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WASHINGTON — A commercial plane and a military helicopter collided midair near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Both of the aircraft — an American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk — are in the Potomac River. There were 64 people on the plane and three in the helicopter. …

President Donald Trump signed a memo Wednesday that sets in motion preparations for a facility to house thousands of migrants at the U.S. military camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which he said was an effort to “halt the border invasion.” “I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary …

DOJ Pride, an LGBTQ employee resource group at the Department of Justice, has shut down more than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to root out all diversity, equity and inclusion measures from the federal government. The group “ceased to operate effective immediately,” the group’s …

In a hair-raisingly elaborate scheme, a woman in Britain has been arrested after allegedly using an “array of wigs” to pose as at least 14 people and take their UK citizenship tests for them. The Home Office, the government department that handles crime and immigration, said the unnamed 61-year-old woman …

A woman who was part of the crowd but did not give her name told news agency ANI that people “kept stepping” on her mother and her when they fell. “I am safe but my mother has died,” she said. The Hindu festival is the world’s largest congregation of humanity, attracting some 400 …

For decades, the scientific community has worked to dispel a thoroughly debunked theory that vaccines cause autism and finally shift its focus to find true potential causes. But now, autism advocates say they are fearful that if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health and human services secretary, it …

Elected Republicans in Washington and around the country were largely supportive of the Trump administration’s attempted move to freeze federal aid programs amid the chaos and confusion sparked by the budget office’s sweeping directive. Across the board, GOP members of Congress and governors generally said they backed the idea of …

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Video posted by the former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw showed him on a ride-along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as authorities stepped up enforcement operations across the United States. McGraw, a former psychologist who rose to fame alongside Oprah Winfrey and hosted “Dr. Phil” for more than …

An earthquake centered off the coast of Maine rattled the region Monday, causing light to moderate shaking in the state, as well as in parts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake as a 3.8-magnitude temblor that struck shortly before 10:30 a.m. …