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....
LI police reopening probe into 1986 student death
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Police on Long Island are reopening the investigation into the 1986 death of a teenage rabbinical student who was bludgeoned in his dormitory room....
US Park Police to end furloughs next week
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Park Service is ending unpaid leave for U.S. Park Police officers earlier than expected....
Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment....
NYC lawsuit alleging Favre sent racy texts settled
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday....
Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees....
'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....
