All lanes reopen on NY road after auto crashes

By FRANK ELTMAN
Associated Press

SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) - All lanes of the Long Island Expressway reopened Thursday following a chain reaction of fiery crashes that killed one person and injured 33 others.

Police said a tractor-trailer smashed into several vehicles about 70 miles east of New York City on Wednesday, setting off a

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10 Things to Know for Thursday

By The Associated Press

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. IS STEROID USE UNDER CONTROL IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

An AP investigation finds more than 4,700 players packed on rapid weight in a season without drawing much attention from schools or the NCAA.

2. HOW ONE TEXAS TOWN KEEPS

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Chicago jail escape resembles 1985 breakout

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - This week's daring escape from a downtown Chicago jail bore striking similarities to the last time anyone broke out of the high-rise facility, nearly three decades ago.

Sometime before 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, authorities say, convicted bank robbers Kenneth Conley and Joseph

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Super Mario man arrested in Times Square groping

NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a man dressed as a Super Mario Brother has been arrested for groping a woman in New York City's Times Square.

An NYPD spokesman says 34-year-old Damon Torres of North Bergen, N.J., was charged with forcible touching on Wednesday. Police say Torres blocked a 58-year-old woman's path in front of 4 Times Square and grabbed

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Out-of-state family to claim body of shooter's mom

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's chief medical examiner says arrangements are being made out of state for the burial of the mother of Adam Lanza, who fatally shot 20 children and six adults in a Newtown elementary school.

The New Haven Register reports (http://bit.ly/T9lc3X ) that Dr. H. Wayne Carver said a funeral home outside Connecticut

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