LOS ANGELES – Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday.LANCASTER, Pa. – A central Pennsylvania woman who police said poured boiling water on her sleeping mother's face will stand trial on attempted murder charges.
Alisa Ashley Loump, 23, waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday in Lancaster County Court. Police said the Ephrata woman attacked Jennie Loump in July because she objected to her daughter’s relationship with an Indiana man.
Antoine Dewayne Walker, 18, of Edinburgh, Ind., also waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday.
Police said Loump told them she was on the phone with Walker at the time of the attack and persuaded her to attack her mother.
Loump and Walker face charges of attempted murder and conspiracy. Loump is also charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
Jennie Loump received second-degree burns over 70 percent of her body.
