Is it less safe to fly now than before? Let’s look at the data. In the US, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, tracks flight accidents involving serious injuries, fatalities or major aircraft damage, along with incidents that pose safety risks, such as engine failures, fires or system malfunctions.

The music agency Sound Talent Group said that three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood.

Ceremonies, processions and firework shows are taking place around Jackson County to commemorate Memorial Day and help people remember military service members who have died. Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May each year. This year, it’s on Monday, May 26.

Virginia Highway Safety Officer Kimberly Burt says one thing that is very striking is the number of people who do not wear seatbelts. “They are under the impression that it’s just a short distance or they don’t want to mess up their clothes; especially in rural communities, people tend to not buckle up.”

The U.S. Department of Justice said Boeing must pay $1.1 billion, including $445 million for the crash victims' families.

A 53-year-old man was driving a semitruck and trailer north on U.S. 23 near Huron Drive in Ann Arbor Township around 11:10 p.m. May 22, when he drifted over the left shoulder and into the median, said Rene Gonzalez, spokesperson for Michigan State Police.

A small plane crashed in dense fog in a Tierrasanta neighborhood early Thursday morning, killing at least two people on the plane and burning several cars and homes in a neighborhood of military families.

Chinese coastguard ship crashes into Philippine research boat before blasting it with water cannonSource: Philippine Coast Guard/ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Handout