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Two commercial flights were forced to perform "go-arounds" at Ronald Reagan National Airport due to an Army Black Hawk helicopter conducting operations near the airport, prompting U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to demand answers from the Pentagon. No injuries occurred, but the incident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA, especially following a deadly mid-air collision in January that raised concerns about airspace safety. The NTSB has suggested imposing stricter...

In Camden County, New Jersey, three good Samaritans, including two Army reservists, intervened during an attempted carjacking on Thursday morning. The attack began when 45-year-old Rondean McDonald crashed his vehicle and, upon being helped by a 59-year-old woman, attempted to commandeer her car, physically attacking her in the process. Witnesses, including Joseph Knazek, joined the rescuers, who eventually subdued McDonald with a fire extinguisher until police arrived; the victim was hospitalized in stable condition, while...

A video from a Minnesota park shows a white woman admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child, which prompted intervention from Sharmake Omar, who recorded the incident. The Rochester Police Department is investigating the matter, and the child's parents, who are of Somali heritage, are considering legal action against the woman, who also made derogatory comments about Omar and his wife. Local leaders, including the NAACP, have condemned the incident and called...

Summary of Miriam Haley's Testimony Against Harvey Weinstein Former "Project Runway" production assistant Miriam Haley became emotional and left the courtroom during her testimony in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial, where she alleges he forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. Under cross-examination, Haley insisted she did not remove her clothes during the incident and expressed frustration at being questioned about her attire, stating, "He was the one who raped me." Weinstein, who has...

Eighteen-year-old Emmanual Orr was recorded on video opening fire at a police car moments after he allegedly shot a woman in Nashville's Cedar Hill Park. The incident occurred as Officer Jeff Lubey's patrol car approached Orr, who turned and fired at the vehicle before fleeing to a nearby restaurant and hiding in a bathroom. Orr eventually surrendered and was arrested, with Officer Lubey uninjured, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Full Article

Nearly all staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) were laid off, severely impacting crucial programs such as safety equipment approvals and firefighter health, according to multiple reports. Initial layoffs had already stalled many investigations and halted a CDC initiative to combat measles in Texas, with further job cuts targeting essential roles in the World Trade Center Health Program and personal protective equipment (PPE) approval processes. The layoffs raise concerns about...