Two young figure skaters, along with their mothers and coaches, are among those killed in the deadly plane crash that occurred when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter while on approach near Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. A stream of people were seen filing into Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, Va.
No Canadians are believed to have been on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. Dozens have died, however, with “no survivors,” according to U.S. President Donald Trump, who called it a “real tragedy.”Global Affairs Canada told Motorcycle accident toronto today on
All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from U.S. President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives. The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government — and states and organizations that rely on federal funding — into panic and confusion and set
The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. The order threatened a quick halt to many of the billions of dollars in U.S.-funded projects globally to support health, education, development, job training, anti-corruption
While she was found guilty of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 alongside thousands of others, Pamela Hemphill is now standing out from the crowd by saying she won’t accept the pardon that was given to her by President Donald Trump this week. Hemphill, a 71-year-old from Boise, Idaho, who was once known as
President Donald Trump’s administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off. The moves follow an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and
JD Vance was sworn in as the United States vice president on Monday with his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, and their three young children by his side. As the vice president and President Donald Trump took the spotlight during the inauguration day, Google was buzzing with a trending question: “Who is J.D. Vance’s wife?”Here is
President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of assaulting police officers, using his clemency powers on his first day back in office to undo the massive prosecution
After Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, he outlined some of the main priorities he planned to enact through executive orders, ranging from deportations and border controls to renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Trump’s use of executive orders isn’t new — the orders are a tool incoming presidents often use when they