‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband
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‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband

The former ballerina convicted of killing her well-heeled husband — in a sensational case that came to be known as the “Black Swan murder” — has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ashley Benefield, 33, remained stony-faced as her fate was read aloud in a Florida court Monday, five…

Virginia girl Aubrey Scaletta returns to stage for ‘Nutcracker’ after nearly losing her feet in accident
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Virginia girl Aubrey Scaletta returns to stage for ‘Nutcracker’ after nearly losing her feet in accident

A 7-year-old ballerina in Virginia is making huge leaps of progress after nearly losing her feet in a freak accident, according to the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke.  After spending the past several months in the hospital, Aubrey Scaletta, 7, was able to do the unthinkable and dance in ‘The Nutcracker’ after…