NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River near the New Jersey shoreline, killing the pilot and a Spanish family of five who were on board.

The glowing object was a bolide, fireballs that explode in a bright flash, according to experts. It streaked across Mexico’s predawn skies on Wednesday.

A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to Houston's Hobby ...

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Six people, including three kids, were killed in Thursday's crash. An investigation is underway into the helicopter crash that killed six people-- the pilot and a family of Spanish tourists ...

The Bell 206 helicopter ... Jersey City, New Jersey, coastline at about 3:17 p.m. Thursday, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch. New York City Fire Department ...