Several Massachusetts professional sports teams offered up prayers and held moments of silence Thursday in remembrance of the 67 people killed in a mid-air plane crash over Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.
7:30 a.m.: Local and federal officials hold a news conference at Reagan National Airport, where they say that they do not believe anyone has survived the crash. Efforts are switching from rescue to recovery, they say, adding that 28 bodies have been recovered to this point.
The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.
Two Russian coaches for a skating club in Massachusetts were believed to be on the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday.
Russian couple and son believed to be on board American Airlines flight that collided with BlackHawk helicopter over Potomac River
Vadim Naumov, a coach at the Skating Club of Boston, was among the victims of a plane crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. Naumov was traveling with his wife, Evgenia Shishkova, as well as two athletes from the club and their mothers.
A man who lived in South Deerfield was arrested on Monday in Washington, D.C., after police say he was threatening to kill some of Trump's cabinet members.
A woman who lived in South Deerfield was arrested on Monday in Washington, D.C. after police say he was threatening to kill some of Trump's cabinet members.
Both aircraft fell into the river, and investigators said several victims have been recovered from the water. Tom Kinton, an aviation expert and former head of the Massachusetts Port Authority, described the unique challenges an airport on the water poses to rescue crews.
A regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter in midair near Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday.