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2 months ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Andrea Swalec |Gina Cook |Drew Wilder
A regional jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard and an Army helicopter with three crew members aboard collided midair about 9 p.m. ET Wednesday. PSA Airlines was operating the jet as American Airlines Flight 5342. It departed from Wichita, Kansas, and was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport in Northern Virginia before the crash.
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2 months ago | 
nbcnewyork.com | Gina Cook |Jay Blackman |Elizabeth Maline |Mark Segraves
The NTSB says it hasn't found flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, from either the passenger airplane or the military helicopter involved in the crash. J. Todd Inman, a board member, said the agency is "comfortable and confident" it will recover the data recorders. "We will probably have more than one black box, so to speak. It's our understanding that the Sikorsky helicopter is equipped with some form of recording device, and those will be read either by the DOD or by us.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
nbclosangeles.com | Carissa DiMargo |Mark Segraves |Gina Cook |Paul Wagner
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony is moving indoors to the Capitol rotunda due to a freezing blast of artic temps expected in D.C., he announced Friday. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said he ordered Monday's inauguration to be moved inside. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies said in a statement that they'll honor his request. The swearing-in will take place in the Capitol rotunda with a limited number of VIP guests.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
nbcchicago.com | Maggie More |Sophia Barnes |Andrea Swalec |Gina Cook
Congress is facing yet another possible government shutdown, as it returns this week for one last burst of activity before it wraps up the session and the year. The key deadline to avoid a shutdown is Dec. 20, NBC News reports. Both parties need to reach an agreement on a full funding deal -- or, the only realistic solution at this point, a continuing resolution (CR) that would temporarily fund the government into early 2025.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
nbcsandiego.com | Maggie More |Sophia Barnes |Andrea Swalec |Gina Cook
Congress is facing yet another possible government shutdown, as it returns this week for one last burst of activity before it wraps up the session and the year. The key deadline to avoid a shutdown is Dec. 20, NBC News reports. Both parties need to reach an agreement on a full funding deal -- or, the only realistic solution at this point, a continuing resolution (CR) that would temporarily fund the government into early 2025.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook
Angela Alsobrooks has resigned from her post as executive for Prince George's County, Maryland, weeks after winning a U.S. Senate seat. Alsobrooks officially resigned at 10 a.m. Monday. "Thank you for your trust and partnership as we worked to build a stronger, united Prince George's," Alsobrooks said in a news release. "Serving the residents of this County has been the honor of my lifetime, and I am deeply proud of all we have accomplished together."Chief Administrative Officer Tara H.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
nbcwashington.com | Aimee Cho |Gina Cook |Vince Lattanzio
The FBI is investigating after numerous people of color in the D.C. area and throughout the country received racist spam texts a day after the election - and a misinformation expert said there are some things recipients of the texts should avoid doing. In most of the texts, unknown senders directed people to report to plantations to pick cotton. A Maryland mom said she noticed a shocking text while checking her phone Wednesday.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
nbcchicago.com | Gina Cook |Vince Lattanzio
People throughout the D.C. area and across the United States reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton. One person, who did not want to be identified, sent News4 a screenshot of the text, which said:"Greetings, You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. Be ready at 12PM SHARP with your belongings.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
nbcnewyork.com | Gina Cook |Vince Lattanzio
People throughout the D.C. area and across the United States reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton. One person, who did not want to be identified, sent News4 a screenshot of the text, which said:"Greetings, You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. Be ready at 12PM SHARP with your belongings.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
telemundo47.com | Sophia Barnes |Gina Cook
Un hombre de Michigan que se presentó en el centro de visitantes del Capitolio de Estados Unidos el día de las elecciones oliendo a combustible y portando una antorcha y una pistola de bengalas también trajo un aparente manifiesto sobre la guerra en Oriente Medio, informó la policía. Austin M.
