National – Page 18

US admits failures in deadly mid-air crash at DC’s Reagan National Airport

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. government admitted some failures and accepted liability for its role in the deadly Jan. 29 mid-air crash over the Potomac River between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter, according to a filing in a civil suit, but pushed back... Read More.

For the 1st time ever, a person who uses a wheelchair will fly to space

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Blue Origin will make history when it sends the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an internationally recognized boundary of space that's 62 miles above Earth, on its next mission.On Thursday, a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket... Read More.

Brian Walshe set to be sentenced for murdering and dismembering wife

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- Brian Walshe is set to be sentenced on Thursday after a Massachusetts jury found him guilty of killing and dismembering his wife, the mother of their three children.His wife, Ana Walshe, went missing on Jan. 1, 2023, at the age of... Read More.

Powerball jackpot climbs to estimated $1.5 billion after no Wednesday winner

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot is estimated to climb to $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing, marking the fifth-largest prize in the lottery's history, after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday, the lottery said.A $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot prize had... Read More.

Holiday travel forecast: When to fly, drive this Christmas and New Year’s

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- This Christmas and New Year's holiday period is expected to be the busiest on record.More than 122 million people are expected to travel between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1 -- a 2.2% jump from last year's record high of 119.7 million... Read More.

What to know about Nick Reiner’s high-profile attorney Alan Jackson, his past clients

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nick Reiner, the son of slain director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, has retained a high-profile attorney to represent him as he faces murder charges in their killing.Alan Jackson, who defended Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and Karen Read... Read More.