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FBI says man killed wife bare-handed

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A school teacher accused of killing his wife while on a luxurious Mexican cruise allegedly told investigators that he killed his wife "with his bare hands," according to court documents filed late Friday.

Robert John McGill, 55, of Los Angeles, "stated he killed his wife in the bathroom of their cabin with his bare hands," FBI Special Agent James B. Stinnett wrote in a probable cause affidavit. The document was attached to a criminal complaint charging McGill with one count of murder in the death of his wife, Shirley McGill.

Calls to McGill's attorney were not immediately returned. At his court appearance earlier in the day, she declined to comment on the case.

McGill is charged with killing his wife on Tuesday, which was also his 55th birthday, as the Carnival Elation cruise ship steamed home after a stop in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Shirley McGill turned 55 just six days before she died. The San Diego County medical examiner's office said she died of strangulation and blunt force injury to the head and torso.

Feds to review case against Philly club

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing the case of a suburban Philadelphia swim club that has been accused of racial discrimination.

John Duesler, who is the president of The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, maintains that race had nothing to do with the club's decision to ask a Philadelphia day camp not to bring children back to the club to swim. The children are black and Hispanic.

Hepatitis C case linked to hospital

DENVER (AP) — Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a Denver hospital where an infected surgery technician was accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful painkiller meant for patients.

Colorado health officials said Friday that 11 former Rose Medical Center patients have tested positive for hepatitis C. They received treatment at the hospital while 26-year-old Kristen Diane Parker worked from October to April.

More testing is needed to determine if the infections came from Parker, who is jailed without bond on federal tampering and drug-related charges.

Investigations are also under way at hospitals in New York and Texas, where Parker also worked. No likely cases have been reported in those other states.