News for February 4, 2025

The U.S. Navy showed a photo of its high-energy laser weapon being tested on the USS Preble, highlighting work on new ship-based defenses.

Authorities have recovered all 67 victims from the Potomac River after the midair crash involving American Airlines and a U.S. Army helicopter, and the National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the cause.

Crews have recovered and identified all 67 victims from the Washington, D.C., midair crash as investigators continue examining wreckage, flight data, and air traffic control records.

Neo-Nazi group leader Brandon Russell was convicted of plotting an attack on Maryland’s power grid.

Salman Rushdie is expected to testify in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is charged with stabbing him during a 2022 lecture in western New York.