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A person looks on from the bank of the Potomac River near where a US Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29

House rejects quick passage of bill that some say would have prevented deadly DC midair collision

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The House of Representatives rejected a measure Tuesday afternoon that would have swiftly mandated collision avoidance systems on every plane in the US. Supporters have advocated for the ROTOR Act, saying it could have prevented last year’s deadly midair collision near Washington, DC. Sixty-seven people were

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Kouri Richins’ sister-in-law testifies she was ‘dumbfounded’ by Utah mom’s behavior after husband’s death

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins’ in-laws gave emotional testimony Monday in her murder trial, describing her behavior in the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death – which prosecutors allege occurred because of a fatal poisoning orchestrated by the Utah mother of three. Richins, 35, is accused of killing her husband Eric Richins

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She wrote a children’s book to help her sons grieve the death of their father. Now she’ll stand trial for his murder

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — About a year after her husband’s death, Kouri Richins published a children’s book to help her three sons cope with their grief. “Just because he’s not present here with us physically, that doesn’t mean his presence isn’t here with us,” Richins said during an interview promoting the book on

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5 things to know for Feb. 19: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Board of Peace, Iran, Social media trial, California avalanche

By Alexandra Banner, CNN More than three weeks into the search for Nancy Guthrie, investigators are now using genetic genealogy in the hopes of identifying a suspect. The technology has previously achieved major successes in solving high-profile cold cases by tracing family trees through DNA databases. Here’s what else you need to know to get

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