An ex-Mafia hitman is sentenced to 25 years in the prison slaying of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An ex-Mafia hitman is sentenced to 25 years in the prison slaying of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger.
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NewsWireWild Melbourne arrest caught on camera
A man who allegedly punched a police officer in the face has been violently arrested in Melbourne, and it’s all been caught on camera.
- The Independent
Babysitter arrested after 1-year-old is mauled by dogs and is only saved by ‘hero’ teen
One of the dogs brutally ‘began biting the baby’ in the attack
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Hunter's chance encounter with dad and kids who vanished nearly three years ago
One of the missing children asked the stranger a simple but concerning question as the family marched in a single line through bushland.
- Yahoo News Australia
Aussie tourists warned of sad caravan trend 'on the rise'
Aussies should remain vigilant of the risk while at home or on the road.
- The Independent
Teacher, 24, accused of sending 11 year-old boy 33,000 texts and sexually assaulting him
Madison Bergmann, 24, was arrested earlier this year for allegedly starting an inappropriate relationship with a 5th grader — three months before her wedding
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‘Hey dumbass!’: Brothers’ Palestine posters charge
Two brothers charged with pasting “troubling” pro-Palestine posters throughout a major city CBD have faced court.
- BBC
Couple found with dead dog and rifle were 'devoted'
Police are continuing to investigate the sudden death of a couple in their 70s.
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Mum’s tears after son’s alleged murder
The heartbroken mum of a young man who was allegedly stabbed to death in a gruesome 1am slaying has spoken out about her son’s death.
- The Independent
Custodian followed home and shot ‘execution-style’ after argument over gym etiquette
Maarji Afridi, 21, is accused of following Rolando Viray Yanga, 60, home from the gym on Sunday and shooting him ‘execution style’
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Man accused of poisoning wife’s tea ID’d
A man who allegedly attempted to kill his wife by poisoning her tea with insecticide has appeared in court for the first time.
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Horror sight at popular tourist destination
A beachgoer is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a horror incident at a busy inner-city tourist attraction.
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Ex-cop blackmailed woman into sex
An ex-cop jailed for two decades forced a woman to have sex with him after threatening to release intimate images of her, a court has been told.
- The Independent
Husband beat his wife to death with a hammer after she filed for divorce
Indiana man admitted to setting fire to SUV with body of wife inside, according to police
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Cops flag gang link in vicious break-in
Police have flagged a possible gang link in a brutal armed home invasion that left a woman and man in hospital with stab wounds.
- BBC
Nigeria town celebrates after hunting down ‘killer hippo’
People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
- The Independent
Online scammers con elderly couple out of $3 million in gold bars - that only ended with an FBI sting
The scam ended on Friday, when an undercover FBI sting nabbed a courier allegedly working for the fraud ring
- Australian Associated Press
Man dead after being shot in car stolen from MP's home
Homicide Squad detectives will review a fatal police shooting which occurred during a search for a car stolen from an MP's home.
- The Independent
Menendez brothers juror breaks silence to reveal why trial would be ‘very different today’
Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty of killing their parents in August 1989
- France 24
At least seven dead in Israeli strike on residential building in Damascus
Seven civilians were killed in an Israeli air strike in Damascus on Tuesday, the Syrian government said, with a UK-based war monitor saying the strike had targeted a building used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Syria's defence ministry said women and children were among the dead in the strike on a residential and commercial building in the Mazzeh neighbourhood of the capital, which is home to embassies and security headquarters. Read our liveblog to see how the day's eve
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Hurricane Milton shows signs of being 'unnatural disaster', US meteorologist warns
A US weather expert in the path of the hurricane spoke to Yahoo News from his home in Orlando, issuing an ominous warning.