An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

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Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...

It was explained to the jury that it would have required specialist equipment to break the helicopter's windscreen, which is designed to withstand the impact of a 1kg bird travelling at 180mph ...

which is designed to withstand the impact of a 1kg bird travelling at 180mph (289km/h). An animation was shown to the jury, demonstrating how the helicopter's tail rotor worked and was controlled ...

More than 10,000 structures have been destroyed, and the devastation from a bird’s eye ... When the blades of the helicopter came to a rest, we all got out. I felt a little dizzy as I headed ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is telling residents whose homes or businesses were damaged or destroyed by wildfires this week to not sign anything right away -- to be a little ...

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