AP - Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine airplane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day.

AP - A jury began deliberating Friday whether O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room.

AP - A judge has ordered the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller held without bail in Boston, denying a request for lower bail by citing the defendant's history of deception.

AP - Officials found hundreds of animals crowded into a filthy, foul-smelling compound and dozens of puppy carcasses in a freezer, and the kennel's owner lost his license to operate Thursday and was charged with animal cruelty.

AP - A Utah state park moved an American Indian-inspired statue of a humpbacked flute player Thursday after objections that it was offensive because the male figure is anatomically correct.

AP - The World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid, powered by tugs and accompanied by a festive Hudson River traffic jam, was returned Thursday to the Manhattan pier where it has served for 24 years as a military and space museum.

AP - Alarmed by the financial meltdown, stores nationwide are slapping sale signs on everything from fall sweaters to furniture — frantically trying to attract shoppers who are cutting back.

AP - Houston has joined Los Angeles to become the second place in the nation classified as having a severe smog problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.

AP - The owners of the World Trade Center site announced a delay in the completion of a multibillion-dollar transit hub Thursday but pledged to open a nearly finished Sept. 11 memorial by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

AP - Internationally known radio/TV evangelist John Hagee is recovering from open heart surgery at a San Antonio hospital. A spokeswoman for Hagee's Cornerstone Church says the successful procedure was performed Thursday.

AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that he's pushing for changes that would allow him to seek a third term leading the nation's largest city, saying he wants to handle unfinished business including the "unprecedented challenges" brought on by the recent financial crisis.