Commander defends probe of Illinois cop’s death

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are defending the time it took to conclude that an Illinois police officer killed himself and was not killed by others. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko told reporters Wednesday that police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz elaborately staged a crime scene, scattering his pepper spray,…

Twitter ditches stars, adds hearts for likes

NEW YORK (AP) – You’ll no longer see stars on Twitter: The messaging service has removed the star icon found under every tweet and replaced it with a heart. Twitter Inc. said Tuesday it made the change because the star can be confusing to new users and the heart is more universally known around the…