WASHINGTON — An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter before crashing into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night. Local leaders took to social media to react and show their support for the people on the aircrafts, their loved ones, and the crews searching for any survivors.

A Virginia mother pleaded guilty to federal charges after prosecutors said she became enraged and “brutally” beat her 10-year-old son with a hot iron and other household items because his bedroom was messy.

The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

Several figure skaters, coaches and family members were on board the flight that crashed Wednesday night in D.C.

Maryland is assisting officials in search and recovery efforts following a deadly aircraft collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

A regional jet collided with a military helicopter on Wednesday night while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Here's what we know.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC's Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

Authorities provide an update to the collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter, saying they expect there to be no survivors and the mission is transitioning from a rescue to a recovery operation.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water,