Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea that will spare his life, but drops innocence claim
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea that will spare his life, but drops innocence claim.
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Yahoo News AustraliaTourists travelling outback Australia issue grim warning: 'So many horror stories'
The problem is rife across many regional Aussie towns with travellers on the road sharing their experiences.
- The Independent
Miss Switzerland finalist ‘strangled, dismembered and pureed in blender by husband’
Tributes paid to ‘beautiful, kind-hearted’ mother after remains found at her home
- HuffPost
Watch Stephen Miller Have A Full Meltdown When Asked To Back Up Crime Claim With Facts
"Why are you yelling?” the reporter asked as Trump's senior adviser refused to clarify the source of information he was spreading about Venezuela’s crime rate.
- NewsWire
Alleged ‘coward punch’ attacker’s 100m rule
An alleged “coward punch” attacker accused of a brutal early morning party strip assault has been shackled by one rule.
- The Independent
Teens who hopped fence looking for place to take homecoming pics are ‘shot by Colorado council member’
Brent Metz, a 38-year-old member of Mountain View Town Council, allegedly shot through the windshield of the teens’ car
- Australian Associated Press
Mother charged with murder after death of two sons
A mother has been charged with murder after her two boys were found dead in a Blue Mountains home.
- The Independent
Florida teen arrested for ‘murdering his mother’, one year after he was accused of shooting his dad dead
The teen was charged in connection to the shooting death of his father in 2023
- Australian Associated Press
Handyman jailed for 27 years for killing elderly woman
Stuart Paul Anderson will spend decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty of murdering a 77-year-old woman in her own home.
- The Independent
Intoxicated mom, arrested after 3-year-old’s death in hot car, had lost her sons to drunk-driver
Sandra Hernandez-Cazares, 42, of Anaheim, was charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse causing great bodily injury
- NewsWire
‘Evil’: Family shattered by killer pilot
The family of a murdered camper have described her killer’s conduct before and after her death as “wicked, evil and unconscionable”.
- Evening Standard
Met Police officers who ‘handcuffed black schoolboy, 14, in mistaken identity search’ could be sacked
De-Shaun Joseph feared ‘he might die’ after being mistaken for a knifepoint street robber in Croydon
- CNN
An alleged Chinese agent went undetected in New York state government for years. Why it may have taken so long for authorities to act
Following Linda Sun’s firing in 2023 and a host of charges filed against her and her husband in an indictment unsealed this month, the New York state government is grappling with having employed an alleged agent for the Chinese government – and raising questions on why it took so long to bring charges.
- The Independent
Georgia school shooting suspect’s father getting ‘incalculable number of threats’ in prison
Colin Gray is accused of giving his son the rifle that was allegedly used in the attack
- Australian Associated Press
Indigenous leader taken into custody ahead of sentence
Geoff Clark has started his jail term ahead of sentencing after three juries found him guilty of stealing more than $920,000.
- HuffPost
Trial Of 3 Officers Accused Of Beating Tyre Nichols To Death Begins With Grim Warning
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was killed in early 2023.
- BBC
Dozens arrested after clashes at Melbourne anti-war protest
Police said officers were targeted by demonstrators throwing rocks, manure and bottles containing acid.
- The Independent
Merrick Garland vows Justice Department won’t be used as a ‘political weapon’ as Trump’s threats fuel harassment
Attorney general rebukes ‘dangerous’ escalation of conspiracy theory-driven attacks
- Australian Associated Press
Malaysia police rescue 400 minors over charity 'abuse'
Malaysian police say 402 children have been rescued after raids on 20 welfare homes linked to an Islamic business group in which minors were allegedly abused.
- CNN
How an empty apartment complex in Colorado became a national battleground over immigration
1568 Nome Street sits empty these days, with windows and doors boarded up and signs warning of danger posted outside. No one lives here anymore – the city of Aurora, Colorado, evicted several hundred tenants and shuttered the apartment complex last month, citing numerous code violations. But presidential candidate Donald Trump keeps bringing it up.
- NextShark
Asian woman films herself confronting group in NYC after alleged 'COVID' remark
An Asian TikTok user named Isis Hong confronted a group in New York City after she claims someone said "COVID" when she coughed while at a safe distance from them. The encounter, which she captured on video, escalated into a heated exchange, with Hong alleging she was physically assaulted.