Pregnant Duchess leaves hospital

Prince WiIliam poses for pictures with his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as they leave the hospital, on December 6, 2012. Catherine is discharged from the hospital where she was treated for acute morning sickness She was escorted by her husband, Britain's Prince William She will now undertake a period of rest, a palace spokesman said Their child will be next in line to the British throne after William London (CNN) -- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, left hospital Thursday morning, three days after being admitted for acute morning sickness. She emerged from the hospital accompanied by her husband Prince William and was driven away by a waiting car. A St. James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII Hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.‬‪ "Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank the staff at the hospital for the care and treatment The Duchess has received." DJ's prank call Catherine's hospital With royal baby, three wait for throne Opinion: Pregnancy and privacy News of her pregnancy was announced Monday when Catherine was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition which involves nausea and vomiting more severe than the typical morning sickness many women suffer during early pregnancy. Catherine's discharge from the hospital comes a day after two Australian DJs hit the headlines in international media over a prank call they made to her nurse. The hospital said it deeply regretted that the hoax call had been transferred to a ward in the early hours of Tuesday morning and a short conversation was held with one of the nursing staff. The conversation included some details of the duchess's condition, according to audio posted online by the DJs' Sydney-based radio station, 2Day FM. 2Day FM apologized Wednesday for a prank it said was "done with light-hearted intentions." The duchess is not yet 12 weeks pregnant, Clarence House told CNN on Monday, so the palace is not announcing a due date for the child. William and Catherine's child will be next in line to the British throne after William, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. Planned changes to the law of succession that end the tradition of a boy jumping over an elder sister are already de facto in effect, the British Cabinet Office said. CNN's Max Foster contributed to this report.

TSA screener accused of stealing passengers' iPads

By NBCNewYork.com NEW YORK -- A Transportation Security Administration screener was arrested on charges he swiped iPads and other electronic devices from passengers' luggage at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, authorities said. Port Authority spokesman Steven Coleman said Wednesday that 32-year-old Sean Henry, of Brooklyn, was nabbed in a sting operation using decoy bags in cooperation with the TSA. Coleman said Henry was arrested after leaving work carrying in his backpack two planted iPads and other electronic devices. Coleman said stolen items were also found in Henry's home. Read more news on NBCNewYork.com The 10-year veteran of the federal agency was arrested on charges of grand larceny and official misconduct. Information on his lawyer was not immediately available.

Body found in bed: Parolee admits killing 2, cops say

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. By Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz and Tracie Strahan, NBCNewYork.com NEW YORK -- A New York man confessed to stabbing and beating two women to death in the 1990s, a day after police found a third woman's body under the covers in his bed, a law enforcement official said. Lucius Crawford, 60, was arrested late Tuesday after the body was found in his basement apartment in Mount Vernon. The woman had been stabbed 19 times; her name has not been released. A law enforcement official said Crawford had since confessed to stabbing and beating to death a Bronx woman in October 1993 and another woman that same year in Yonkers. "To the best of our knowledge these weren't random attacks," said Mount Vernon Police Chief John Roland. "From his early assaults right up until the current homicide that we're talking about here, he knew his victims in one manner or another." The body of the 37-year-old Bronx woman, Nella West, was found dumped along Liebig Avenue in 1993. Police have DNA evidence linking Crawford to that killing, the official said. 30 years in prison for stabbing 8 women Investigators had gone to Crawford's house on Tuesday to question him in the Bronx 1993 case. He wasn't home but they found the woman's body in his bed under the covers, the official said. Crawford previously served 13 years in prison for attempted murder after stabbing a 31-year-old co-worker who allegedly refused to date him. Read more from NBCNewYork.com He was paroled in February 2008 and had lived in the apartment for more than a year. Crawford moved to Westchester in 1991 after his release from a South Carolina prison, where he'd served two separate terms totaling 17 years for stabbing at least seven women. Chilling details of Alaska barista's murder by self-confessed serial killer Four were attacked in a five-day spree. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 28. None were fatal. The NYPD alerted Suffolk County police to Crawford's arrest to investigate whether he may have any connection to several unsolved murders of women on Long Island dating back to 2007. But a law enforcement source in Suffolk told NBCNewYork.com that Crawford "doesn't pan out" as a suspect in those killings, noting that he was in jail when one of those victims was killed. Crawford didn't enter a plea during a court appearance Wednesday.

McAfee could be deported today

John McAfee could be deported to Belize on Thursday, a Guatemalan official says Guatemalan immigration authorities detain him a day earlier His lawyer files a request for asylum with the Guatemalan government Guatemala City (CNN) -- Four poisoned dogs. A dead neighbor. A millionaire on the run. Come Thursday, deportation may be the latest twist to the saga of software mogul John McAfee. McAfee , who was on the run for weeks to evade questioning in his neighbor's death, was detained in Guatemala on Wednesday after entering the country illegally, officials there said. He may be sent back to Belize on Thursday so officials there can question him, said Francisco Cuevas, a spokesman for Guatemala's president. John McAfee to seek asylum in Guatemala Finding John McAfee was not easy Dogs central to McAfee murder mystery? John McAfee vanishes in Belize For those following the tale of McAfee, the man who amassed a fortune by running and then selling an antivirus software company named after him, this new twist should come as no surprise. His arrival in Guatemala is the latest scene in a true story that reads like a Hollywood tale. The case began to unfold on November 9, when McAfee told police someone had poisoned four of his dogs. To put them out of their misery, he shot each in the head and buried them on his property, a former girlfriend said. Officials say the dogs' barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between McAfee and his neighbor, American businessman Gregory Faull. Then Faull turned up dead -- two days after the poisoning -- with a gunshot wound to the head. He was in his own living room. A 9 mm shell was found on the second step on the first floor, and Faull was found dead on the second floor of the home in a remote area of Belize. Authorities in Belize have wanted to question McAfee about the death. He refused and then went into hiding. Three people have been detained for questioning in the killing, police have said, and investigators are pursuing multiple leads. "I had nothing to do with his death," McAfee wrote on his website Tuesday in a message to Faull's family. "I have lost five close family members in my 67 years and I know your suffering." Though being in hiding, the Internet tycoon has kept an active online presence. He also granted an interview to CNN last week to explain why he did not want to talk to police. He said he feared for his life. He said authorities wanted to persecute him for his refusal to pay a bribe. "I will certainly not turn myself in, and I will certainly not quit fighting. I will not stop my blog," he said. His blog and accusations seemed to anger and baffle authorities in Belize. "He's really gone out of his way to make the country look bad, and we just believe he should, if he's innocent as he's saying he is, he should bring in his lawyer, and let's get to the bottom of this and say what he needs to say and let's move on," Raphael Martinez, a spokesman for the Belize Police Department, said this week. Then McAfee turned up in neighboring Guatemala on Wednesday, to the surprise of authorities there. That same day, the country's foreign minister said he did not know how McAfee got there. There was no registry of McAfee entering legally at any official border crossing, Foreign Minister Harold Caballeros told reporters. His lawyer, Telesforo Guerra, filed a formal request for asylum with Guatemalan officials Wednesday. But by Wednesday night McAfee, was detained and his asylum request was "suspended," said the presidential spokesman. "Any citizen of any country must be expelled if they enter Guatemala illegally. This is what has occurred at this time. Because of this, he is in the custody of immigration, so they can conclude the administrative process, and then he will be expelled from the country," Cuevas said. It was unclear what the next move would be in this saga that has now become an international news story. But it seems the next chapter will be written right where this all started. Belize. CNN's Lateef Mungin contributed from Atlanta and journalist Miguel Salay from Guatemala

Same-sex marriage licenses in Wash.

Pete-e Petersen (left), 85, and Jane Abbott Lighty, 77, have been a couple for 35 years. Washington will begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses on Thursday A lesbian couple who have been together since 1977 will receive the first license in King County Voters in Maryland and Maine also approved such marriages last month (CNN) -- As the clock strikes midnight Wednesday, two Seattle women will legitimize their 35-year love affair by becoming the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in King County, Washington. The two women met on a blind date in 1977, when homosexuality was highly taboo and gay people socialized privately in homes, never in public. Now Pete-e Petersen is 85, and Jane Abbott Lighty is 77, and they have lived to see the world transformed. In the twilight of their lives, they thought they would die without being legally married, though they had a church wedding in 2005. But Washington voters approved Referendum 74, legalizing same-sex marriage, last month, allowing the first licenses to be issued on Thursday. "Oh, my goodness!" Lighty said. "We've been together 35 years and seen all kinds of change." Same-sex couple weds at West Point What's next for same-sex marriage? "It's been a long journey," Petersen said. "We're so excited to know we'll get a license and then get married on Sunday." Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed certified Referendum 74 on Wednesday, surrounded by the marriage equality bill's supporters. "This is a very important and historic day in the great state of Washington. For many years now, we've said, 'One more step. One more step.' This is our last step," Gregoire said. "To the couples that are here today that will finally be treated with the equality they've deserved for many years, congratulations to each of you." This year has been historic on many levels for the marriage equality movement. High court takes no action yet on same-sex marriage appeals After years of saying no at the ballot box, American voters for the first time said yes to same-sex marriage this fall in Washington, Maryland and Maine. Voters in Minnesota rejected a measure that would have banned same-sex marriage. Those approvals contrast with the 38 states that have passed bans on marriages between people of the same sex, mostly by amending their constitutions to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. In six states -- Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York -- and the District of Columbia, gays and lesbians have previously won marriage rights because of actions taken by judges or legislators, not voters. A milestone also occurred this year in the nation's executive branch: President Barack Obama became the first president to openly support same-sex marriage. These political trends emerged as a majority of Americans say they support legally recognizing same-sex marriage at a time when the public demonstrates increasing comfort with gays and lesbians, according to a CNN/ORC International survey in June. With 162 years between them, Petersen and Lighty can recall the dark days of being gay in America. "Of course, we were in the so-called closet," Petersen said. "Fortunately, we're blessed by nice looks so people didn't know right off the bat we were gay or homosexuals." They can leverage the unpleasant moments into humor. For example, Petersen was an Air Force nurse in the Korean War. Stationed in Japan, she flew all kinds of air missions to retrieve wounded troops in Korea and take them to Tokyo -- similar to what television's "M*A*S*H" depicted. She was eventually promoted to captain in the Air Force and also was put in charge of a clinic in San Antonio, Texas. During that time, she recalls the military hunts for gay men and women. Military brass never suspected her, she said. Lighty enjoyed the same illusion as a young woman. "I was fortunate," Petersen said. "We passed. "People would come up in the hospital, and they were always hunting for gay people," she continued, talking about the military. Captain, the investigators asked, "Do you have any ... people being gay here?" "I said, 'Not a one,'" she recalled. "It was just awful. It was a witch hunt, just really trying to oust people. If a military person, like an airman first class (woman), had short hair or walked like a tough person, they were questioning them and always quizzing them," Petersen said. "I told them to leave them alone." Still, the couple honor Petersen's five years of military service every November 11. "Yes," Lighty interjected, "on Veterans Day, I have to stand up very straight and say, 'Ma'am!' all day long." Petersen added: "She has to say, 'Good morning, captain!' Lots of respect, and that has gone on for 35 years." On their blind date at 5 p.m. on January 13, 1977, the couple rendezvoused for supper at an old town restaurant in Sacramento, California. A mutual friend arranged the date. Lighty cheated that evening: "I stayed in the parking to see what she looked like as she got of the car," she said. "I said she's cute and she's short." Dinner was a success. "Boy, we just hit it off," Petersen said. Two weeks later, they moved in together. Lighty had earlier been married to a man for two years. Petersen had adopted and was raising her sister's 10-year-old daughter. Their home also had two dogs and a cat. The couple wondered what they had gotten themselves into. At the time, Petersen and Lighty were nurses. In fact, Petersen was working in public health nursing, and was California's first nursing home ombudsman for the state Department of Public Health under then-Gov. Ronald Reagan, she said. By 1986, they had moved to Seattle, where they slowly came out of the closet in the late 1990s. First, they supported a gay men's choral group called the Seattle Men's Chorus. By the early 2000s, they started a lesbian counterpart, the Seattle Women's Chorus. In 2005, they announced to the world that they were longtime partners by participating in the documentary "Inlaws & Outlaws," which examines the lives of straight and gay couples. On Sunday, the couple will marry onstage before the Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus at Benaroya Hall, home to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Two men who have been together for 23 years will also marry onstage, the two women said. When Petersen and Lighty tie the knot, the Women's Chorus will be singing from "One Hand, One Heart" from "West Side Story." As they approach the 36-year mark of being a couple, Petersen observed: "We're just blessed with the people we've met and the opportunities we've had."

E-mails about Aurora suspect released

University releases nearly 4,000 e-mails related to James Holmes CNN affiliate reports doctor decided in June against ordering a three-day mental evaluation Theater where shootings occurred will reopen in mid-January (CNN) -- Thousands of e-mails released Wednesday by the university once attended by the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect reveal James Holmes may have once had a romantic relationship with a fellow graduate student and possibly had two badges for the campus at the time of the attack. The University of Colorado at Denver, in response to media requests for Holmes' records, released more than 3,800 e-mails that were sent or received by Holmes or mentioned his name in the text. Holmes is accused of going on a shooting spree during a midnight screening of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" July 20 at an Aurora cinema, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. One e-mail sent about 11 hours after the shooting said Holmes may have been involved for a short time with a student in a professor's program. "She, fortunately, it turns out is in India right now," an e-mail from the professor says. "She knows, and is pretty freaked out." Also Wednesday, CNN affiliate KMGH reported sources said Holmes began to fantasize about killing "a lot of people" in early June, nearly six weeks before the shootings. The sources, who were not identified by the station but who were described as being familiar with the investigation, told KMGH that a doctor treating Holmes was asked in June if she wanted to order him held for 72 hours to be evaluated by mental health professionals. But the station's sources said the doctor decided against it because Holmes was in the process of withdrawing from the school. But an e-mail sent in July on the day of the shootings within the school's information technology department acknowledged that Holmes still had an active computer account at the time, and two badges for the campus. One official in the IT department answered the original message by saying that the department should only act on the legal department's advice and not deactivate Holmes' computer access. Hundreds of the e-mails released were redacted by the school, citing privacy laws. Many of the ones that weren't were sent between university officials in the aftermath of the killings, including one sent about seven hours later with the subject line "Horrible News." The professor who wrote the e-mail wonders if the suspect is the James Holmes she knows and asks others if they think it would be wise to meet with the students who may have had class with him. Other e-mails among those released were purportedly from Holmes, usually signed with "Cheers, James Holmes." The movie theater complex where the shootings occurred will reopen to the public on January 18, the Aurora mayor's office said Wednesday. Victims and their families will be invited to visit the theater on January 15 and 16, the mayor's office said. The next night the theater will host an event for other invited guests then will show free movies for the first three days it is open to everyone. Holmes, who faces 152 charges, including murder and weapons offenses, is next due in court December 10. CNN's Jim Spellman in Denver and John Fricke in Atlanta contributed to this report

Guatemalan official: McAfee detained, could be deported

John McAfee could be deported to Belize Thursday, a Guatemalan official says Guatemalan immigration authorities detained him Wednesday McAfee's lawyer has filed a request for asylum with the Guatemalan government Guatemala City, Guatemala (CNN) -- Software mogul John McAfee could be deported to Belize Thursday after being detained by immigration officials, a Guatemalan official said. Authorities took McAfee into custody Wednesday, said Francisco Cuevas, a spokesman for Guatemala's president, Otto Perez Molina. He is accused of being in Guatemala illegally. After weeks in hiding, the 67-year-old Internet security pioneer emerged publicly Tuesday in Guatemala's capital, hundreds of miles from the Caribbean island in Belize where his next-door neighbor was found dead. Guatemala's foreign minister said earlier Wednesday that officials there did not know how McAfee entered the country and that there was no record of McAfee entering legally at any official border crossing. McAfee's lawyer, Telesforo Guerra, filed a formal request for asylum with Guatemalan officials Wednesday. He said McAfee left Belize to escape police persecution. Belize authorities have said they want to talk to McAfee about the November 11 shooting of his neighbor, American businessman Gregory Faull. CNN en Español's Fernando del Rincon contributed to this report.