Pistorius: Amputee track star Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail, which is somewhat unusual for a man accused of premeditated murder in South Africa. The magistrate cited several errors and blunders in the prosecution case and said Pistorius was not …

National: That strange hostage-taking in Midland City, Ala. ended with the death of the kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran. The boy he was holding in an underground bunker survived. The FBI says they entered the bunker on …