BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.

Twins catcher Joe Mauer will be used as the designated hitter for Saturday night's game against the Boston Red Sox after missing Friday's game because of a sore back.

LOWELL, Mass.—Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Alaska gold miners and refineries remain optimistic despite dropping gold prices.

Medard Prosper, along with two older brothers, survived a civil war in his native Democratic Republic of Congo that claimed the lives of his parents and nine siblings.

A 21-year-old Wisconsin woman was injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning, May 18.

The Minnesota House voted Friday night, May 17, to pass a health and human services bill that accounts for nearly one-third of the state's general fund -- a big step in finishing budget work before the Legislature adjourns Monday.

Minneapolis police have reopened the 1996 homicide case of a 31-year-old woman found stabbed to death in the trunk of her car.

The sun may be out but more rain is expected Sunday morning, May 19.

ALBANY, N.Y.—A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.

A St. Paul man is dead after being hit by a semi in Wisconsin Friday, May 17.

Shannon Hall sat next to her "black twin," longtime friend Monica Hines, at the Twins Care assisted living facility in Highland Park, preparing for the worst. Hall quietly explained to Karen Rainford, one of Hines' academic instructors, that the family was readying her legal affairs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.

Minnesota's House and Senate are in session, with long weekend shifts likely as the clock counts down on the regular session.

WASHINGTON—There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

The Minnesota House has scheduled what promises to be a lengthy debate for Saturday, May 18, on a bill that would let unions try to organize personal care workers and child care providers.

HOUSTON—Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb.

NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people.

With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.

CAIRO—The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders.