Pistorius Trial to Resume Monday After Psychiatric Tests

The murder trial of South African runner Oscar Pistorius resumes Monday after a month of mental evaluations to determine if an anxiety disorder could have influenced his actions the night he killed his girlfriend. The presiding judge is expected to receive reports from the three psychiatrists and one clinical psychologist who tested the Olympic athlete. The evaluation was ordered after a psychiatrist testified for the defense that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder that could have...

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