Plane with 2 aboard crashes in Philadelphia and sets multiple homes ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze and unleashing a fireball into the night sky. Two people were on board, the Federal Aviation
‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline in the rain as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people and raised questions about air
Philadelphia plane crash causes fiery scene with multiple homes ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia 30 seconds after it took off as crews respond to a fiery scene, Pennsylvania’s governor said Friday. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is offering all “Commonwealth resources
Pentagon says it will no longer use official resources for cultural awareness months celebrations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense will no longer use official resources, including man hours, to host celebrations or events related to cultural awareness months, it said in guidance issued on Friday. It said service
Trump moves to cancel recent union agreements with federal workers

By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Friday that any collective bargaining agreements reached with federal workers within 30 days of his inauguration will not be approved, the latest salvo in the U.S. president’s bid
Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, becoming the first state to restrict the popular chatbot in such a manner. The upstart AI
CBS agrees to hand over ’60 Minutes’ Harris interview transcripts to FCC

CBS says it will turn over an unedited transcript of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission, part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the network over how it handled a story
Rubio says he approved re-creation of Cuba Restricted List

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday he approved the re-creation of the Cuba Restricted List. The list prohibits certain transactions with companies under the control of, or acting for or on
Trump administration seeks access to database of immigrant minors, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is seeking to grant U.S. immigration officers access to a database that contains information on immigrant minors who crossed into the United States without their parents, the Washington Post quoted White
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders

A number of U.S. government web pages changed or went dark Friday as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity,