DC plane crash: NTSB releases preliminary report [RAW]
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The National Transportation Safety Board shared the preliminary report on the fatal midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter near the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The NTSB also recommended that the FAA prohibit helicopter operations near the airport when certain runways are used.

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Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff charged with DUI after Trump speech

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New FAA rules at DCA halt air traffic for president’s Marine One travel

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Bomb threat at Kennedy Center cleared; Shen Yun shows to go on

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'We should take over': Trump backs GOP push to have federal government control DC

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Trump's mug shot from Fulton County Jail hangs in White House

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US shoppers hit with new fees on their packages, up to $50

U.S. consumers have already been feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on products made in China. 

NTSB investigates altitude data of Black Hawk helicopter in deadly midair collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining new data that may indicate the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a fatal midair collision with American Airlines Flight 5342 near Washington, D.C. was above its 200-foot flight ceiling at the time of the crash