Rapper Afroman wins defamation lawsuit against Ohio police over house raid
Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, poses for a portrait in New York, Aug. 22, 2001. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)
· Maryclaire Dale
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Tim Picton’s alleged killer remains on bail despite returning positive blood alcohol reading
The man accused of killing high-profile Labor strategist Tim Picton in a coward-punch attack has avoided being sent back to prison to await trial after police prosecutors abandoned a move to revoke his bail.
· Hamish Hastie
Doctors missed Gia’s UTI after childbirth. The Vietnamese Australian woman’s death was preventable, coroner finds
Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds
· Natasha May
Driver who killed young motorcyclist was on the phone, judge says
Elizabeth Meg Krainz previously pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. (ABC News: Eva Blandis)
· Eva Blandis
Murdered influencer may have been buried alive in suitcase after texting pals about ‘creep in stairwell’
An Austrian influencer whose was stuffed in a suitcase and then buried may have been alive and fighting for life when her sick killer tried to hide the remains, police said.
· Alex Oliveira
Transport group accuses police of harassment
MANILA, Philippines — A transport group leading a strike in Metro Manila on Thursday accused police officers of allegedly harassing its members, as protests against high fuel taxes disrupted traffic in several areas.
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Cold case murder of Iowa realtor found shot at open house cracked 15 years later
The mysterious death of an Iowa realtor who was shot twice at an open house 15 years ago has finally been solved, authorities said.
· Zoe Hussain
US appeals court pauses investors' efforts to trace Argentine assets
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A U.S. Appeals court temporarily paused efforts by investors to identify Argentina’s assets in the United States in order to collect on a $16 billion judgment in a case about the 2012 nationalization of the South American country’s largest energy company.
· Clara Preve
Public hearings begin on who is responsible for deadly Tai Po fire tragedy
Judge-led committee hears first evidence in probe into failures and accountability over Wang Fuk Court blaze that killed at least 168
· SCMP Reporters
Bondi lifeguard-turned-police officer makes dramatic surf rescue at Byron Bay
Topic:Accidents and Emergency Incidents
· Lachie Mcleod
Iran targets Gulf energy sites after gas field strike
Tehran — Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets.
· Agence France-Presse
‘Ghosts’ clinics and daycares? California fraud fears explode
California’s safety net is under the microscope, and what’s turning up has watchdogs raising alarms.
· Daniel Farr
Alan Jones seeks complainant’s email address in sex abuse case
Lawyers for accused sex offender Alan Jones have asked a court to hand over the email address of one of the young men who accused the former broadcaster of indecency during an Opera House performance.
· Perry Duffin
Broome corner store and cafe charged with illegally selling alcohol
WA Police issued infringement notices against two workers at Cable Beach General Store and Cafe. (ABC Kimberley: Andrew Seabourne)
· Dunja Karagic
Last meal revealed for Florida death row inmate executed for grisly 2008 murder, rape of married mom
The Florida death row killer executed Tuesday night for the grisly rape and murder of a married mom reportedly devoured a modest spread of sweet and savory comfort foods for his final meal.
· Anna Young
Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to raping a woman in Louisiana
The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at his Louisiana home nearly four years ago, according to court records.
· Associated Press
At least eight killed as Brazilian police carry out lethal favela raid
At least eight people have been killed during a police raid on a neighbourhood in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, continuing a trend of deadly operations in poor favela communities.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Car thefts nearly double in three years, as crime continues to rise
Crime in Victoria is at its highest rate since 2016, driven largely by theft, but police analysis suggests some types of offending are beginning to stabilise after several years of sharp increases.
· Angus Delaney
Armed madman in purple Ferrari with pet duck sends newspaper deranged messages during police standoff
San Francisco’s streets have seen their fair share of oddities — but a gun-toting man with a pet duck riding in the backseat of a purple Ferrari may take the cake.
· Bianca Heyward
'Not surprising at all': Israel's tactics in Lebanon and a threat to 'finish the job'
The UN human rights office has raised concerns that Israeli attacks on residential buildings in Lebanon may be considered a war crime. Source: Getty / Houssam Shbaro/ Anadolu
· Sbsaustralia
Seoul raises terror alert as it prepares to host BTS comeback concert
Thousands of police prepare to deploy to South Korea’s capital ahead of K-pop’s most anticipated comeback
· Raphael Rashid
Ex-principal suspended for offensive Charlie Kirk comments now headed to prison on child porn charges
A former Oregon high school principal who had already been sidelined over controversial comments about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now headed to prison in a child sex abuse images case.
· Fox News
Youth offenders driving property crime in Victoria, crime stats show
The Crime Statistics Agency has released Victorian figures for the 2025 calendar year. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
Turns out Mar-a-Lago wasn’t overvalued, Tish
Forbes just estimated the value of Mar-a-Lago at about $560 million, again exposing the fakery in state Attorney General Tish James’ 2023 civil-fraud persecution of President Trump.
· Post Editorial Board
Glamour rock couple charged over Sydney drug syndicate
More than a decade ago, rock and roll frontman Azaria Byrne would have counted himself lucky. A day after he handed the keys of a Bali villa to a woman he claimed to have barely known in 2014, police swooped on the luxury digs. By then, though, Byrne had already touched down in Sydney.
· Riley Walter
Suspicious fire destroys Toowoomba PCYC building
Police were still at the scene at 6am today. (ABC Southern Qld: Grace Nakamura)
· Grace Nakamura
Thugs hurled vile anti-Semitic slurs at Jewish diners, police reveal —but DA says no hate crime charges
Three suspects in an unprovoked beatdown hurled antisemitic slurs before brutally assaulting two elderly Jews outside a San Jose restaurant, according to an internal police report that calls the attack a “hate crime.”
· Ben Chapman
Bondi keeps interim US attorney in charge under new title in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel makes his concession speech to a crowd at his election night party, April 1, 2025, in Pewaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
· Todd Richmond
City Council vows to fight staffer’s ‘outrageous’ deportation over ‘missing signature’
The New York City Council vowed Wednesday to fight an immigration judge’s “outrageous” decision to deport a Venezuela-born city data analyst because of a missing signature on his asylum application.
· Haley Brown, Ben Kochman
Petrol drive-offs 'not a police matter', SA's top cop warns retailers
Police data shows there were 221 fuel thefts across SA last week, up from 162 the previous week. (ABC News: Erin Parke)
· Daniel Keane
Bill de Blasio finally admits ‘defund the police,’ lax borders were bad ideas: ‘Made no sense’
Is that really you, Bill?
· Carl Campanile
Detective who helped catch serial child rapist gives withering verdict after Newsom’s parole board tried to free predator
A lead detective who helped put serial child molester David Allen Funston behind bars says he never expected to see him get out of prison — and the potential for more child predators getting released on to California’s streets is mind-blowing.
· Josh Koehn
Lawmakers struggle to end Homeland Security funding lapse
A Homeland Security vehicle is parked outside the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse during a trial for nine people connected to a 2025 shooting outside an ICE detention facility, in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
· Kevin Freking
'One of the greatest': Influential former judge dies weeks shy of 101st birthday
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
· Alexander Lewis
Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico City
Law enforcement authorities have announced that the leader of the Ecuadorean crime group Los Lobos was arrested at the international airport in Mexico City, where he attempted to enter the country under a false identity.
· Al Jazeera Staff
ACS ‘forcibly seized’ breastfeeding tot from mom for 5 days after claiming no safety concerns at NYC home: suit
City workers snatched a breastfeeding 11-month-old out of the arms of her “amazing” mother without a court order — despite the agency’s own staff finding “no safety concerns” in the home, a lawsuit claims.
· Peter Senzamici
Perth basketballer jailed for raping woman after night out
Roosevelt Williams Jr played for the Willetton Tigers in the NBL1 West competition. (Supplied)
· Lauren Smith
5-year-old scarred by hot chocolate from California ski resort: lawsuit
A premier ski resort in South Lake Tahoe is being sued after an employee’s “malicious” conduct led a five-year-old girl to suffer nasty burns from a served hot chocolate.
· Titus Wu
NYPD says off-duty officer who guards mayor's home shot man
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who works security at the mayor’s residence and City Hall has been suspended after the department says he shot a man in the head while off duty, police said Wednesday.
Senegal calls for corruption investigation after Africa Cup of Nations Nations title stripped
Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations final after storming off the pitch, but have been stripped of the title. (Reuters: Siphiwe Sibeko)
Israel holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge
More than half of the Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons at the end of last year were being held without charge or trial, a Palestinian rights group has said, as concerns mount over reported abuses in Israeli detention facilities.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Criminal drone drops drugs, knives, cell phones into NY prison during daring early morning air raid
Move-over Birdman of Alcatraz.
· Carl Campanile
The 'catch-22' protecting Robodebt bureaucrats from criminal prosecution
Australia's corruption watchdog found two of the bureaucrats behind the Robodebt scheme engaged in serious corrupt conduct. (ABC News)
· Alexander Lewis
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· Mavan perera
Jailed Trump ally Tina Peters found not guilty of assault in caught-on-camera prison fight
Imprisoned former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters was found not guilty of assault on a fellow inmate after a confrontation at the La Vista Correctional Facility in January, the Colorado Department of Corrections told FOX31.
· Chris Nesi
Republicans roast Gavin Newsom’s parole board as another pedophile may go free from prison
Republicans in the California Legislature rallied with victims’ advocates Wednesday to blast Gov. Gavin Newsom and demand changes to state parole laws as another notorious child sex predator neared possible release.
· Josh Koehn
China committed to crack down on telecom, online fraud - Embassy - DailyNews
China committed to cracking down on telecom and online fraud and will continue to strengthen law enforcement cooperation with Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said yesterday.
· Mavan perera
Court in session when squash meets volleyball in 'secret' bush sport
"Squalleyball" or "volley squash" — depending where you hail from — is a fast-paced indoor game that combines volleyball and squash.
· Jen Mccutcheon
Rob Manfred says next WBC could be midseason event
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred talks to United States right fielder Aaron Judge (99) during the awards ceremony following the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
· Ronald Blum
'You had to fight tooth and nail': Women reveal abuse in kava gatherings
Topic:Sexual Offences
· Alice Lolohea