An Alabama man was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Friday for his wife’s death during their honeymoon in Australia nearly six years ago.
Alabama man jailed in scuba honeymoon death
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Thousands gather to hear, cheer Iran’s Michelle Obama
Dancing in public in not allowed in Iran, but thousands could hardly contain themselves at a recent presidential campaign rally in the capital city, Tehran. On this day, the deafening cheers were not for presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi, but rather for his wife — a woman some are calling Iran’s Michelle Obama. The comparisons to the first lady of the United States stem from the role Zahra Rahnavard is playing in her husband’s quest for the presidency.
The Drew Peterson Murder Case: Will Hearsay Evidence Seal His Fate?
“Testimony from the grave.” That’s what prosecutors are calling a key part of their strategy against Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police officer arrested last week on charges that he murdered the third of his four wives. It may sound like just another melodramatic turn in the tabloid tale of Peterson, who has been under a cloud of suspicion since his petite fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in the fall of 2007 after reportedly telling relatives that she wanted to leave what she described as an abusive relationship. But the prosecution’s strategy against Peterson, 55, could in fact be based on a controversial new Illinois law that allows for the admission of hearsay testimony.
Pastry chef receives double hand transplant
Jeff Kepner just wanted to hold his 13-year-old daughter’s hand again.
Swine Flu: A Survivor’s Tale
When Moises Bonilla watched a fellow swine flu sufferer breathe her last in the isolated hospital ward, he prayed he would not follow her. The 39-year-old woman had been on the bed next to him for two days, tubes shoved into her throat, her eyes rarely flickering. Although she was unable to speak, Bonilla felt an affinity with her as he did with all his fellow patients, who egged each other on with calls to keep fighting.
Florida man kills wife, 2 kids, himself, officials say
A man shot and killed his wife and two of their children and then killed himself in central Florida on Sunday night, authorities said.
Manhunt for professor continues, college town mourns 3 dead
Police searched without success Sunday for a University of Georgia professor who allegedly shot and killed his wife and two other people at a community theater group’s reunion Saturday, then fled.
Dad who killed family, self was $460K in debt, sheriff says
A man who shot his wife and three children to death before committing suicide in Middletown, Maryland, last weekend had about $460,000 in mortgage and credit card debt, the local sheriff said Tuesday. Deputies who examined a computer taken from Christopher Wood’s home found information that showed “severe financial difficulties,” including money owed on a home in Florida that the family had been unable to sell, Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said at a news conference. Wood was a salesman for CSX Railroad, where he earned about $97,000 a year, the sheriff said.
O.J. comments misunderstood, Hulk Hogan says
Hulk Hogan said his comments to Rolling Stone magazine that he can "totally understand" O.J. Simpson — the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man — are being misunderstood
Bomb threat temporarily grounds Danish royals
A bomb threat at Copenhagen’s airport Saturday prompted a temporary evacuation of Denmark’s crown prince and his wife from their commercial flight, police said.