A transgender military helicopter pilot sued a conservative social media influencer for alleged defamation on Wednesday, two months after she was falsely blamed for a deadly midair collision over the Potomac River in Washington.

National Guard pilot Jo Ellis is suing conservative social media personality Matt Wallace after comments that she crashed the helicopter in DC.

The lies Matt Wallace spread about Jo Ellis left her facing death threats and forced her to hire private security guards.

A congressional hearing has reinforced the idea that the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented.

Multiple sources have confirmed a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, killing six.

A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, the New York City Police Department said on social media. ABC News said fatalities have been reported, citing law enforcement sources.

Six people were killed when a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday. Officials say a family of Spanish tourists, including three children died in the crash.

A helicopter carrying a family visiting from Spain and their pilot crashed into the Hudson River, killing all six people on board. City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, praised the rapid response from emergency crews,

Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Six people were killed when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, according to an AP source. Video shows the moment the chopper fell into the river.

New York police say a helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River Video posted on social media shows a helicopter partially submerged while emergency crews respond - the BBC has not independently verified this footage Edited by Caitlin Wilson A video circulating online appears to show the helicopter,

A helicopter, carrying at least six people, crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, leaving six people dead, reports say. Around 3:15 p.m., the helicopter, a Bell 206 LongRanger, went down into the river that divides New York City from New Jersey.