Woman sentenced to prison for poisoning smoothie
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman was sentenced Tuesday to consecutive prison terms for spiking a 79-year-old man’s peach smoothie with antifreeze after taking control of his bank accounts. Vernal’s 8th District Judge Clark McClellan ordered Selena Irene…
Threatened butterfly vanishes in last Florida refuge
BAHIA HONDA KEY, Fla. (AP) — For more than a year, Bahia Honda State Park biologist Jim Duquesnel traversed the nature sanctuary with two hopes. He wanted to see a Miami blue butterfly and rid the Florida Keys outpost of…
Miami hits new milestones by routing Pacers 105-90
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored 23 points and nearly produced his first triple double in 11 months and Dwyane Wade had 16 points Tuesday night, leading the Miami Heat to a 105-90 rout of the Indiana Pacers to become…
Barca ease past Leverkusen
Alexis Sanchez hit his first Champions League goals, and Lionel Messi added a third, as Barcelona won their last-16 tie first leg at Bayer Leverkusen. Sanchez capped a dominant first half for the defending champions by slotting home from the…
Robshaw to remain England captain
Chris Robshaw has been confirmed as England captain for the remainder of the Six Nations. The 25-year-old Harlequins flanker, originally appointed skipper for the first two matches, led England to wins in Scotland and Italy. “He is one of many…
Kenny Rogers sues Capitol Records over royalties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenny Rogers is suing Capitol Records, claiming the company has not properly paid him for digital downloads, ringtones and other uses of his songs. Rogers in the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Nashville is…
Karan’s strong woman can borrow from the boys
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Karan makes every outfit she designs for a strong, confident woman, and for fall, that woman is comfortable enough in her own skin to wear heavily tailored menswear looks. Her runway show, held Monday on…
Sports minister: Spain has doping problem
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s sports minister acknowledged Tuesday the country has a doping problem that needs fixing after its record in the fight against drugs came under scrutiny with Alberto Contador’s ban from cycling. Jose Ignacio Wert, minister for Education,…
Aruba and British Virgin Islands admitted to RADO
Aruba and the British Virgin Islands are now members of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO). The Board reviewed and approved applications for membership from both territories at the annual Board meeting in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis….
Huge soccer match-fixing trial begins in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans shouted slogans outside a Turkish courthouse Tuesday in support of 93 suspects, including the jailed president of the country’s top soccer team, who went on trial in a massive match-fixing scandal. Aziz…
