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Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LEA SKENE Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a…

Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with a US Army helicopter near DC

Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with a US Army helicopter near DC

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press A grainy snippet of video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to show the fatal mid-air collision of an American Airlines passenger plane and…

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, BRIAN MELLEY and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army…

Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion…

Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order

Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make…

Tech stocks tumble as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI industry; Nvidia down 16%

Tech stocks tumble as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI industry; Nvidia down 16%

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s superstars tumbled Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on. The S&P 500 dropped 1.5%, dragged down in large…