Washington, Feb 17 : Investigators have located key components that might help reveal what the pilot did to try to save Continental Airlines Flight 3407 during its final desperate seconds.

After a seemingly routine flight, the airplane endured a 26-second plunge before smashing into a house in icy weather about six miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Thursday night, killing 49 people on the plane and one on the ground.

The recovery team says they''ve removed 50 percent of the aircraft from the scene, CBS News reported.

New York, Feb 17 : The ongoing economic crisis has been revealed to have affected even the most sought after nip and tuck jobs, or surgical enhancements.

The business is said to have gone down drastically with boob jobs, tummy tucks, face-lifts and other surgeries not being sought after much anymore, reports the New York Daily News.

As per Crain''s New York Business reports, the business has gone down 20 to 50 percent, even though it had survived previous economic downturns.

New York, Feb 17 : Hollywood actress Jennifer Love Hewitt seems to be enjoying her newly found single-status, after splitting from fiance Ross McCall, as she was seen celebrating Valentine's Day with a female friend.

Hewitt has put all the rumors of any kind of a reunion with her former fiance to rest, for she was seen enjoying herself to the core with her friend.

Hewitt even raised a toast to her single status, while binging on alcohol.

"Here's to being single . . . . My one true love right now is fashion!" the New York Daily News quoted Hewitt, as saying.

Washington, Feb 17 : Hip-hop star Akon and Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union have offered support to Rihanna, who was allegedly attacked by Chris Brown, and have urged her to be strong.

The `Umbrella' hitmaker was left with a split lip, a bloody nose and bite marks on her hands after Brown allegedly attacked her following a heated argument.

However, after much of speculation over the incident, Brown has publicly said that he was `saddened' by the incident, which left Rihanna needing hospital treatment.

New York, Feb 17 : "Slumdog Millionaire" starlet Freida Pinto's newfound fame is taking a toll on her credit card, for the lady is on a shopping spree to look her best in all her appearances.

The actress was recently spotted at Liberty in London, where she picked up Alexander McQueen and Calvin Klein dresses to wear on Jay Leno''s "The Tonight Show."

Also, Pinto is "in talks with British shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood to custom-make shoes" for her red-carpet walk, reports The New York Post.

Washington, February 17 : A collaborative study led by scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa has led to the conversion of a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form, which is ideal as a carrier for gene therapy.

The researchers have revealed that the first gene therapy has been found to completely cure human cystic fibrosis lung tissue in culture.