For years, the options to get between Washington, D.C., and New York City without flying have been pretty consistent — travelers could choose between Amtrak or taking a ride with Peter Pan Buslines or FlixBus.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

In the moments leading up to the collision, an air traffic controller appears to communicate with the helicopter, using the call sign PAT-25. It asks if it has the plane in sight, and then instructs it to pass behind the jet, according to a recording from LiveATC.net, a website that streams air-traffic control radio transmissions.

Twenty-seven people were recovered from the plane and one body was recovered from the helicopter. Officials believe there are no survivors as John Donnelly, the chief of Washington’s fire department,

Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential election in November 2024, but she and her husband Doug Emhoff reportedly have big post-Washington, D.C. plans. They might be looking for a new spot to settle down after a disappointing loss and they will likely be met with a warm welcome.

In a display of force aimed at increasing arrests and generating publicity, the administration targeted the nation’s largest city, where sanctuary policies limit cooperation with ICE.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water,

The mid-air crash was reported near Reagan Washington National Airport late Jan. 29. At least 28 people have been found dead as crews continue to search the Potomac River, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Associated Press. No survivors are expected to be found.

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President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only president inaugurated in an unusual location.

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.