Jet, helicopter crash investigation continues; FireAid brings musicians together

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• A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.
• Green Day and Billie Eilish kicked off the massive FireAid benefit concert, a two-venue concert extravaganza that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
• President Donald Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution.
• NASA's 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together.
• FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids.
• Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs.
• Justice Department sues to block $14 billion Juniper buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Stock market today Tesla, IBM and Meta lead most of Wall Street higher.
• U.S. economy grows solid 2.3% in October-December on eve of Trump return to White House, 2.8% in '24.
• Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil.
• Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78.
• Rihanna appears at trial of A$AP Rocky and outshines key testimony on alleged shooting.
• A newly-minted All-Star leads basketball’s top team to another win, a former No. 1 pick is one of a handful of first-time NBA All-Stars, a multi-time Cy Young winner takes his talents north of the border, the world’s top golfer returns to action and figure skating has lost an icon at the age of 95.
• Unusual betting patterns surrounding play of Terry Rozier in 2023 game with Charlotte investigated.
• NFL says it will look into allegations by massage therapists about Justin Tucker's behavior.
• 5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging.
• Israel's ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here's what that looks like.
• Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival.

—The Associated Press

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