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Close-up of the damage from the Conn. Metro-North collision. (credit: Fairfield Police)

Limited Metro-North, Amtrak Service Resumes Between NY, New Haven

Limited Metro-North Railroad and full Amtrak train service resumed at around 3 p.m. Tuesday between New York and New Haven, according to the MTA.

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Connecticut state investigators examines the scene of a Metro North train collision on May 18, 2013 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images)

Metro-North New Haven Service To Be Back By Wednesday Morning

Railroad officials in Connecticut said the morning commute went as well as can be expected following Friday’s train collision that injured 72 people and has shut down service.

2013/05/20

Police: Hofstra Student, Armed Suspect Killed During Uniondale Home Invasion

Nassau County Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack said a man with a ski mask forced his way into the house at 213 California Ave. in Uniondale at 2:30 a.m. Three females and one male were in the house.

2013/05/17

Police say the suspect pictured above is wanted for 18 burglaries in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. (credit: NYPD)

Cops: Suspect Wanted For String Of Burglaries In Outer Boroughs Poses As Utility Worker

Police say a man posing as a utility worker is wanted for 18 burglaries in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

2013/05/16

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (credit: Handout)

CBS News: Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Left Note In Boat

New evidence has emerged in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation that could become the centerpiece in the case against the surviving suspect in the attack.

2013/05/16

Drawing Held, But No Winning Tickets Sold; Powerball Jackpot Soars To $475 Mil

The next drawing will be held Saturday, with a cash value of $302.4 million, lottery officials said.

2013/05/15

Pedro Hernandez in court on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

NYC Judge Rules To Allow Etan Patz Murder Trial To Proceed

Pedro Hernandez pleaded not guilty in December to the murder charge in the death of 6-year-old Etan, who disappeared on his way to a school bus stop on May 25, 1979.

2013/05/15

Actress Angelina Jolie. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Angelina Jolie Says She Had Preventative Double Mastectomy

The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday’s New York Times under the headline, “My Medical Choice.”

2013/05/14

Prince Harry on February 27, 2013 in Maseru, Lesotho. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Prince Harry Heads To Tri-State For Last Leg Of U.S. Tour

Harry will be arriving in New York City on Monday before heading to the Jersey shore on Tuesday, where he’ll tour communities that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy, including Mantoloking and Seaside Heights.

2013/05/13

Queens Carjacking Suspect Undergoing Psychiatric Evaluation

Nicolas Almonte, 27, is charged with multiple counts of robbery, attempted robbery and unlawful imprisonment. He’s accused of stealing three vehicles, robbing a man and attempting to rob two others at gunpoint.

2013/05/10

Officers outside a building in Elizabeth, NJ where police say one woman was killed and another injured during an attack inside an apartment on Thursday, May 9, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Woman Strangled, Another Injured In Elizabeth Attack

Just before 11 p.m., police were called to a building on Madison Avenue just across the street from Winfield Scott Elementary School.

2013/05/09

Lee Samuel, 25, is charged with sexually assaulting two 7-year-old girls in Queens. (Credit: CBS 2)

Homeless Man Charged In Queens Sex Assaults Due In Court

Lee Samuel, 25, was handcuffed and quiet as he walked out of the NYPD Special Victim’s Unit in East Harlem Tuesday night, charged with sex abuse, committing a criminal sexual act, endangering the welfare of a child and forcible touching.

2013/05/08