2 National Guard Members Removed From Inauguration Security After Ties Found to Far-Right Groups

Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Two National Guard members found to have ties to far-right militia groups have been removed from their assignments to help secure the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden from outside threats,reports the Associated Press. No wider plot was discovered, according to the report, which cites an unnamed U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official. State or alleged militia affiliations of the two Guard members were not revealed.

2 National Guard Pilots Who Were Killed in Blackhawk Helicopter Crash on Ala. Highway Identified

Photo: Tennessee Military Department The two national guard pilots who died after a helicopter crashed on an Alabama highway have been identified. The Tennessee National Guard said in a release on Thursday that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Wadham and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Danny Randolph “were both killedwhen their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed during a training flight near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in Huntsville.” Wadham is from Joelton, Tennessee, and had served for 15 years.

2 National Guardsmen Dead in Black Hawk Helicopter Crash on Ala. Highway: 'Destroyed Beyond Recognition'

A Tennessee National Guard helicopter crashed in Alabama on Wednesday, killing two crew members. The Tennessee National Guard confirmed the deaths in anews release, which revealed the Black Hawk helicopter was on a training mission when it crashed around 3 p.m. local time in the unincorporated community of Harvest along Alabama Highway 53. “It was destroyed beyond recognition,” Don Webster, the community relations director for Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, told theTennessean.

2 New Jersey Teens Fall Through Ice and Die in Separate Incidents: 'It Has Been a Tragic Night'

Photo: GoFundMe; Two New Jersey communities are mourning the loss of teenage boys after both fell through the ice while walking over frozen ponds in their Middlesex County hometowns, officials announced. David Tillberg, 15, and Yousef Khela, 13, were the two victims who tragically lost their lives in Wednesday’s separate — but eerily similar — pond incidents, the East Brunswick Police Department and the Carteret Fire Department & EMS Division confirm in respective press releases.

2 Newborns Found in Daycare Bathroom Pronounced Dead After Mom Had 'Emergency Medical Situation'

Two newborn girls died after being found in a bathroom at a childcare center in Chicago, according to authorities. Per CBS News, the babies were unresponsive and taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A statement from the childcare center said that the medical emergency “resulted in the unanticipated delivery of newborn twin babies.