B-52 crashes at Edwards Air Force Base, eight dead

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight crew members crashed shortly after takeoff on a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert, with officials describing the crash site as "not survivable." The cause of the crash is under investigation, making it one of the deadliest US military aviation accidents in recent memory. The aircraft went down at 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday.