Murder charge dropped against Melbourne man accused of killing Isla Bell
Isla Bell's remains were discovered at a tip in November 2024, six weeks after she was last seen entering Marat Ganiev's apartment. (Supplied)
· Kristian Silva
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Newest first · UTC+11:00LG Electronics’ US unit settles Texas smart TV privacy lawsuit
LG Electronics’ US subsidiary has agreed to settle a privacy lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general’s office over allegations that its smart TVs collected users’ viewing data without proper consent.
· Jie Ye-eun
Texas lawsuit accuses Netflix of illegal data collection
NEW YORK — The top prosecutor in Texas filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday, accusing the streaming giant of improperly collecting users' data and designing its platform to be addictive.
· Agence France-Presse
Benefits sought for 17-year-old injured trying to protect Gwangju murder victim
A Gwangju district office said Tuesday it is pushing to designate a high school student, who was injured while trying to protect the victim of a May 5 murder, as a person injured for public good.
· Yoon Min-sik
New York crime ‘revolves’ around recidivists — as state’s laws release danger onto our streets
Another New Yorker was made the victim of the city’s revolving-door criminal justice system last week.
· Charles Fain Lehman
Gwangju murder suspect sexually attacked Vietnamese woman 2 days before killing teen
The suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Gwangju is believed to have committed a sexual attack against a Vietnamese woman in her 20s just two days before the random attack on May 5 that has shocked the nation.
· Yoon Min-sik
Attempt to arrest Bato wrong – VP Sara
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that it was not right to arrest Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa at the Senate using a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
· Red Mendoza
Man set alight at Wollongong unit complex as police hunt attacker
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Tilli Andrew
Man in serious condition after being set on fire at apartment complex
Police were called to Todd Street in Warrawong last night after the incident. (ABC Illawarra: Charles Rushforth)
· Penny Burfitt
Netflix is spying on children and selling user data, Texas AG Ken Paxton alleges in lawsuit
The state of Texas announced a lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix on Monday, accusing the company of spying on children and other consumers by collecting their data without consent and designing the platform to be addictive.
· Fox Business
10 injured in truck-bus crash outside Hong Kong shopping centre
Eight passengers and two drivers sustained mild injuries after truck collided with KMB double-decker bus, police say
· Theodora Yu
10 injured in truck-bus crash outside Hong Kong shopping centre
Eight passengers and two drivers sustained mild injuries after truck collided with KMB double-decker bus, police say
· Theodora Yu
Israel condemns NYT article on sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused The New York Times of publishing “one of the worst blood libels ever to appear in the modern press” after the newspaper ran an opinion piece by columnist Nicholas Kristof titled The Horror of Sexual Assault in Israeli Prisons.
· Middleeasteye
ICC confirms arrest warrant issued for Duterte ally over drug war
Supporters of Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs," hold a protest as Dela Rosa is placed under the protective custody of the Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on May 11. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Man arrested over armed robbery in Queensland's Fraser Coast
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· Olivia Nunes Malek
Shot fired in alleged armoured truck heist in Queensland town
A man has been charged after allegedly stealing "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from a cash-in-transit vehicle in Hervey Bay.
· Olivia Nunes Malek
California Mayor Indicted, Will Plead Guilty To Being CCP Agent
In a significant development announced today by the U.S. Department of Justice, Arcadia, California Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of a foreign government - the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Wang, 58, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony, …
· Tyler Durden
[Pinoy Criminology] The silence of the 42: Hazing, loyalty, and moral corruption in the PNPA
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· Miriam Grace Go
Iran Executes Top Young Aerospace Scientist, Alleging CIA & Mossad Ties
Iran has executed 29-year-old aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday on espionage charges despite his protestations that authorities tortured him into giving a false confession, according to a prison note published before his execution, as recounted in Western press reports.
· Tyler Durden
Korean researcher flown home from Antarctic station after weapon threat
A member of the South Korean research team at the country’s Antarctic base, Jang Bogo Station, is under police investigation after returning to South Korea on Monday, following allegations that he threatened fellow crew members with a weapon, authorities said Monday.
· Lee Sun-young
Fraudster cheated poor 83-year-old woman out of her NYC brownstone: prosecutors
An accused heartless real-estate scammer landed on trial Monday for allegedly swiping two Manhattan brownstones from their owners — including an 83-year-old woman who ended up in a shelter collecting cans.
· Kyle Schnitzer, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit
Ken Paxton accuses streamer of designing addictive platform and falsely representing data collection practices
· Guardian staff and agency
Netflix sued by Texas for allegedly spying on children, addicting users
‘When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you,’ reads the opening page of the lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
· Reuters
Netflix sued by Texas for allegedly spying on children, addicting users
‘When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you,’ reads the opening page of the lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
· Reuters
Supreme Court allows Alabama to redraw congressional maps before 2026 midterms — could eliminate two Dem seats
Alabama received the green light from the US Supreme Court Monday to pursue a redistricting effort that could boost Republicans in two Democrat-controlled congressional districts.In a 6-3 ruling, the justices vacated a lower-court order requiring Alabama’s congressional map to include two majority-black voting distr…
· Victor Nava
Washington Square Park was NYC’s least safe green space in 2025: startling crime stats
Drug-infested Washington Square Park was by far the most dangerous green space in the city last year — with more than twice as much crime committed there than all of massive Central Park, data show.
· Nicole Rosenthal, David DeTurris
More swastikas found at parks across NYC: police
Hate-filled vandals spray-painted swastikas in a Queens playground and opposite another park across the world’s borough in separate Sunday incidents, police said.
· Amanda Woods
Supreme Court halts Alabama order for 2 largely Black US House districts
Students visit the Supreme Court, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· David A Lieb
‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman
The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI’s fractious corporate past than previously documented
· Nick Robins Early
NJ driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau suffers major loss in court over alcohol test
The New Jersey driver accused of fatally mowing down NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother while drunk lost a bid to have his case tossed over an allegedly botched blood-alcohol test.
· Priscilla DeGregory
Detained Immigrants Could Wait 19 Months For Their Day In Honolulu Court
Honolulu’s federal immigration court has become increasingly overwhelmed since 2020, with new data showing that the number of cases pending and the wait time for those cases to reach the courts both have hit their highest levels in 15 years.
· Matthew Leonard Honolulu Civil Beat
Florida police sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming film details are too real
The 2 officers say The Rip uses too many real-life incidents in its fictionalised narrative, causing harm to their reputations
· Associated Press
Florida police sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming film details are too real
The 2 officers say The Rip uses too many real-life incidents in its fictionalised narrative, causing harm to their reputations
· Associated Press
Crazed recidivist’s deadly subway shove: Letters to the Editor — May 12, 2026
The murder of Ross Falzone by a crazed repeat offender, released an hour after police escorted him to Bellevue Hospital, encapsulates every destructive impulse the left acts upon (“Subway track record,” May 10).
· Post readers
South Florida police officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over 'The Rip'
Matt Damon, left, and Ben Affleck attend the world premiere of “The Rip” at Alice Tully Hall, on Jan. 13, 2026, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)
· David Fischer
Extra jail over 'kill cars', recruiting children for crime
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Kat Wong
Even Martha Stewart wears Crocs — and her platform pair is on sale for under $45
While Martha Stewart and Crocs might not seem like they belong in the same sentence, the domestic doyenne proved otherwise last month when she stepped out in the brand’s Soho Y Strap Sandals in NYC.
· Hannah Southwick
South Africa’s Ramaphosa faces down calls to resign over cash-in-sofa scandal
The president said he respected a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against him last week but pledged to defend himself
· Reuters
South Africa’s Ramaphosa faces down calls to resign over cash-in-sofa scandal
The president said he respected a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against him last week but pledged to defend himself
· Reuters
Jack Osbourne ‘defaults’ on $250,000 loan he was granted before media empire went bust
Former reality TV star Jack Osbourne is being sued by a furious bank that claims he defaulted on a $250,000 loan, according to a new lawsuit.
· Jeremy Louwerse
High Court to hear challenge over murder verdict swapped to manslaughter
Lawyers for Michael O'Connell will tell the High Court that once he was acquitted of murder the court no longer had the option of a re-trial or a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Elizabeth Byrne
Soccer fans warned of 36% spike in ticket fraud ahead of World Cup 2026: ‘Incredibly convincing’
A top British bank is warning of a big spike in ticket fraud ahead of this year’s World Cup, as sky-high prices could drive fans into the arms of scammers.
· James Franey
Michigan groom sent to prison for killing best friend on wedding night
James Shirah is sentenced to at least 30 years in prison during a hearing, Monday, May 11, 2026 in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
Knesset passes law to prosecute October 7 terrorists, conduct public trials in Jerusalem
The Knesset plenum passed on Monday, by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, the final second and third readings on a bill to prosecute terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, granting authority to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for the perpetrators of the attacks at a Jerusalem military court.
· KESHET NEEV
Virginia Dems beg US Supreme Court to pause ruling nixing redistricting referendum
Virginia Democrats formally requested the US Supreme Court block an order from the state’s highest court invalidating the referendum that cleared the way for aggressive gerrymandering.
· Ryan King
Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff charged with corruption
KYIV — Ukrainian state anti-corruption watchdogs have officially charged Andriy Yermak, the former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, with corruption and money laundering.
· Veronika Melkozerova
US supreme court temporarily extends access to mail-order abortion medication mifepristone
Louisiana had sued the FDA last fall, arguing that prescribing mifepristone interfered with state’s ban on abortion
· Melody Schreiber
Zelenskyy former top aide named in money laundering scheme
KYIV — Ukraine's anti-corruption force on Monday said it had uncovered a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme, which Ukrainian media reported involved President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.
· Agence France-Presse
Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt Virginia redistricting ruling
A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Remarkable NYC footage captures brazen gun battles — as DA reveals why he won’t touch one of the weapons
Remarkable footage captured some of the recent gang battles that unleashed 182 bullets in the middle of Brooklyn streets — with one brazen thug firing minutes after a court-ordered meeting, officials said Monday.
· Reuven Fenton, David Propper