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    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 31: Recovery teams search the wreckage after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport on January 31, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
    Victim’s family files $250 million in legal claims against FAA, Army over DC aircraft crash
    The wife of a man who died in last month’s collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims over the crash that killed 67 people.
    2 people are dead in a small plane collision at an Arizona airport with no control tower
    A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona killed at least two people Wednesday morning, authorities said.
    Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    What we know about DOGE firings and layoffs so far
    Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s administration.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, appears in court as the verdict is read during his felony assault trial at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on February 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on all counts.
    Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty of firing gun at former friend, thanks jury for saving his life
    Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty Tuesday of firing a handgun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.
    TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Airport workers survey the site of a Delta Air Lines plane crash that injured at least 18 passengers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 18, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. The jet, coming in from Minneapolis, attempted to land amid strong winds and snow, leading to it crashing and landing upside down on the tarmac the day before. (Photo by Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images)
    New details emerge about Delta jet that lost wing, burst into flames and flipped on its roof while landing
    A passenger jet made a hard landing before it lost a wing, burst into flames and flipped onto its roof at Toronto’s airport — the fourth major aviation accident in North America in the past three weeks.
    From left, Michelle Zajko, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, and Daniel Blank in booking photos provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.
    Members of cult-like Zizian group to remain jailed in Maryland
    The Zizians are a dangerous, extremist group, Allegany County State’s Attorney James Elliott told the judge.
    President Donald Trump waves to NASCAR fans on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 16 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
    Trump will sign new executive orders while his first joint TV interview with Musk airs in prime time
    Donald Trump's first joint TV interview with adviser Elon Musk airs in prime time Tuesday night.
    Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland. LaSota, who uses she/her pronouns, is being held in the Allegany County jail.
    3 members of violent, cultlike Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland
    Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.
    U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog.
    A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group
    A traffic stop in Vermont has cracked open a cultlike group called Zizians linked to six deaths in three states.
    This year, Juan Webster and his team will train about 2,000 Montage International employees at its 16 properties worldwide, including the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging best practices.
    Why these Marylanders are doubling down on DEI
    Marylanders are leaning into DEI as the term itself is being weaponized and its initiatives have become a target of the Donald Trump administration.
    This photo provided by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an Igloo 90 Qt. Flip & Tow Rolling Cooler that has been recalled across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a dozen fingertip injuries, including some amputations. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
    Igloo recalls over a million coolers after handle hazard causes fingertip amputation injuries
    Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a handful of fingertip injuries, including some amputations.
    FILE - "Saturday Night Live" host Bill Murray, a former cast member, is pictured with producer Lorne Michaels, left, during rehearsals on March 19, 1987, in New York. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett, File)
    ‘Saturday Night Live’ plans a massive 50th anniversary special. Who’s coming and how to watch
    Airing Sunday and spanning three hours, the, yes, live “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration” will assemble a dream team of stars who have helped the show become an enduring pop culture force.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Protesters demonstrate in support of federal workers outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Organizers held the protest to speak on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs under new Trump administration
    Federal workers are responding with anger and confusion as they grapple with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics.
    Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to come
    The Trump administration intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: A transgender flag sits on the grass during the "Trans Youth Prom" outside of the U.S. Capitol building on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Trans and non-binary youth gathered to hold a Prom-like event that included music, dancing, and speeches. After the Prom, the kids and their families marched to the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
    Federal judge in Baltimore pauses Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth
    A federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
    President Donald Trump rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly triggering a broader economic confrontation with allies and rivals.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. In addition to meeting with the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy will also meet with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee tomorrow. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sworn in as U.S. health secretary after close Senate vote
    The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety, as well as health insurance programs.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
    What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
    Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace.
    President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program
    A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
    Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
    Gabbard will take over the top intelligence post as Trump works to reshape vast portions of the federal government.
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