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By Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel and causes psychological terror. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Frazier’s request

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated after an engine issue was reported before takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Houston Fire Department said in an X statement that they are on the scene and assisted deboarding the plane, which was departing from

By Andrew Torgan and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Today is that most sacred of American holidays. A day when people from all walks of life set aside their differences and focus their undivided attention on the prognostication abilities of a subterranean rodent. Yes, it’s Groundhog Day — and if you like the cold, you’re

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — When fire victims return home and find nothing but charred wreckage, many assume their irreplaceable belongings also perished. But Jeff Levy sees a chance to find their treasured keepsakes during their greatest time of need. Armed with metal detectors, a shovel, sifting screens and a 60-pound magnet, Levy has

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold, inky waters of the Potomac River. The frantic search for survivors started

By Kaanita Iyer and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows. “At one point very close to the impact, there

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Nashville school district invested about $1 million in AI gun identification software, the school district said, leaving some to wonder what went wrong in detecting a school shooter in the halls. More than a week ago, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson carried out a shooting inside Antioch High School in

By Martha Shade, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — His devotees call themselves “Potheads,” and they feverishly collect and trade his pottery online. He says he’s just trying to build an ethical brand that benefits his workers and his community – a business model that was put to the test when Hurricane Helene tore through

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — From fresh avocados to dairy products, Americans rely heavily on their neighbors for everyday grocery items. The White House confirmed Monday that President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, two of America’s largest suppliers of agricultural products, on Tuesday. Trump had previously proposed tariffs

By Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. A grayish-blue overcast sky formed a

CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold, inky waters of the Potomac River. The frantic search for survivors

WPVI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A twin-engine medevac jet crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, causing a fiery explosion, according to authorities and video from the scene. A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. ET after

By Dalia Faheid, Pete Muntean, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Seven people are dead, including one in a car on the ground, after a twin-engine medevac jet carrying a child patient and her mother crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, the mayor said Saturday morning.

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people. But the situation was hardly an anomaly.

CNN By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to attempt to pull more wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Potomac River, investigators are intensifying their search for the collision’s cause – with

By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, with recovery crews still working to pull wreckage from the Potomac River and initial concerns already raised about the path of at

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — While America retains a gold standard for airline safety, there are stresses on the US air travel system that have been apparent in a series of near tragedies in recent years. Aviation experts have warned that some safety margins have been squeezed by a shortage of air traffic controllers

By Alaa Elassar, Samantha Waldenberg, Taylor Galgano, David Williams, Amanda Jackson, Jessica Coacci, Haley Britzky and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead in the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001.

By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport, a CNN review

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