Documents reveal 2 close calls between jets, military helicopters 1 day before deadly midair collision at D.C. airport

Internal safety reports obtained by 60 Minutes reveal that one day before the January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, there were two close calls between passenger jets and military helicopters. On Jan. 28 around 4:30 p.m., a pair of Army helicopters approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, flying at a … Read more

Close call in California involving United Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter

Close call in California involving United Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter – CBS News Watch CBS News A California Air National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crossed the path of a United Airlines flight headed towards John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Kris Van Cleave has more. Source link

Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states’ voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say

The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told CBS News. The Justice Department’s controversial collection of voter roll data is being litigated in … Read more

TSA forced to consolidate lanes, may have to close small airports as funding deal stalls

The TSA’s top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the partial government shutdown that has frozen officers’ paychecks continues. “We are being forced to consolidate lanes and may have to close smaller airports if we do not have enough officers,” acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday at … Read more

Pilots at LaGuardia have complained about close calls and air traffic control confusion for years:

For years, pilots have complained about controller miscommunication and close calls with ground vehicles at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, according to reports filed in publicly available databases. CBS News reviewed dozens of reports dating back three decades about the airport, where a deadly collision occurred earlier this week. “Please do something,” an airline captain who … Read more

GOP senator launches effort to close Medicaid loophole allowing fraudsters to rake in millions

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., is introducing new legislation aimed at closing a legal loophole protecting the beneficiaries of Medicaid fraud from prosecution, Fox News Digital has learned. Moody’s STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act is routed in her experience as Florida’s attorney general, where she was limited to … Read more

Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing at Newark

NEWARK, N.J. — A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being investigated Thursday by federal aviation officials. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating Tuesday night’s incident during which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx … Read more