was one of two people piloting the flight from Wichita, Kansas, his father Timothy Lilley told Fox 5 Atlanta.

Dad of pilot flying American Airlines jet that crashed speaks out on 'worst day of my life’

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. Less than 30 seconds before the crash, an air traffic controller asks the helicopter if it has the arriving plane in sight: “PAT-25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” The controller makes another radio call to PAT25 moments later: “PAT-25 pass behind the CRJ.”

Air traffic control audio as passenger jet collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport near DC

Subway's popular footlong cookies have returned, except this time, milk's favorite cookie was used as the flavor inspiration.The Oreo footlong cookie was made available for purchase at Subway restaurants nationwide on Thursday, more than a year after the footlong-size cookie concept was first introduced.

Subway, Oreo collaborate for return of 'iconic' footlong sandwich cookie

Trump says military helicopter shouldn’t have been flying same height as planeTrump goes on the offensive against DEI at plane crash briefingPresident Donald Trump went on the offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at his press briefing on the plane crash, but there is no evidence to back up Trump's claims that DEI policies or any deficiencies on the part of air traffic controllers were factors in the accident and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier that "everything was standard in the lead up."

'I lost everything. I lost my husband, I lost my students, I lost my friends’

The Champions League draw is set for Friday which is when we will know the matchups for the knockout playoffsThe UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

2024-25 Champions League draw, bracket, format, explained: Manchester City land Bayern Munich or Real Madrid

LONDON (AP) — Norman Gregory is an institution within an institution. He’s been working at the historic Smithfield wholesale meat market in central London since 1961, witnessing first hand the rapid transformation of the capital over the decades.And he’s mainly seen it at night.

AP PHOTOS: Meat and greet: Historic London market counting down the years

On Jan. 30, 2020, World Health Organization officials declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak -- later to be dubbed COVID-19 -- a public health emergency of international concern.Jan. 30 (UPI) -- On this date in history:In 1649, British King Charles I was beheaded by order of Parliament.

On This Day: WHO declares COVID-19 a public health emergency

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.A spokesperson for Sweden’s prosecutor’s office confirmed to CNN that Momika was shot dead in capital city Stockholm on Wednesday.Stockholm police told CNN that five people had been arrested on Wednesday night on suspicion of murder.Momika was on Thursday set to be handed a verdict in a trial where he was accused of incitement to racial hatred, Goran

Man who staged Quran burning protests in Sweden shot dead, authorities say

Eight hostages – three Israeli and five Thai nationals – were released from captivity in Gaza on January 30. CNN International Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports.

Eight hostages released from Gaza

ROME (AP) — Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died. He was 84.Williamson suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in his native England on Jan. 24 and died Wednesday, the Society of St. Pius X said in a statement on Thursday.

Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

By Shania Shelton, CNN(CNN) — The midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has presented Sean Duffy with a major crisis just hours after he was sworn in as secretary of transportation.Duffy will not lead the investigation into the crash that led to the presumed deaths of 67 people — the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the inquiry and the Federal Aviation Administration will assist.

Crisis immediately greets Duffy as he takes over Transportation Department

Striking a harmonious balance between work and family enhances well-being and productivity. Discover how Jennifer Hyman’s insights can inspire your journey.**Balancing Act: Finding Harmony in Life**Jennifer Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway, has become a prominent voice in the discussions surrounding work-life balance.

Achieve Work-Life Balance: Jennifer Hyman’s Secrets to Success

CNN —The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.The suspension of foreign aid was outlined in a diplomatic cable from Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Friday.

US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors

Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in his Wednesday State-of-the-State Address strongly encouraged the Legislature to pass a law that abolishes the state income tax.“This money does not belong to the government,” Reeves said of the income tax.

Reeves pushes income tax elimination, opposes Medicaid expansion in State of the State address

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewable energy megaprojectA high-stakes face-off is brewing in the arid deserts of northern Chile, between astronomers building the world’s largest optical telescope and a proposed green energy megaproject from an international corporation that threatens those plans.

World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy

It can't come soon enough for the troubled brand.Speaking to dealers at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention in New Orleans, Stellantis confirmed the new combustion-powered Dodge Charger Sixpack will finally reach dealers "by summer 2025." A specific date wasn't announced, but if we take this literally, expect it to arrive no later than June 20.

Dodge: Gas-Powered Charger Sixpack Will Arrive by Summer

A woman has shared her shock after adopting a puppy she believed to be a black Labrador, only to discover they may be a completely different breed.On New Year's Day, Nancy Muth from Florida welcomed Rocco into her home, taking him in from a family that could no longer care for him.

Woman Thinks She's Adopted Labrador Puppy, Not Prepared for What Vet Says

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance.“The commission is clearly operating in line with the expressed desire of the government to refuse the asylum requests, in violation of international, European and constitutional law,’’ the TAI Asylum and Immigration Board said in a statement.

Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers

In the past, we’ve written about why airplanes are painted white, why their doors are outlined with a different color, and the significance of the colors of a plane’s jet engine.With cruising becoming so popular, we decided to look into the colors of cruise ships, too.

Why Are Cruise Ships Always Painted White?

Mary Richardson Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy Jr were married from 1994 to 2012 (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).WASHINGTON, DC: Robert F Kennedy Jr reportedly put all the blame on his second wife Mary Richardson for being unfaithful to her during their marriage. He allegedly was involved with other women at least 37 times.The nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services also claimed

RFK Jr told second wife he cheated on her 37 times as he was 'abused at home' in secret recording: Report

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They were just minutes away from landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., when their plane collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.In a horrible flash captured on video and seen around the world, the fates of all 60 passengers and four crew members aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 and the three soldiers on the Black Hawk helicopter were sealed.

What we know about some of the D.C. midair collision victims

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport. But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the crash.

Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said

The FBI director nominee told Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., he will 'hold those accountable who violated the sacred trust placed in them at the FBI'Senator Hawley presses Patel on whether FBI will investigate 'targeting' of ChristiansSenator Hawley asks Patel about religious informants in the FBI and whether the practice will continue.

Kash Patel vows to end Biden-era 'targeting' of Christians: 'Sacred trust'

In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.“We have to have our smartest people” as air traffic controllers, Trump said Thursday morning.

Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision

Singer, actress and inspiration for classic Rolling Stones songsMarianne Faithfull has died in London at the age of 78.As a singer she had a top 10 hit in 1964 with As Tears Go By, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with The Rolling Stones’ then manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

“I’m not saying I behaved that well, but I didn’t really do anything that terrible either”: '60s icon Marianne Faithfull has died aged 78

NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in.Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping through vents.

NASA's 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together

Gabbard is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of her nomination process to serve as DNITulsi Gabbard fields question on Bashar al-Assad in Senate confirmation hearingTulsi Gabbard fields questioning from Sen. Martin Heinrich on Bashar al-Assad during her Senate confirmation hearing to be Director of National Intelligence on Thursday.

Gabbard sheds light on Assad visit, expresses shock intelligence community showed no interest at the time

Washington CNN —Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to be Health and Human Services secretary, was pressed on his views on vaccines by GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who said he had “reservations” about Kennedy’s past positions on vaccine safety.

Trump’s Cabinet nominees face sharpest bipartisan grilling to date and other takeaways from Thursday’s confirmation hearings

Many companies around the world own and operate their own private jets. A lot of companies have found valuable uses for operating a private jet, as it allows them to have the ultimate flexibility while traveling. However, some companies have taken it a step further and have begun purchasing their own aircraft or fleet for company travel.

Las Vegas Bound: A Look At The Private Jet Flown By The Caesars Palace Casino

As winter‘s chill lingers, savvy gardeners know that now is the perfect time to lay the groundwork for a stunning spring display. By planting certain bulbs and seeds in January, you can ensure your garden bursts into life with vibrant colors as soon as the weather warms.

These 5 plants need to be planted this weekend for a blooming garden this spring!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have given new general manager Mike Borgonzi more help, hiring Dave Ziegler as assistant general manager and Reggie McKenzie as vice president and football adviser.The Titans announced the additions on Thursday of a pair of former NFL general managers.