The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities.
NYTimes – US A news helicopter went down in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while the reporter aboard was covering a fatal bus accident. Two NBC LA employees were killed in the crash, along with another person on the ground. Carter Evans reports.
A news helicopter covering a fatal bus accident crashed in Los Angeles, killing the two NBC employees aboard—a reporter and a pilot—and one person on the ground.
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A news helicopter went down in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while the reporter aboard was covering a fatal bus accident. Two NBC LA employees were killed in the crash, along with another person on the ground. Carter Evans reports.
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US Swarms of news helicopters traverse Southern California to capture its mayhem. Then, one became the story. A pilot and reporter died, as did a person on the ground.
NYTimes – US A journalist and pilot who were on board the news helicopter when it crashed had flown hundreds of hours together since 2023.
NPR – US Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how it handles sexual assault reports, including allegations of a 2024 assault in a fraternity house. Yates will examine the university's investigations, disciplinary process and campus police response.
NPR – US Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, forming the combined company Skydance, which began trading on Wall Street on Tuesday. The merger unites Hollywood studios, streaming services, and cable networks including CNN, CBS News, Comedy Central, and TNT. Reports cite differing deal values.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon said the execution would be the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961 and the first by firing squad since World War II. CBS reported an email stating the execution is set for Dec. 3, though other reports said the date and location had yet to be set by the Army.
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