Pretoria, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius, the 2012 Olympic star and first double amputee to compete in the Olympics against able-bodied runners, is being charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius shot Steenkamp in their home on Feb. 14. While Pistorius said he believed he was shooting an intruder, a police investigator told CNN Pistorius was not acting in self defense when he shot and killed Steenkamp.
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to using campaign funds for personal expenses. The ex-politician and son of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson will face a maximum fine of $250,000 and up to five years in prison according to CNN.
