One of the military pilots who died in Wednesday night’s midair collision near Washington is from Noxubee County, Mississippi.

Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, and Staff Sgt. Ryan O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, were both identified by the governors of their home states.

World Health Organization officials declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak -- later to be dubbed COVID-19 -- a public health emergency of international concern.