Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday called news of an airplane crash in Washington, D.C. that killed six people with ties to a Massachusetts figure skating club “devastating.”
A man who lived in South Deerfield was arrested on Monday in Washington, D.C. after police say he was threatening to kill some of Trump’s cabinet members. Ryan Michael “Reily” English, 24, allegedly drove from Massachusetts to Washington,
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order Riley Jane English, of Massachusetts, detained without bond while she awaits trial.
Victims of Washington DC plane crash include US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches - American Airlines confirm 60 passengers and four crew members aboard jet, while Skating Club of Boston confirms six members,
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the pairs title at the 1994 world championships and competed at the Winter Olympics twice, were aboard the plane, officials said.
By Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge had put the order on a brief stay while challenges to the administration work their way through the courts. But the controversy was far from over.
State officials said former Gov. Charlie Baker's administration used federal funds to pay jobless claims when it should have used state money.
The order, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, "must temporarily pause" all federal loans or grants, according to the memo issued by OMB Acting Director Matthew Vaeth. It specifically named "financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal."
The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:
Fourteen members of the U.S. Figure Skating team, six of whom are affiliated with the Skating Club of Boston, were on the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River.
Both aircraft fell into the river, and investigators said several victims have been recovered from the water. Tom Kinton, an aviation expert and former head of the Massachusetts Port Authority, described the unique challenges an airport on the water poses to rescue crews.