Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slaying

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius leaves the Boschkop police station, east of Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday. Pistorius was taken into custody after a 30-year-old woman, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot dead at his home. Pistorius made history by becoming the first double amputee to compete in the Olymp...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine’s Day slaying of his girlfriend at his upscale home in South Africa, a shocking twist to one of the feel-good stories of last summer’s Olympi...

Published: 02/15/2013