Rep. Norma Torres blamed the Trump administration’s hiring freeze for Wednesday night’s deadly collision of a regional commuter jet and military helicopter above the Potomac River.

We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” the DC fire chief said.

WASHINGTON: An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday ...

Figure skater Jon Maravilla revealed he missed the American Airlines plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., due to his dog ...

Officials believe there are no survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a helicopter above Washington ...

The incident occurred at approximately 9pm local time (3am GMT) when an American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided with a UH-60 Black Hawk army helicopter carrying three soldiers.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the airline has activated its care team to assist in recovery efforts after one of its jets collided with a helicopter.

Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses the deadly American Airlines crash during news conference at Reagan Airport in Arlington. Watch here.

More information about the passenger jet collision with the Army helicopter has come into the newsroom. Details are emerging about the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American ...

The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and ...

An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a ...