Former Arkansas State college football player accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend

A former college football player, once heralded for his excellence in the classroom and on the field, was arrested in Utah and accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Tennessee, officials said Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Service took 27-year-old Blaise A. Taylor into custody after a Nashville grand jury indicted him on two counts of murder, according to a Nashville police statement. Jade Benning died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on March 6, her 25th birthday, police said. She'd been hospitalized since Feb. 25 when Taylor called 911, reporting that...