Murder-for-Hire Charge Dropped Against AC/DC Drummer

New Zealand prosecutors have dropped a murder-for-hire charge against the drummer for the legendary rock band AC/DC, just one day after it was filed. Police charged 60-year-old Phil Rudd Thursday with attempting to procure murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. But when prosecutors took over the case from police Friday, they quickly dropped the charge, saying there was not enough evidence to proceed. Rudd still faces a charge of threatening to kill, and...

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