American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an Army helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport.Emergency vehicles on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday.
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, appeared on TV at a Damascus cafe on Wednesday.
The prospect of legal challenges to President Trump’s purges may be a feature, not a bug, for adherents of sweeping presidential authority.During his first week or so in power, President Trump may have violated the law in firing several inspectors general, a member of the National Labor Relations Bo
On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.Senator Chuck Schumer of New York on Wednesday in Washington. On an evening call, several Democratic governors
The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.President Trump leaving the White House last week. An order by his administration that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans this week was publishe
The directive was another step in the Trump administration’s campaign to root out “woke” ideology from the federal government.President Trump in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. He has been issuing executive orders at breakneck speed in the first month of his new term, including one fo
Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.Even some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies concede that the focus on vaccines, in the news media and among lawmakers, could derail his
As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee at his confirmation hearing to be health secretary, wearing a suit with a blue tie embroidered with birds.
The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.Lee Zeldin speaking to the Senate in Washington on Jan. 16.
After holding the event for 40 years in the Utah ski town, organizers plan to take it elsewhere starting in 2027.Sundance filmgoers waited to be admitted to the Egyptian Theater on Saturday. After 40 years in Park City, the festival has outgrown the town.
Mr. Menendez, a powerful longtime senator from New Jersey, was convicted last year on federal bribery and corruption charges.After his sentencing, former Senator Robert Menendez called the case against him a “political witch hunt.” “President Trump is right,” he added. “This process is political and
The former New Jersey senator was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of bribery and corruption.The case against former Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was both grave and tawdry.
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.Flowers and memorials were left near where Axel Rudakubana killed three girls and attempted to kill 10
The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.Tesla has cut prices and offered low-interest financing to prop up sales, but the measures have hurt profits.
The tech giant’s revenue was up 12 percent to $69.6 billion, but investors are showing their nerves after a long boom for tech stocks.In the latest quarter, Microsoft kept up its rapid drive to build data centers to power cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Perhaps none of President Trump’s picks for his new cabinet embody his worldview better than former Representative Tulsi Gabbard.
Fears of inflation and more debt are already making borrowing more expensive.
The suspect’s lawyer has also called for the case against his client, Rex Heuermann, to be split into five trials. On Wednesday, the judge agreed to hold hearings to consider both requests.
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over social media posts it deemed inappropriate.
The teenager, Heath Campbell, was shot in the head, the police said. Another boy, 16, who has not been identified, was shot in the shoulder and was in stable condition.Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, at a large apartment complex in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon.
The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.Iris Cummings, right, in 1943. During World War II, she belonged to an elite unit known as the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs.
The writer and curator Su Wu’s version of tang yuan reflects her family’s history and her life in Mexico City.The writer and curator Su Wu’s take on tang yuan, topped with (clockwise from top left) grass jelly, basil seeds, papaya and sago. A splash of coconut milk adds lushness.
