Born and raised in rural Georgia, Willow Avalon grew up surrounded by country and gospel music. At the age of 12, she taught herself how to play guitar and was soon performing in local bands. She left home at 15 to pursue her dreams, and at one point, she lived in her car. Things changed with the release of her debut EP, which got over 30 million streams. From her new record, here is Avalon with “Tequila or Whiskey.” Source

Recovery efforts are resuming Saturday at the site of the nation’s worst air disaster in more than a decade. Investigators now have all three of the black boxes from the Army helicopter and passenger jet that collided in midair near Reagan National Airport and crashed into Washington D.C.’s Potomac River on Wednesday. All 67 people on board the two aircraft were killed. Source

Iconic troupe Blue Man Group is ending its New York City run. The group had nearly 18,000 performances after 34 years. They will take the stage for the final time in New York on Sunday. Source

American-Israeli Keith Siegel is back on Israeli soil this morning after he was among three hostages released by Hamas militants in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, more than 15 months after they were taken captive by the group during its Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack. Source

The 60 passengers on the American Airlines plane that collided in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday near Washington, D.C. included young figure skaters. They were returning from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, along with their parents and coaches. The tragedy has rocked a tight-knit athletic community. Source

The Trump administration is planning to implement sweeping tariffs on two of the closest neighbors and trading partners of the U.S. On Friday, Mr. Trump said there is nothing Canada and Mexico can do to delay 25% tariffs on goods coming into the U.S. from those countries. The U.S. is also placing a 10% tariff on imports from China. Source

Officials at a prison in Brazil have discovered that geese can provide security. The geese patrol the fenced perimeter between the prison yard and the outer walls. Source

Born and raised in rural Georgia, Willow Avalon grew up surrounded by country and gospel music. At the age of 12, she taught herself how to play guitar and was soon performing in local bands. She left home at 15 to pursue her dreams, and at one point, she lived in her car. Things changed with the release of her debut EP, which got over 30 million streams. From her new record, here is Avalon with “Homewrecker.” Source

American-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel was among three hostages released by Hamas militants in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, more than 15 months after they were taken captive by the group during its Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack. Siegel was freed in Gaza City about two hours after Israelis Yarden Bibas and Ofer Calderon were released in the southern city of Khan Younis. Source

Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn’t go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer. Source