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Army identifies helicopter pilot Capt. Rebecca Lobach among 67 killed in DC plane collision. Here are some of their stories

By Alaa Elassar, Samantha Waldenberg, Taylor Galgano, David Williams, Amanda Jackson, Jessica Coacci and Haley Britzky, 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 – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking trail of mourning

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Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash

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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Tom Brokaw Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17,

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Migrant arrested in NYC on charges out of Aurora, Colorado, is among highest-profile arrests in Trump crackdown

By Eric Levenson and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A suspected member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua who was wanted in connection to charges out of Aurora, Colorado, was arrested during a federal immigration crackdown in New York City on Tuesday morning. Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, 26, was arrested in the Bronx early Tuesday by

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Tren de Aragua, a gang started in a Venezuelan prison, becomes early target of Trump administration immigration raids

By Ray Sanchez and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — A primary target of the blitz of Trump administration immigration raids is an emerging organized crime group from Venezuela. A series of immigration executive actions by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term included a recommendation that the State Department start the

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A freeze on federal grants and loans has been paused. But many facets of American life are left mired in uncertainty

CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — As a federal judge temporarily blocks part of the Trump administration’s pausing of federal grants and loans Tuesday, a slew of advocacy groups, charities, foreign aid and public health programs are decrying a potential upending of American lives on an unprecedented scale. Hundreds of programs touching all corners

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