While landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.

Wall Street pointed mostly higher in premarket trading Thursday while more corporate earnings poured in a day after the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark lending rate alone. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.

Political leaders had warned about the dangers of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. months before an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on its approach to the airport.

In the case of Spence vs. American Airlines Inc. et al., U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor, Fort Worth Texas, ruled on Jan. 10 that American and its fiduciaries violated ERISA’s duty of loyalty provision, which says fiduciaries must put participants’ interests above employer interests.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a statement on the collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter, expressing 'deep sorrow' over the accident.

A look at the victims of Wednesday’s devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom shared a letter to all employees sharing updates and resources following the deadly mid-air collision.

Donald Trump has come under fire after ordering a Federal hiring freeze just days before the fatal American Airlines collision.

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it was withdrawing from the network of central banks and regulators focused on curbing climate change.

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The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) gained 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) rose nearly 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) was up nearly 0.3%.