The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of all mentions of "gender" from federal websites ordered by the Trump administration this week.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter as the plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.
A passenger jet hit an Army helicopter with three soldiers as the plane got ready to land at Reagan National near Washington, D.C.
President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in 2022, Weldon will need to be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position.
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research
The websites no longer available included information about contraception guidance, transgender people and years of data on diseases including HIV, TB, STDs and more
Investigators are searching for answers after the midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.
With officials saying no one has survived the crash, efforts have since shifted to recovering bodies in Potomac River.