Mar. 15, 2025
Emergency response units conduct search and rescue operations in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.Photo:Andrew Harnik/Getty
Andrew Harnik/Getty
Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River after an American Airlines regional passenger plane collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, a police official at the scene toldCBS News.
The police official said there were at least three debris fields in the water and at least 18 bodies have been recovered as of 11:30 p.
Mar. 15, 2025
Taylor Swift delivers the NYU commencement address at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2022; Tom Hanks speaks to the graduating class at Harvard University on May 25, 2023; Mel B receives an honorary doctorate from Leeds Beckett University in July 2024.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty; CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Leeds Beckett University
Dia Dipasupil/Getty; CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Leeds Beckett University
While celebrities often earn accolades likeOscars,GrammysandEmmys, a select few are celebrated with honorary doctorates in recognition of their significant impact on society and their industries.
Mar. 15, 2025
Sophie Kelly.Photo:lauj.co
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Sophie Kelly knows her lifestyle is uncommon for Gen-Z women her age. Her long-held ambitions — to be a wife and a mother — don’t align with many of her peers' hopes to go to college and start careers before settling down to start a family.
“I just always wanted to be a young wife and a young mom,” the Kansas native tells PEOPLE. “But it’s not like people around us really do.
Mar. 15, 2025
Blake Herman.Photo:GoFundMe
GoFundMe
A Minnesota teen who was just three weeks shy of his 19th birthday died after an all-terrain vehicle he was riding on fell through the ice on a lake.
Their search for Blake Herman, 18, continued through Tuesday, Dec. 10 when, about 12:55 p.m., his body was found and recovered from the lake.
In a publishedobituary, Herman, who was born on Dec. 30, 2005, was remembered as someone with a zest for life.
Mar. 15, 2025
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GoFundMe
An Oklahoma community is mourning the loss of an “outstanding young man” who died in a car crash ahead of the latestKansas City Chiefs game.
Connor Barba, an 18-year-old from Norman, Okla., was “shocked” when his mom told him they were going to theMonday Night Footballmatchup between the Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, surprising him with tickets to celebrate his birthday, according to aGoFundMeset up on behalf of his family.