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NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station. The authorities did not immediately confirm how many people were aboard.
At least three people are dead, including a local NBC journalist, after a news helicopter crashed while covering a fatal bus accident in Los Angeles. Carter Evans reports.
Sky News – Front Page NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station. The authorities did not immediately confirm how many people were aboard.
A news helicopter covering a fatal bus accident crashed in Los Angeles, killing the two NBC employees aboard—a reporter and a pilot—and one person on the ground.
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NYTimes – US NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station. The authorities did not immediately confirm how many people were aboard.
NPR – US A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people near the scene of where an SUV had slammed into a city bus, officials said.
Sky News – Front Page At least three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles near the scene of a fatal bus accident, officials have said.
NPR – Politics A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. Comey was abruptly terminated in July 2025 and sued the DOJ, claiming her dismissal was unlawful and linked to her father's status as a target of Donald Trump's ire. The ruling adds to concerns about politically motivated firings at the department.
Walter Koenig, the actor best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov on the original "Star Trek" television series and in several films, has died at age 90. His representative confirmed he died at his home in North Hollywood. Former co-star George Takei mourned his death in a Facebook post on Monday.
NPR – Politics President Trump intensified anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, portraying him as a national-security threat and questioning his loyalty to the United States. El-Sayed, who is running for the US Senate, responded to the attacks, which were made at a Michigan rally with the midterm elections approaching.
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