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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash

WASHINGTON (AP) - A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of un...

Jan 30, 2025

Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating...

Jan 30, 2025

Serbia's striking students set off on 2-day march north as their protest movement widens

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer (50-mile) march toward the northern city o...

Jan 30, 2025

Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-...

Jan 30, 2025

Airliner collides with Army helicopter at DC’s Reagan National Airport, all passengers feared dead

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in...

Jan 30, 2025

Figure skating community in shock after D.C. plane crash claims lives of coaches, athletes

Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided w...

Jan 30, 2025

Six members of Boston skating club are among those killed in plane crash

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) - Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an A...

Jan 30, 2025

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting ...

Jan 30, 2025

Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

BERLIN (AP) - Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany's election next month, ...

Jan 30, 2025

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...

Jan 30, 2025