Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported for an optimal experience when visiting the website, users are encouraged to use another browser. Recently, the three soldiers who were on board the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet near Washington D.C. on January 29 have been identified. The incident occurred on February 2, 2025. The article also mentions upcoming events such as Lin-Manuel Miranda’s surprise appearance on ‘SNL,’ the Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, and Commanders competing for Super Bowl LIX, and a schoolhouse becoming a national historic site honoring Latino culture. Other topics include a boy planning to ask his school crush to be his Valentine, fans ice fishing under the Northern Lights, new giant pandas debuting at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, and various news stories such as COVID-19 likely originating from a Chinese lab, GOP lawmakers being pressured to support Trump nominees, Trump’s immigration crackdown, and independent watchdogs being fired at federal agencies. Celebrity interviews with Cynthia Erivo and Glenn Close, as well as stories about LA residents displaced by fires, a Seattle dairy farm delivering milk the old-fashioned way, and the passing of Charles Person, the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, are also mentioned. Additionally, a father’s snow-clearing hack, a Sunday TODAY fan being honored with a mug shot, Trump’s Day 1 priorities ahead of his second inauguration, the TikTok ban in the US, and Hamas naming hostages set for release in a Gaza ceasefire are discussed.
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