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Wisconsin ex-deputy sheriff with ALS not guilty of double killing

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A terminally ill former Wisconsin deputy sheriff was found not guilty on Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and her sister in his home due to his degenerative neurological disease, court documents showed. In a 10-2 decision, jurors found Andrew Steele, 40, was not responsible for the 2014 killings, by reason of mental disease, according to the records. His attorney had argued that

The Weight Of A Woman

There is a scale at my gym that seems to be a smart scale. You input your height and gender, estimate the weight of your clothes… and then you (or maybe it’s just me) step on it gingerly while barefoot, as if the more gently you step on it, the more gentle it will be as it sorts through calculations.

Fitness Star Cassey Ho Takes On The "Perfect Body"

Cassy Ho’s YouTube channel, Blogilates, has over 2 million subscribers where she posts Pilates and bootcamp workout videos that receive hundreds of thousands of views. Readers have criticized Ho’s own body, telling her to tone up, lose weight, and stop giving advice “when you’re so fat.”  This week she decided to take a stand with a powerful new video that tackles online bullies, self-esteem, body image, and Photoshop all at

Eat This, Not That, For Amazing Abs

Get swimsuit-worthy ripples by summer with these 8 slimming swaps. (Photo: Shutterstock) Here are four proven and effective ways to get abs fast: * Go on a crazy restrictive vegan cleanse—the method preferred by Beyonce. * Do 600 sit-ups a day—a la former Spice Girl Mel B. * Live on nothing but protein shakes—like Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima.