Oscar Pistorius’ parole release blocked by South African justice minister

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius will not be freed on parole this Friday because the decision to do so was made without the right legal basis, the justice minister said on Wednesday, shocking the athlete’s family who were preparing for his homecoming.

O’Malley goes after Trump, touts unionization in Vegas

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley on Wednesday rallied workers seeking to unionize at the Trump International in Las Vegas and criticized Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

Arizona inmate’s death ruled homicide

The death of an inmate at a prison near Kingman, Arizona, has been ruled a homicide.

 
Beatles’ first recording contract headed to auction

The first recording contract ever signed by The Beatles — during their early days in Hamburg, Germany — is expected to fetch about $150,000 when it goes up for auction in New York next month, the company handing the sale said on Tuesday.

 
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle pleading guilty to child porn charges

Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle has agreed to plead guilty on Wednesday morning to charges related to sex with minors and child pornography, according to a plea agreement released by the U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Indiana.

 
WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning found guilty of violating prison rules

Soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, was found guilty on Tuesday of violating jail rules and given three weeks of recreation curbs, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

 
Yosemite National Park sees second visitor diagnosed with plague

A second person to visit California’s Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with the plague, the latest of several such infections in the Western United States this year, health officials said on Tuesday.

 
Man dies trying to save suicidal man at Hawaii university dorm

A 24-year-old man died trying to save another man who attempted to kill himself by jumping from a 14th-floor dormitory window at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu police and university officials said on Tuesday.

 
Clinton urges Black Lives Matter activists to change policies, not hearts

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a sometimes tense private meeting last week with five “Black Lives Matter” activists, urging them to find a way to change policies because “I don’t believe you change hearts.”

 
NFL, players union urged to settle in Tom Brady suspension

A federal judge on Wednesday urged the National Football League and its players union to continue discussing a possible settlement to resolve their dispute over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game “Deflategate” suspension.

 
Cheaters website AshleyMadison.com says stolen data leaked online

Avid Life Media, the company behind infidelity website AshleyMadison.com, confirmed on Wednesday that some legitimate data has been stolen from it and published online, but said it has never stored credit card information on its servers.

Early morning crash involves Metro patrol car

A portion of the Las Vegas Strip has reopened after a crash involving a Las Vegas police squad car early Wednesday morning, police said.

Police pinning one-legged black man enrages Internet — VIDEO

A cellphone video showing numerous San Francisco police officers pinning and handcuffing a one-legged black man near the city’s downtown financial district has sparked anger on social media.

Woman fatally injured in Laughlin boat crash ID’d

KINGMAN, Ariz — The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the Arizona woman who was fatally injured when the boat she was operating struck a water taxi tied to the dock of a Laughlin Casino.

Batgirl actress Yvonne Craig dies at 78

LOS ANGELES – Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960’s “Batman” TV series, died on Monday. She was 78.

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