The latest Brooklyn news items courtesy NY Daily News

Plane crash investigation continues in Spain
The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people.

Cindy McCain's 'only child' claim angers half-siblings
Cindy McCain's claim to being the "only child" of Arizona beer baron Jim Hensley touched off a family feud Wednesday with an angry half-sister who was shortchanged in the will.

Suspect arrested in elevator granny beating
Cops are questioning a suspect in the brutal attack of an elderly woman inside a Brooklyn elevator earlier this month.

Little girls from New Jersey, trapped in Russia-Georgia conflict, reunited with family
Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks.

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