While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ones. Here's the latest.

Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.

The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash. There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices.