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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday said it is "taking a series of steps" to improve safety near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after a deadly Jan. 29 midair collision between a commercial plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River that killed 67 people.The new guidelines come after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended the closure of a helicopter route near DCA Tuesday.NTSB Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the location of helicopter Route 4 and the final approach path to DCA runway 33 was an "intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the

Speaking at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, President Donald Trump comforted a mother whose son died from fentanyl poisoning, telling her, "He’s up there watching you" and "he’s so proud of mom."Trump highlighted the profound impact of fentanyl poisoning on U.S. citizens, saying during his speech that "more Americans died from fentanyl last year than died in the Korean War, or the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War. All of them combined."He blamed President Joe Biden’s open border policies, the cartels and countries such as Mexico, Canada and China for allowing the fentanyl problem to become

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.Here's what's happening…-Education Department launches widespread civil rights probe: A look at what the agency does as Trump eyes shutdown-50 House Dems railed for 'political puppet show' after making identical social media posts-Migrant gangs on notice after string of home burglariesEXCLUSIVE: The Biden White House turned over government cellphones belonging to President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence to the FBI in May 2022 as part of a bureau probe into the aftermath of the 2020 election,

The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Friday that will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances, also known as fentanyl analogs, as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act. The HALT Fentanyl Act passed with overwhelming support, earning 84 Senate votes while 16 opposed it. The bill aims to close loopholes exploited by drug traffickers who smuggle substances with chemical compositions similar to fentanyl but are different enough to evade legal penalties."What this bill does — it says, 'OK, it's illegal to bring in fentanyl.' But it recognizes that some of those attempting to bring in fentanyl will try and circumvent the law

A bill in the Florida House, if passed, could change the relationship between patrons and restaurants when it comes to tipping and service fees.HB 535, titled "Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments," clarifies the terms under which diners may be removed from restaurants if they do not pay their bill.And a recent amendment that was added addresses automatic tipping and service charges. NEARLY 90% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE TIPPING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND TODAY, SURVEY SAYSDiners would no longer need to pay a required gratuity or service charge if the quality of the service they received was not satisfactory. "A guest

One of Morgan Wallen's hit songs could have sounded a lot different had another country artist not turned it down beforehand.During a recent appearance on Bobby Bones' podcast "BobbyCast," country superstar Luke Bryan revealed that he "stupidly" passed on the tune "Sand in My Boots" solely due to the fact that "it had a Chevrolet in it.""I just went through two years of my life where I was like, 'Man, I sing about trucks a lot, I sing about tailgates,'" he explained. "I got in my head a little bit because I think I had a lot of negativity, socially,

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense accused CNN of altering and destroying a video showing the rapper physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend.Hotel surveillance footage, released by the outlet last May, showed Combs and Cassie Ventura engaged in a physical altercation. While the footage has been provided to Combs' defense in his federal sex trafficking trial, the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper now claims it has been "substantially altered.""The defense has confirmed, through a forensic video analysis of the CNN footage that the government provided to this Court and of the footage provided by CNN in response to the defense subpoena, that all CNN

Democrats pounced on President Donald Trump’s purchase of a red Tesla on Tuesday — even though former President Joe Biden similarly paraded a Jeep Wrangler at the White House in 2021. Trump flaunted the vehicle on the White House’s South Lawn with SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also heading up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Tesla’s stock floundered earlier in the week. The share price rose following the White House event.Democrats decried the move, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee labeled the Trump administration the "most corrupt administration in American history." But Biden also conducted

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg signed off on tech reporter Kara Swisher’s dream of buying The Washington Post from Jeff Bezos or the idea that it may even be "time for a new newspaper." Swisher said last year that she was working toward assembling a group of investors to purchase the Post, although the billionaire Amazon founder has given no indication he is willing to sell the Washington, D.C. paper.The Post has suffered an exodus of high-profile reporters and editors in recent months and irked some readers and staffers alike when it announced last year that it would not endorse a candidate