Good Morning! On this day in 1887, the first Groundhog Day event took place at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, invented by a newspaper editor. It’s now a major annual media event.
Have you ever wondered how many shipwrecks are resting on the ocean floor? Or how much treasure they contain? Check out today’s Quick Hits section!
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Medical Transport Plane Crash Kills All On Board
A medical transport plane carrying a child, her mother, and four other people crashed in Philadelphia Friday night near a busy mall, killing all six aboard.
The plane was airborne less than a minute before falling to the Earth, and investigators don’t yet know what caused the crash.
Tragically, the dead included a child who was heading back to Tijuana, Mexico after receiving “life-saving treatment” at a Philadelphia hospital. All on board were from Mexico. The others on the plane were a doctor, paramedic, pilot, and copilot.
Air ambulances are used by more than 550,00 patients in the U.S. each year to transport people with traumatic injuries, pregnancy complications, heart attacks, and other medical emergencies.
Crews Working to Recover Bodies in DC Crash
Search crews spent Saturday working to recover the remaining 26 bodies in the frigid waters of the Potomac River after the collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that left 67 people dead near Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday.
The three soldiers killed in the collision were part of the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, whose responsibilities in a national crisis include evacuating Pentagon officials.
Among the victims on the American Eagle flight were two figure-skating sisters and their parents who were returning home from a prestigious training camp following the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
American Hostage Freed by Hamas
Yesterday, Keith Siegel became the first American hostage freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
The 65-year-old was one of three hostages released after 15 months in captivity after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Seigel is a dual Israeli-American citizen.
Siegel’s family thanked President Trump “for bringing our father back to us,” saying they are “filled with indescribable excitement.”
It is believed that two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive—35-year-old Sagui Dekel-Chen and 19-year old Edan Alexander. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed while held captive.
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➤ Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is facing three new allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct against massage therapists, bringing the total to nine. (More)
➤ Landon Slaggert scored seven seconds into the Chicago Blackhawks game against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. It was the fastest goal to start a game in franchise history. (Watch)
➤ Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer has hired former Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams to serve as offensive coordinator. (More)
➤ The Trump administration removed FBI agents on Friday who worked on the criminal investigations of President Trump, along with the heads of field offices in charge of the Washington, D.C., Miami, Seattle, New Orleans, and Las Vegas offices. (More)
➤ The Department of Education told K-12 schools and higher learning institutions on Friday that Title IX protections will be recognized on the basis of biological sex, undoing former President Joe Biden’s 2024 rewrite. (More)
➤ In response to the new administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is promising to provide illegal loans to Colombian nationals in the U.S. (More)
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➤ Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the FDA for a non-opioid pain medication to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. (More)
➤ A former senior advisor for the Federal Reserve was arrested Friday on charges that he conspired to steal Fed trade secrets “in a manner similar to insider trading” for the benefit of China.(More)
➤ Amazon has increased its ad spending on X, owned by Elon Musk, more than a year after it removed many of its advertisements from the platform.(More)
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➤ The tragic collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 with a military Blackhawk helicopter was captured on video by an observation camera. (See Video)
➤ A list of the dangerous activities kids loved in the 1960s struck a chord with our readers. (See List)
➤ The National Archives is seeking people who can read cursive writing to help transcribe over 200 years of historical documents. (See Details)
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➤ Could you pass a Cambridge English exam from 1913? The entire test took 12 hours, but here’s a sample grammar question. (See Test)
➤ How many shipwrecks are there in Earth’s oceans? One estimate says it’s more than 3 million, with treasures worth billions lying at the bottom of the sea. (More)
➤ See the world in another light entirely in this showcase of winning images from the Infrared Photography Contest. (See Photos)
➤ Scientists moved the so-called “Doomsday Clock” one second closer to the end—89 seconds until midnight. They cited growing fears of nuclear conflict. (See Details)
➤ Here are 18 maps of the U.S. showing the random ways the country is divided, from what words we use to our Google searches to favorite pies. (See Maps)
➤ Speaking of U.S. maps, here’s one that shows every state by the year it joined the union, a handy reference tool. (See Map)
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