Snow laughing matter? NYPD probes frosty face-off in the park

The New York Police Department is investigating a boisterous snowball fight in a Manhattan park after several officers were hit in the face, dividing the mayor and other city leaders on Tuesday over whether the throwers should be reminded to show a little respect or arrested and prosecuted.

A video of snow-splattered officers being pelted by a jeering crowd of New Yorkers was shared widely on social media on Monday, prompting debate over whether anyone who walks into a public snowball...