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News Copter Covering Deadly Bus Crash Plunges Into Flames, Killing Reporter, Pilot and Bystander in LA

One tragedy begat another in Los Angeles Tuesday night: an NBC4/Telemundo 52 news helicopter covering a fatal Metro bus crash went down and burst into flames, killing veteran aerial reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and a bystander on the ground — pushing the day's death toll to five.

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Gaza Tower Collapses on Sleeping Families, Killing 20 as Rescuers Dig by Hand

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US · WASHINGTON

Kremlin 'Hit Squad' Busted: DOJ Says Russian Spies Offered $40K to Make US Dissident 'Disappear'

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US · CLATSOP COUNTY, ORE.

Oregon Highway 30 Pileup Sends 13 National Guard Soldiers to Hospital, Kills Driver

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US · CAMDEN, ARK.

Wildfire Creeps Toward Arkansas Missile Plant as Guard Scrambles Choppers

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US · BUTLER COUNTY, PA

FBI Says It Stopped PA Man's ISIS-Inspired Attack Hours Before He Could Strike — Caught at Gun Counter With Rifle, 190 Rounds and 30 Knives

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EUROPEYESTERDAY

Brussels Blindsides Trump: EU Chief Offers Canada "Associate Member" Status — Complete With a Kiss on Both Cheeks

In a stunning on-stage overture, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become the EU's first-ever "associate member" — and Prime Minister Mark Carney answered with a hug and a kiss as Trump's tariff war pushes Ottawa toward Brussels.

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News Copter Covering Deadly Bus Crash Plunges Into Flames, Killing Reporter, Pilot and Bystander in LA

Gaza Tower Collapses on Sleeping Families, Killing 20 as Rescuers Dig by Hand

Kremlin 'Hit Squad' Busted: DOJ Says Russian Spies Offered $40K to Make US Dissident 'Disappear'

US News

Oregon Highway 30 Pileup Sends 13 National Guard Soldiers to Hospital, Kills Driver

Wildfire Creeps Toward Arkansas Missile Plant as Guard Scrambles Choppers

FBI Says It Stopped PA Man's ISIS-Inspired Attack Hours Before He Could Strike — Caught at Gun Counter With Rifle, 190 Rounds and 30 Knives

World

Brussels Blindsides Trump: EU Chief Offers Canada "Associate Member" Status — Complete With a Kiss on Both Cheeks

Kosovo's Ex-President Thaci Jailed 25 Years as Hague Court Convicts Former Independence Hero of War Crimes

Turkey Jails Activists, Cages Courthouse Protesters in LGBTQ+ Crackdown

Russian Warship Fires Flares at Danish Military Chopper in Baltic Near-Miss

Celebrity & Entertainment

Florida Georgia Line Reunites for Real: Duo Announces 2027 Festival Tour, Including Stagecoach Return

Chris Brown Tells Texas Lawmaker to 'Keep That' Congressional Honor After He Apologizes for Giving It

Amanda Seyfried and Husband Thomas Sadoski Split After 9 Years of Marriage

'Sultan of Sequins' Bob Mackie, Who Dressed Cher for 45 Years, Dies at 87

House Defies Trump a Third Time — Votes 220-204 to Yank His Iran War Powers

GOP Rebel Massie Blindsides Own Party, Files Impeachment Charges Against Hegseth — Then Leadership Buries the Vote

Trump's THIRD Surgeon General Pick Grilled Over Liver-Risk Tinctures and Vaccine Doubts

Lennar Profit Cut in Half as Mortgage Rates Crush Homebuyers

J.B. Hunt Slams the Brakes: Trucking Giant's Rare Profit Warning Sends Shares Skidding Double Digits

Intel Stock Rockets After Report It'll Let Rival SK Hynix Make Memory Chips at Its Ohio Ghost Fab

Enova Torches Its Own Bank Deal — Stock Craters 25% in a Day

Sports

Guardians Steal First Place From White Sox With Rookie's Sixth-Inning Blast

Brewers Make Baseball History: Milwaukee Wins 4th Straight NL Central Crown — A First for the Division

Judge's First Homer In Months Sends Yankees Roaring Into Record 61st October