An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River near Reagan Airport.

Just offshore of the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. It casts a ...

Crews are on the scene on the Potomac River to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter.

Much of the river remains off-limits to all vessels except authorized boats, John Donnelly, chief of Washington's fire department, said at a news conference on Sunday. The initial focus of ...