Indy race car driver Castroneves acquitted of most charges in tax evasion case; 1 count hung

Indy driver Castroneves acquitted in tax case

MIAMI — Brazilian race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” champ Helio Castroneves was acquitted Friday of most charges that he worked with his sister and lawyer to evade more than $2.3 million in U.S. income taxes.

Indy race car driver Castroneves ready to race after acquittal on most tax evasion charges

Castroneves ready to race again after trial ends

MIAMI — Throughout his tax evasion trial, Brazilian race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” champ Helio Castroneves talked of his desire to get behind the wheel again.

Hundreds stranded at Colo. shelters after spring snowstorm shuts down 80-mile stretch of I-70

DENVER — Hundreds of people were stranded at shelters Friday night after transportation officials shut down an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between Vail and Golden because of wet, heavy snow and multiple accidents.

Plane smashes into Fla. home, splitting it in half; 80-year-old pilot dies in crash

Plane splits Florida home in half; pilot dies

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A small plane sputtered and dove into a house shortly after taking off from a local airport Friday morning, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces. The pilot was killed.

Police: 3 stabbed to death, 2 wounded during fight at suburban Chicago home

3 people stabbed to death in suburban Chicago home

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Three people were stabbed to death and two others were wounded during an early morning fight Friday at a home in a quiet suburban Chicago neighborhood, authorities said.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

LONDON — Britain’s defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.