The New York City medical examiner said it has started sifting construction debris from the World Trade Center site in an effort to find any human remains from the 9/11 terrorist attacks where over 2,750 people died. Thus far, 1,634 have been identified. The work began Monday, and is expected to continue for about 10 Weeks on Staten Island.
An Alaska State Trooper helicopter carrying a trooper, a pilot for the agency and a rescued snowmobiler crashed in the south-central part of the state, leaving all three aboard feared dead. The trooper helicopter was on a mission to pick up a snowmobiler stranded near Larson Lake 7 miles east of Talkeetna in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
A 21-year-old old who entered Columbia University with a full scholarship and a bright future was found dead of a possible overdose in a dorm room on Sunday. Jessica Fingers, a former track star at Monticello High School, had taken a leave of absence from the university last spring but was reportedly staying with a female friend and visiting her boyfriend, who are both current Columbia students.
Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler announced his team will seek the death penalty against James Holmes, accused of shooting 70 people, killing 12 during a midnight screening in Aurora Colorado.
