Dr. Michelle Liggio, a South New Jersey doctor was killed by her husband Christopher, after filing for divorce, according to Pennsauken police. Dr. Michelle Liggio's staffers told police that Christopher Liggio came to the office during the lunch hour and the couple began arguing reportedly over their estrangement, and that she asked for a divorce.
The U.S. will meet the Taliban in Doha, Qatar for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan where the United States has battled the insurgents for 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said the Taliban would issue a statement on Tuesday opposing the use of Afghan soil for attacks on other countries, and that they support an Afghan soil for attacks on other countries and that they support an Afghan peace process.
Sharp divisions in ideologies over how to handle the civil war in Syria led to a chilly encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 Summit on Monday.
Chicago police reported on Monday that the weekend was the most violent gun violence in the city of the year, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. Several shootings left at least seven people dead and over three dozen injured, news reports said. Police also said an officer shot and killed a teenager on Sunday night after the teenager allegedly pointed a gun at them. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the assailant as Michael Westley, a 15-year-old.
