Army saw spike in deadly aviation accidents in year before DC plane crash disaster

Wednesday’s deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter outside Washington, D.C., followed the Army’s highest rate of flight mishaps in more than a decade. Army aviation saw 17 class A mishaps, accidents that killed someone or caused more than $2.5 million worth of damage during fiscal year 2024. Fifteen of those were during flights, and two were ground aircraft mishaps. That followed nine flight and one aircraft ground incidents in 2023 and four flight and four ground mishaps in 2022. “FY24 will be a year that Army Aviation looks back on in hopes of never repeating,” stated a dismal…

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The World’s Most Trustworthy Crypto Exchanges

Christmas came early for bitcoin this year. On the back of record-breaking launches of ETFs backed by the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity, which have accumulated $112 billion in bitcoin, and president Donald Trump’s reelection in November, the digital asset crossed $100,000. Enthusiasts are expecting 2025 to be more bullish…

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Trump ‘agreed’ on shutting down USAID, Elon Musk says

Elon Musk, who is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort, said during an X spaces conversation that President Donald Trump agreed that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should be shut down.Musk indicated that the shut-down process is underway. He said that unlike an apple contaminated by a…

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Beyonce Attends the 2025 Grammy Awards With Jay-Z and Daughter Blue Ivy

Beyoncé enjoyed a night out with Jay-Z and their eldest child, daughter Blue Ivy at the 2025 Grammy Awards. The singer, 43, was joined by her family at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 2, for music’s biggest night. The trio arrived to the event late and did not walk the red carpet. Beyoncé was spotted inside the venue alongside her husband, 55, and daughter, 13, when she was announced — by pal Taylor Swift — as the winner for Best Country album. “I want to thank God. Oh, my God, that I’m able to still do what…

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