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A state police helicopter and a small Cessna struck each other in the evening sky near Carlisle Airport and came down hard by the runway.

Story Snapshot Officials reported a midair collision around 7:50 p.m. near Carlisle Airport on August 19, 2026. The aircraft were a Cessna 150 and a Bell 407 operated by Pennsylvania State Police. Two people were aboard the helicopter;...

DNA collected at the border became a permanent policing tool, and the public still lacks a full audit of how far it spread.

Quick Take Department of Homeland Security documents show the DNA program was formally expanded in 2020. Georgetown researchers say Customs and Border Protection later found over 2,000 United States citizens in its records. The Department of Justice...

The charity where Abdul El-Sayed’s mother worked was designated for supporting Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban by the U.S. Treasury in 2004.

Story Snapshot The U.S. Treasury designated the Islamic African Relief Agency as a terrorist supporter on October 13, 2004. The designation cited support for Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban. Reports say Fatten ...

A Democrat just won a state House seat that Republicans held for nearly 30 years, and he did it by a mere 88 votes in the same Butler County ground where an assassin’s bullet grazed President Trump in 2024.

Story Snapshot Brandon Dukes, a Democrat, beat Republican Scott Timko 8,434 to 8,346 in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 12th House District on August 18. The ...

A House veteran just stepped into Florida’s only majority-Black seat, and the district lit up overnight.

Story Snapshot Debbie Wasserman Schultz moved to run in Florida’s 20th District after redistricting. Black leaders urged her not to run to preserve a historic Black seat. Elijah Manley argues the district needs representation rooted in its lived experience. The fight ...