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1 month ago | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Miles Cohen |Leah Sarnoff
(NEW YORK) — Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News. The Americans, many of whom are veterans and former military contractors, were convicted on drug charges, Jonathan Franks, a crisis management consultant, said. For years, however, the prisoners have “vigorously” maintained their innocence, Franks said.
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1 month ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Miles Cohen |Leah Sarnoff |Meredith Deliso |Doc Louallen
(NEW YORK) -- Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News. The Americans, many of whom are veterans and former military contractors, were convicted on drug charges, Jonathan Franks, a crisis management consultant, said. For years, however, the prisoners have "vigorously" maintained their innocence, Franks said.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Miles Cohen
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman convicted of federal offenses for leaking sensitive information online, pleaded guilty Thursday to a military charge of obstructing justice, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to ABC News. A military court-martial convened this week at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts on charges alleging Teixeira violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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1 month ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Meredith Deliso |Miles Cohen |Christopher Donato
He was previously convicted of federal offenses for leaking sensitive material. ByMeredith Deliso, Miles Cohen, and Christopher DonatoAn undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location.
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1 month ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Miles Cohen |Leah Sarnoff
They were convicted on drug charges, a representative for their families said. ByMiles Cohen and Leah SarnoffSix Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States. Jonathan FranksSix Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News.
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1 month ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Miles Cohen |Emily Shapiro
The actor, his wife and one of the couple's dogs were found dead on Feb. 26. ByMiles Cohen and Emily ShapiroActor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles. Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, FILEThe two surviving dogs belonging to actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa "are safe and adjusting" after the couple was mysteriously found dead alongside a third dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home last week, their friend told ABC News.
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2 months ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Megan Forrester |Miles Cohen |Meredith Deliso
(WASHINGTON) -- An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night before both aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Sixty-four people were on the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three Army soldiers were aboard the helicopter, which was on a training flight at the time, officials said. No survivors are expected. The incident recalls a similar tragedy that took place 43 years ago. On Jan.
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2 months ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Miles Cohen
Dozens are presumed dead after a regional jet collided with an Army helicopter. January 30, 2025, 2:28 PMNatalya Gudin and her husband, Alexandr Kirsanov, who coached two young figure skaters aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, had a choice to make before the plane took off: Who would go and who would stay. The couple decided Kirsanov would fly to Wichita, Kansas, to accompany their skaters at the National Development Camp for figure skating, Gudin told ABC News in an interview.
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2 months ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Meredith Deliso |Miles Cohen |Julia Reinstein
(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of people are presumed dead after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night. The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River after colliding in midair, launching a desperate overnight search and rescue mission. No survivors are expected, officials said. Sixty-four people were on the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas.
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2 months ago | 
thepulseofnh.com | Julia Reinstein |Miles Cohen |Meredith Deliso
(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009. The aircraft went down in the frigid Potomac River, breaking into multiple pieces. The flight -- which had departed from Wichita, Kansas -- was approaching Reagan National Airport at the time of the collision, officials said.
