Hilton Botha is no longer investigating a charge of premeditated murder against Oscar Pistorius due to an attempted murder charge Botha is facing himself alledgedly shooting at a minivan, according to the Associated Press. ESPN reports that Pistorius’ family appeared more confident
(AP) Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officialsBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning from the United Nations that such killings
On Wednesday, the lead police detective that testified for the prosecution in Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa gave inconsistent – and confusing – testimony that may convince the South African judge presiding over the case to allow
The first round of golf’s Match Play Championship on Wednesday was suspended because of snow – in Arizona. Ten matches, including Tiger Woods’s against Charles Howell III, had not started when play was halted. Rory McIlroy also had not started
(AP) What’s different? Pistorius and police on killing By MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressJOHANNESBURG There are several key points where testimony conflicts between the prosecution and the defense in the Oscar Pistorius case. KILLING Police: Pistorius knew his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was
(AP) Authorities: 4 dead in California shooting spreeBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressTUSTIN, Calif.A chaotic shooting spree early Tuesday through Orange County, Calif., left four people dead, including the shooter, and two others injured before the man stopped and shot himself to
(AP) Nike, Oakley move away from Oscar Pistorius By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the
(AP) – Thousands of Shiite Muslims ended three days of protests in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after the government launched a paramilitary operation against militants responsible for a weekend bombing targeting the minority sect that killed 89 people. The protesters
By CHRIS TALBOTT and JEANNIE NUSSAssociated PressHEBER SPRINGS, Ark.Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready. The former country star apparently took her own life Sunday afternoon in Heber Springs, Ark. Authorities say McCready died of a suspected
(AP) Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from CubaBy IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, according to his Twitter account. Chavez’s return was
(AP) NATO kills insurgent behind US soldier’s deathBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a raid,
No rookie made the All-Star game that will tip off Sunday at 8 p.m., but rookie Damian Lillard won the NBA skills contest, and rookie Terrence Ross won the dunk contest. With some saying the last great dunk contest contestant,
(AP) Shiites lash out after Pakistan bombing kills 81By ABDUL SATTARAssociated PressQUETTA, PakistanAngry residents on Sunday demanded government protection from an onslaught of attacks against Shiite Muslims, a day after 81 people were killed in a massive bombing that a
American teen Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest woman in 39 years to win the slalom on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, at 17 years, 340 days, Shiffrin “is the youngest women’s world champion since American Diann Roffe-Steinrotter” won the giant
(AP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he will issue a decree banning Afghan security forces from asking international troops to carry out airstrikes under “any circumstances.” The announcement came amid anger over a joint Afghan-NATO operation this
By JILL LAWLESS and LORI HINNANTAssociated PressLONDONTests have found horsemeat in school meals, hospital food and restaurant dishes in Britain, officials said Friday, as the scandal over adulterated meat spread beyond frozen supermarket products. Results were coming in after U.K.
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressABOARD AIR FORCE ONEThe White House says President Barack Obama wants to give Marine Gen. John Allen time to consider his next assignment before deciding whether to proceed with his nomination to lead U.S. and NATO forces
By IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaThe world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released Friday showing the Venezuelan leader smiling alongside his daughters in
(AP) Buffett’s Heinz buy puts spotlight on big dealsBy CANDICE CHOI and JOSH FUNKAP Business WritersNEW YORKWarren Buffett and a fellow billionaire are teaming up to snap up the Heinz ketchup company, marking the food industry’s biggest ever deal and
Earlier this year, the FBI raided the medical offices of Dr. Salomon Melgen, seizing documents to investigate suspicions that he was overbilling Medicare. The Miami Herald reported, earlier this month, that one of the red flags that launched the Department of
(AP) 500 injured by blasts as meteor falls in RussiaBy JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWA meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons (11 tons) streaked at supersonic speed over Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday, setting off blasts that injured some 500 people
By REMA RAHMANAssociated PressSOMERVILLE, N.J.A former “Melrose Place” actress who was drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison, infuriating the victim’s relatives, who had hoped for the
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and HAVEN DALEYAssociated PressBIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.Officials say burned remains found in a California mountain cabin have been positively identified as fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner. San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said Thursday that
(AP) As others pull back, Vegas amps up gun promotionsBy HANNAH DREIERAssociated PressLAS VEGASOne Las Vegas shooting range is selling “take a shot at love” packages that include 50 submachine gun rounds. Another is offering wedding packages in which the
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has gotten Michelle Obama’s ringing endorsement. The first lady played host Wednesday at a White House workshop for about 80 middle- and high-school students from the District of Columbia
