67 died from midair collision close to Washington
Restoration groups pulled greater than two dozen our bodies from icy waters close to Washington yesterday after an American Airways jet collided in midair with an Military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. Officers stated that there have been no survivors.
The jet carrying 64 folks had departed from Wichita, Kan., and the helicopter was carrying three U.S. service members. The collision, which occurred Wednesday night close to Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport, was the most severe air catastrophe involving a industrial jet within the U.S. since 2009.
Shortly earlier than the collision, the airplane’s pilots have been requested to pivot their touchdown route from one runway to a different, in accordance with an individual briefed on the occasion and audio recordings of conversations between an air visitors controller and the pilots.
A preliminary security report stated that staffing on the airport’s air visitors management tower was “not regular.” A controller was dealing with helicopters and instructing planes, jobs sometimes assigned to 2 controllers moderately than one.
Among the many passengers have been U.S. and Russian determine skaters who had attended a coaching camp after the nationwide determine skating championships in Kansas.
What occurred: These maps, graphics and video footage present the ultimate two minutes earlier than the collision.
Response: President Trump promised {that a} thorough investigation can be performed and he engaged in political assaults by criticizing the oversight of the U.S. aviation company in the course of the Biden and Obama administrations.
A hostage launch in Gaza descended into chaos
Israel launched 110 Palestinian prisoners yesterday after a chaotic hostage handover in Gaza that forged doubt on whether or not the alternate would go forward.
Hamas launched three Israeli and 5 Thai hostages after greater than a 12 months in captivity. In northern Gaza, an Israeli soldier was launched throughout a comparatively clean and extremely choreographed ceremony. However within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis, the hostages have been surrounded by crowds of individuals, a few of whom chanted help for Hamas or different armed teams.
Photographs and video confirmed hostages strolling by the chaotic crowd. In a single video, Arbel Yehud, one of many final residing feminine hostages, appeared afraid whereas surrounded by rifle-wielding militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad as she made her approach towards the Pink Cross convoy that may take her to Israeli troopers.
Among the many Palestinians launched was Zakaria Zubeidi, who has been a militant chief and a theater director, and who briefly escaped an Israeli jail in 2021. Hamas individually introduced that Muhammad Deif, the chief of its army wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike final 12 months.
Completely satisfied tears: The households of the launched Thai hostages, who labored in Israel as farmhands, shed tears of pleasure.
Assist: Israeli laws took impact yesterday that barred UNRWA, the principle U.N. help company for Palestinians, from any actions in Israel. Here’s a take a look at what the ban may imply for Palestinians in Gaza and past.
Trump’s intelligence choose was grilled over Snowden
Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for director of nationwide intelligence, was questioned yesterday throughout her affirmation listening to about her unorthodox views on Russia and Syria, however her unwillingness to declare the whistle-blower Edward Snowden a traitor proved to be probably the most contentious problem.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choose for well being secretary, displayed little familiarity with the well being applications he would oversee if confirmed. Kash Patel, the nominee for F.B.I. director, confronted questioning about his expressed settlement with fringe conspiracy views throughout his listening to.
Meet Liu Chunyan, one of many greater than 10 million meals supply staff in China. Because the nation’s financial system contracts, she is hustling extra and incomes much less. The federal government has been working to control the business as movies of overwhelmed drivers crop up on-line. Chunyan took us by a day in her hectic work life. That is what it appears like.
Lives lived: Marianne Faithfull, who went from being a feather-voiced pop star to a homeless heroin addict, solely to re-emerge in her 30s as a critically acclaimed singer, died at 78.
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It’s Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift on the Grammys
The largest contest on the annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, no less than by way of movie star wattage, will likely be Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift. Beyoncé has already gained extra Grammys than some other artist in historical past, however she has but to win album of the 12 months.
Different prime contenders embody Billie Eilish, a Grammy and Oscar darling, and Kendrick Lamar, whose nominations stem from a public dis conflict with Drake. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, two of final 12 months’s recent pop sensations, every obtained their first Grammy nods.
Right here’s the complete listing of nominees.