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What to know about the NTSB, the agency investigating the DC plane crash

Agency investigates all civil aviation accidents as well as serious incidents involving trains, motor vehicles and marine vessels

South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 pugs

New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori

Taranaki Maunga is considered an ancestor by Indigenous people

Health data, pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target 'gender ideology'

Much public health information was taken down from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website

At least 7 people dead in Philadelphia plane crash, officials say

The victims include a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and her mother

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between Maduro, Trump envoy

Visit comes less than a month after Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term despite credible evidence that he lost last year's election

Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say

Trump's pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, said he was not aware of any plans to terminate or otherwise punish FBI employees who were involved in the Trump investigations

RFK Jr. vows to stop collecting from vaccine lawsuit if confirmed to Cabinet

The nominee is 'financially vested in finding fault with vaccines,' notes a US senator

Anger in Greece over rail disaster prompts opposition plan to challenge government

Public outrage is growing over investigation delays and alleged coverups, sparking nationwide protests

Serbian student protesters march ahead of bridge blockade as driver rams Belgrade demonstration 

The bridge blockade planned for Saturday will mark three months since a huge concrete construction at the railway station collapsed in Novi said on Nov. 1, leaving 15 people dead

Teen skaters, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash

Crash between American Airlines jet and US Army helicopter killed 67

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Congo’s president calls for massive military mobilization to resist rebellion

Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custody

District Judge Dolly M. Gee in California decided to extend it by 18 months

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

He won 2 Olympic gold medals and was the most accomplished men's figure skater in history

US economy grows solid 2.3% in October-December on eve of Trump return to White House

It grew 2.8% in 2024

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction

After fires, Los Angeles gets moonshot moment to rebuild

Academics have bold ideas for Los Angeles as it recovers from the Eaton and Palisades fires

Trump signs order to plan US's 250th anniversary, punish statue vandals

Trump's executive order establishes a White House task force to plan what he says will be a 'grand celebration'

Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory, antisemitism on college campuses

Measures seek to fulfill some of president's core campaign promises around education, though it's unclear how much power he has to enact them

Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list,' won't seek retribution

Patel faces skeptical questioning from Democrats about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau