Baltimore mayor wants answers...Statue of Liberty evacuated...Cheaper jet fuel means bigger airline profits

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The mayor of Baltimore says she wants answers to why police policies were not followed in the unexplained police-custody death of Freddie Gray. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says the police commissioner has assured her the investigation into Gray's death is moving as quickly as possible. Gray was arrested April 12 and loaded into a police van. At some point, he suffered a mysterious spinal injury. He died Sunday. The arrest and death have sparked marches and rallies by demonstrators who say police mistreat blacks in Baltimore and across the country.

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Activists in Missouri may be unsuccessful in their effort to get an independent investigation of the way a prosecutor handled the grand jury proceedings in the Michael Brown shooting. A judge today gave strong indications that he may toss the lawsuit by the activists. They want him to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate what they claim was misconduct by prosecutor Robert McCulloch. But the judge told their attorneys that an outside investigation may be unnecessary -- since the Justice Department reached the same conclusion as the grand jury, which declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tourists have been evacuated today from the Statue of Liberty, where New York City police say they responded to a report of a suspicious package. One man says he had just made it up to the statue's crown when a park ranger got a call on his phone and announced, "It's time to leave." Visitors say the evacuation was orderly, but that they weren't given any information about what was going on.

BOSTON (AP) — Some passengers on the Boston public transit system say the free rides that are being given to everyone today don't quite make up for the service disruptions and breakdowns that plagued the system during a winter with record-setting snow. One woman says her son often waited for trains that never arrived, causing him to lose income from his job. She says the weather can't be fixed -- but the transit system can.

DALLAS (AP) — Airlines are seeing record-high profits -- thanks to cheaper jet fuel. Like motorists, the airlines have been saving money at the pump since oil prices began plunging last summer. The spot price of jet fuel is down 40 percent since September. The profit at American Airlines was a record $932 million in the first quarter, even though passengers flew fewer miles. The other three U.S. airline giants reported similar results in recent days.