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Passenger Jet Collides with Military Black Hawk Near Washington, D.C.
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Passenger Jet Collides with Military Black Hawk Near Washington, D.C.

An American Airlines commercial plane with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard, collided with an army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three crew members, near Washington DC in the United States. A military official said the army helicopter was on a training flight. The American Eagle Flight 5342 was approaching the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night when the accident occurred. The flight was arriving from Wichita, Kansas and was flying at an altitude of about 3


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White House Offers Financial Incentives for Federal Employees to Resign
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White House Offers Financial Incentives for Federal Employees to Resign

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is offering financial incentives for up to 2 million full-time civilian federal employees to resign as part of a broader effort to downsize the U.S. government. The initiative, called the “deferred resignation program,” allows employees to remain on the payroll through September 30 while potentially seeing their duties reduced or eliminated. According to an email sent to federal employees and reviewed by Reuters, those interested must respon


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A$AP Rocky’s Trial Begins with Video Evidence of Alleged Shooting
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A$AP Rocky’s Trial Begins with Video Evidence of Alleged Shooting

A$AP Rocky's assault trial began on Friday in Los Angeles, where the rapper is accused of firing a gun at a former friend. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted on two felony assault charges in the 2021 incident near a Hollywood hotel. In opening statements on Friday, prosecutors described the rapper as the aggressor and claimed he orchestrated a plan to shoot his childhood friend following a disagreement. The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star, w


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Judge Temporarily Halts Trump’s Effort To End Birthright Citizenship
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Judge Temporarily Halts Trump’s Effort To End Birthright Citizenship

A federal judge temporarily blocked the president's executive order to overturn the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing the President’s executive order aimed at limiting automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional”. Trump had signed the order on Monday, his first day back in office. A Legal Setback To Hardline Policies On Immigration Seattle-based U.S. Distr


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Trump Orders US Withdrawal from World Health Organization
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Trump Orders US Withdrawal from World Health Organization

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). "Oooh, that's a big one," the newly inaugurated US president said as he approved the document after arriving back at the White House. It was one of dozens of executive actions he put his signature to on day one in office. This marks the second time Trump has ordered the US be pulled out of the WHO. Trump was critical of how the international body handled


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Trump Sworn in as the 47th US President
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Trump Sworn in as the 47th US President

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US president solemnly took the oath of office beneath the huge Rotunda of the US Capitol. Republican Trump and outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden had earlier traveled by motorcade together to the Capitol, wh


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TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Ban Takes Effect
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TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Ban Takes Effect

Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect. The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available. The blackout began just hours before the law took effect. Users opening the TikTok app on Saturday encountered a pop


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David Lynch Dies at 78 After Battling Lung Disease
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David Lynch Dies at 78 After Battling Lung Disease

David Lynch, the visionary US filmmaker behind iconic works like ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘Twin Peaks’, has passed away at the age of 78. His family announced his death on his Facebook page on Thursday evening — although the cause of death was not revealed. “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” the post reads. “We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But,


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