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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The pilots flying a Cessna 310R which crashed near Boca Raton, Florida in April reported to air traffic control they were having problems with the rudder and could only make left turns, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The small plane went down

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The sightseeing helicopter that plunged in the Hudson River and killed six people in April “suddenly separated into three major sections,” a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday found. A family of five and the pilot were on a sightseeing excursion on April 10.

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to transfer Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to custody in Vermont. In an opinion released Wednesday, a three-judge panel with the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York, said the

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The New York Police Department has opened an investigation into whether it improperly shared some information about a Palestinian woman’s arrest with federal immigration authorities in possible violation of departmental policy and the city’s sanctuary laws. Speaking with reporters during an unrelated media briefing Tuesday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch

By Pete Muntean, Rene Marsh, TuAnh Dam, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The air traffic system meltdown at Newark Liberty International Airport last week “was the most dangerous situation you could have,” according to an air traffic controller on duty that day, as the fallout from the outage stretches into a second week. The drop

By Cindy VonQuednow, Danny Freeman, Lauren Mascarenhas, and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The time has come. Travelers flying within the US starting Wednesday must use a state-issued ID that is “REAL ID compliant” or be subject to further screening. Things seemed to be operating relatively smoothly at a sampling of US airports Wednesday morning.

CNN, WRAL, DHS, KCBS, KCAL, POOL, KOCO, KOMO, CNNE, KCBS/KCAL By Cindy VonQuednow, Danny Freeman, Lauren Mascarenhas, and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The time has come. Travelers flying within the US starting Wednesday must use a state-issued ID that is “REAL ID compliant” or be subject to further screening. Things seemed to be operating

CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Rodney Hinton Jr., who authorities say intentionally hit and killed an Ohio sheriff’s deputy with a car after his son was fatally shot by police, will remain in jail without bond while he awaits trial on a murder charge. Hinton Jr. was denied bond at a Tuesday court

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In the second such incident in less than a month, two airline planes clipped wings at a US airport, this time in San Francisco, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. United Airlines Flight 863, which was headed for Sydney, Australia, was pushing back from the gate at San Francisco

CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In the second such incident in less than a month, two airline planes clipped wings at a US airport, this time in San Francisco, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. United Airlines Flight 863, which was headed for Sydney, Australia, was pushing back from the gate at San

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The fight between two of America’s most prominent institutions – the federal government and Harvard University – is getting personal. While President Donald Trump and Harvard President Alan Garber have been trading public barbs amid the legal battle over academic freedom and $2.2 billion in federal funding, hedge fund

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Rodney Hinton Jr., who authorities say intentionally hit and killed an Ohio sheriff’s deputy with a car after his son was fatally shot by police, will remain in jail without bond while he awaits trial on a murder charge. Hinton Jr. was denied bond at a Tuesday court hearing

By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — A defense attorney for Colt Gray, the teen accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school last fall, said Tuesday he may change his not-guilty plea. “We are here for the possible scheduling to the plea. I would likely ask the court for some