Frank DiPascali, formerly the finance chief at Bernard Madoff's investment advisory business, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a slew of charges including fraud. The 10 different counts against DiPascali, who was not granted bond, included securities fraud, falsifying records, mail fraud and conspiracy. "I was a guy who did whatever I was told to do around the office," DiPascali told the court. "Bernie was a mentor to me and more. I was loyal to a terrible, terrible fault." Madoff, ...

Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again." The amputee is one of about 1,000 servicemen and veterans who have reaped the benefits of the therapeutic art of fly-fishing, with the help of retired Navy Capt. Ed Nicholson. "The demons of war, you just don't set them aside," says Nicholson, 67. "But once you get out on the river, the serenity is ...