These are updates for Thursday, February 6, 2025, as Donald Trump pursues dramatic cuts to US government and spending.

I’ve got all these little voices on the other end of the phone calling me sobbing. ... Kids normally think old people die, ...

An Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed in December after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan was hit by a Russian ...

For his first official trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio went to Panama. The transportation secretary and Vice ...

The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, and the helicopter had three people on board. All are believed to have died in the crash.

open image in gallery Some of the many victims of the Washington plane crash. Top row L-R: Jonathan Campos, Samuel Lilley, Ian Epstein, Andrew Eaves. Bottom row L-R: Danasia Elder, Ryan O'Hara ...

The helicopter is seen coming into view from the left-hand side of the footage, seconds before the two lights converge and erupt into a ball of flames. The wreckage of both plane and helicopter is ...

Both the voice and data recorders have been recovered from the plane, according to Inman. The NTSB has begun the process of extracting data from them, a process that the board member said will ...

Upon its first approach, about 8 p.m. EST, the airplane can be seen on radar diverting from its scheduled course, then turning west, circling, and landing during a second attempt to land at ...

The impact of the collision caused an approximately 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in the aircraft's left wing ... and the company that repaired the plane -- estimated to be at least $65,169.

The helicopter is seen coming into view from the left-hand side of the footage, seconds before the two lights converge and erupt into a ball of flames. The wreckage of both plane and helicopter is ...

Air traffic control audio suggests the helicopter crew may have misidentified the incoming passenger plane, potentially due to limited visibility and the use of night-vision goggles. Some experts ...