A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department said on its social media accounts that it was responding to an apparent airplane crash in the Potomac River. Police said on social media that ...

Air traffic control audio captured the dramatic communications both before and after a military helicopter collided Wednesday night with a passenger airplane in Washington D.C. The crash occurred ...

For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the ... data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane that collided in midair with an Army ...

"The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing. "Why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn.