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The single-engine Piper PA-23 crashed around 8:20 p.m. PT on Sunday shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Regional Airport, according to the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a small plane crash that killed all four occupants -- North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two children -- in Moab, Utah, according to officials. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. "First Lady Kathryn, Lt. Gov. [Tammy] Miller and I are deeply saddened by the heartbreaking loss of Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, Amy, and their two young sons," Burgum wrote. "Sen. Larsen was a father, husband, coach, entrepreneur, businessman, state senator and lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota National Guard who committed himself fully to each of those roles with an unwavering sense of honor and duty," he continued. "As a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for ...

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a gun charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court dismissed a gun charge Monday against a Washington state senator who had been arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory in what he called an “honest mistake.” Republican Jeff Wilson self-declared he was carrying the gun at the airport Oct. 21, has a clear criminal record in Hong Kong and made his admission in an open manner, the prosecution said at the court hearing. Principal Magistrate Don So approved the arrangement for a bind-over order rather than a plea to possessing an unlicensed firearm, saying he was inclined to believe Wilson was innocent. The bind-over order requires Wilson to keep the peace and avoid committing further firearms offenses for two years. The magistrate said Wilson would be fined 2,000 Hong Kong dollars ($255) for breaching the order if he doesn't comply. With the case...

U.S. officials are investigating after a state senator boarded a fight with a firearm in his carry-on luggage. U.S. officials are investigating after a state senator boarded a flight to Hong Kong with an unloaded firearm in his carry-on luggage. Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson was arrested in Hong Kong on Friday after discovering the firearm in his carry-on luggage and reporting it to customs officials, according to a statement from Wilson. A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration said Wilson boarded a flight from Portland and "passed through security and Travel ed with an unloaded firearm in his carry-on bag." The TSA "takes this situation very seriously and is currently investigating the circumstances," the spokesperson said. Departing travelers wait at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, April 26, 2023. Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Wilson c...

Ted Cruz's office said his daughter is OK and asked for privacy for the family after Houston police and fire personnel were called to his home Tuesday Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's office said late Tuesday that his daughter is OK and asked for privacy for the family after Houston police and fire personnel were called to his home. "This is a family matter and thankfully their daughter is okay," Cruz's representatives said in a statement to ABC affiliate KTRK and other outlets. "There were no serious injuries. The family requests the media respect their daughter 's privacy at this time," Cruz's office said. Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz speaks during the 2022 Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership meeting, in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022. Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE via Shutterstock According to KTRK, the Houston Police Department said they received reports just before 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wo...