Monday, July 29, 2013
2nd body pulled from NY river after crash
PIERMONT, N.Y.
A day after a bride-to-be was pulled dead from the Hudson River, the body of her fiance’s best man was found a mile downstream Sunday, the second victim of a nighttime crash involving a speedboat and a barge north of New York City.
The deadly collision left Brian Bond, 30, grieving for his fiancee, Lindsey Stewart, 30, and his best friend while facing surgery for his own injuries as another friend is charged with manslaughter — two weeks before the wedding day. Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco announced that a body believed to be that of Mark Lennon, 30, the best man, was found Sunday morning.
Church mourns 3 killed in bus crash
INDIANAPOLIS
An Indianapolis con- gregation Sunday mourned the deaths of their youth pastor, his pregnant wife and another member who were killed when a church bus overturned with a mile to go in a return trip from a Michigan summer camp.
Colonial Hills Baptist Church youth pastor Chad Phelps, his pregnant piano-teacher wife, Courtney Phelps, and chaperone Tonya Weindorf were killed, said deacon Jeff Leffew.
Dozens of people were hurt in the crash, which happened near Interstate 465.
Cops: $53M in jewels stolen from hotel
paris
A staggering $53 million worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe’s biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious “Pink Panther” jewel-thief gang.
The hotel in the French Riviera was hosting a temporary jewelry exhibit over the summer from the prestigious Leviev diamond house, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev.
Weiner official quits
new york
Anthony Weiner vowed to stay in the race for New York City mayor Sunday despite the loss of his campaign manager and the drumbeat of critics questioning his fitness for public office.
Weiner confirmed that campaign manager Danny Kedem resigned Saturday after reports surfaced that Weiner continued to exchange lewd photos and messages with women despite resigning from Congress in 2011 over the same behavior.
Spanish train’s driver charged provisionally
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain
The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged Sunday with multiple cases of negligent homicide.
A court statement said investigative magistrate Luis Alaez released Francisco Jose Garzon Amo without bail.
The statement said Garzon must appear in court once a week and is forbidden to leave Spain without permission. It also said his license had been withdrawn.
Col. Bud Day dies
miami
Retired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 51/2 years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain’s cellmate, has died at age 88, his widow said Sunday.
Day, one of the nation’s most highly decorated servicemen since Gen. Douglas MacArthur and later a tireless advocate for veterans’ rights, died Saturday surrounded by family at his home in Shalimar, after a long illness, Doris Day said.
Associated Press