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The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is promising a thorough investigation into the deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

A regional jet with 64 people aboard collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter as it was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., died Thursday. The latest on the investigation into the attack.

For the three singers, collaborating on the new album case/lang/veirs brought surprises, slip-ups and, finally, satisfaction.

Investigators are still working to piece together key details to determine the cause of the crash that killed 67 people.

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says Iraq has until the end of the day on Friday to respond the Security Council's resolution on disarmament. After that time, the country could face serious consequences, he says. NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports.

U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq examine the 11 empty chemical warheads they discovered at an ammunition storage area. Iraq insists the weapons are old. NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Mike Shuster explore the significance of the find and the potential for war.

A U.N. envoy who met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says there will be a Syrian timetable early next week for withdrawal from Lebanon. The U.S., France and Russia are among nations pressing Syria to remove its troops.

After months of negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran agrees to suspend a key part of its nuclear program. The U.S. has remained on the sidelines of the talks, and has indicated it may still bring the issue to the U.N. Security Council. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

U.N. weapons inspectors, foreign diplomats and journalists leave Baghdad in anticipation of possible war. In Kuwait, about 235,000 U.S. troops and 45,000 British troops move into position and prepare for a possible invasion of Iraq. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Jennifer Ludden.