Angel Flight crashes in NY, 2 killed, 1 missing
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) -- The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said....
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81....
Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme that allowed a convicted murder to escape....
Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River....
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people....
Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care....
Sandy-damaged NYC aquarium reopens this weekend
NEW YORK (AP) -- Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy....
Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything - cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter....
Suspects in Denver bar slayings plead not guilty
DENVER (AP) -- Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killings have pleaded not guilty....
'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. train wreck
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said Friday without explaining what the condition was, though they did say repair work was done last month in the area of the crash....
Ohio kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house said Friday that he's not endorsing a group of restaurants that are offering him free burgers for life and wants his name kept out of it....
Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
PHOENIX (AP) -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:...
Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday....
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began two decades ago....
