DARIEN, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in Iraq and had been trying to rebuild his life was killed after he was thrown from a roller coaster at an upstate New York amusement park.

If ever a state was custom-made for hosting winter sleigh rides, it would have to be New York. With endless miles of forested roads and paths, and scenery that would make even Bob Ross and Grandma ...