DA: Wife lied to try to get baby off life support
A New York City woman pretended to be a hospital administrator, called an emergency room and tried to get hospital staff to take the baby of her husband’s mistress off life support, prosecutors say.
Doc: Peterson’s 3rd wife wasn’t prone to falling
Prosecutors on Wednesday began battling Drew Peterson’s attorneys over a crucial question a jury will have to answer at the former police officer’s upcoming trial — whether his third wife’s death was murder or accidental.
Haggard Now Free Of “Gay Compulsions” – Wife
Ted Haggard, out of the news for three years since he left his megachurch in disgrace, is back in the news. He had originally been caught up in a scandal involving drug use and a male prostitute. His wife appeared on “The Today Show” on Wednesday, and …
Disgraced pastor is freed of gay urges, wife says
In 2006, megachurch pastor Ted Haggard made headlines for a scandal involving drugs and a male prostitute, but his wife Gayle chose to stay with him. On Wednesday she said that therapy has cured him of his compulsions. “Our relationship is better than it’s ever been,” she said.
Former aide says Edwards discussed leaving wife
A former aide to John Edwards says in a new book that the two-time presidential candidate told him he thought about leaving his wife but also cited his love for her as a reason to keep details of an affair hidden, according to a newspaper report Tue…
Neighbor: Stacy Peterson sensed death
The fourth wife of Drew Peterson was sure her husband would murder her, even telling a neighbor in 2007 that “‘I’m already dead,’” according to testimony at a pretrial hearing.
Ex-cop gave favors to Peterson during probe
A retired Illinois State Police sergeant, testifying at a hearing to determine what “hearsay” evidence can be used in Drew Peterson’s murder trial, said he never thought the ex-cop’s wife might have been killed.
Beheading suspect claims he was battered
The founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife was abused by her for years, according to his lawyer.
Month by month: Michelle Obama’s first year in the White House
Barack Obama has had a miserable first anniversary in power, but his wife, Michelle, is still riding high, according to a poll
Betty Broderick denied parole in murders
One-time San Diego socialite Betty Broderick on Thursday was denied parole for fatally shooting her ex-husband and his new wife more than 20 years ago, with a two-person panel saying she remains angry and unrepentant over her crime.