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Newest first · UTC+11:00Man accused of killing three women in Utah known to police in Iowa
A pink ribbons hangs on a pole Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Lyman, Utah, in front of the house of a woman that was killed a day earlier. (AP Photo/George Frey)
· Margery A Beck
Chilling unprovoked stabbing caught-on-camera in San Francisco’s Chinatown
Shocking surveillance video captured a brazen daylight stabbing in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Thursday — showing a hooded man casually walking up behind an apparent stranger before plunging a knife into his back.
· Kevin Barr
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Millie Roberts is a digital lead and journalist with the ABC in Sydney. She has previously covered news, politics and social justice across print, radio and online.
Britney Spears’ son Jayden rushes to mom’s side after DUI arrest
Britney Spears’ son Jayden James rushed to her side after she was arrested for a DUI on Wednesday night.
· Eric Todisco
One of WA’s most notorious prisons is now a five-star hotel
Fremantle’s historic former police station has been transformed into new luxury accommodation with the opening of Garde Hotel. Launched in September, the city’s first five-star stay blends the heritage grit of the Convict Quarter with coastal-inspired design.
· Louise Goldsbury
#FreeBritney was a mistake — and exposes society’s failures in dealing with mental health
Britney Spears was arrested late Wednesday near her Los Angeles home for allegedly driving under the influence — yet another unsettling chapter in the story of one of America’s most famous and tragic celebrities.
· Bethany Mandel
Melbourne teens arrested over deadly station brawl
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Eleanor Wilson
BBC Middle East editor’s ‘Israeli propaganda’ court case begins
The UK High Court has heard arguments in a defamation case, in which a BBC Middle East editor is suing a journalist over an article that accused him of inserting “systematic Israeli propaganda” into the network’s coverage. Raffi Berg, who has publicly heaped praise on Israel, is seeking damages from Owen Jones and a…
· RT
Cleveland judge sets $2M bail for woman accused of killing daughters
Aliyah Henderson, 28, attends a bond hearing in Cleveland on Thursday, March 6, 2026, on charges she killed her two daughters. (WKYC via AP)
Wings' Arike Ogunbowale arrested after Unrivaled championship win
Mist BC wing Arike Ogunbowale (24) looks to pass during the second half of a semifinal in an Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball game against Breeze BC, Monday, March 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Cuban diplomats leave Ecuador after Noboa's 48-hour deadline
People hold up a Cuban flag as police stand guard outside the Cuban Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
Teens, man arrested over fatal fight at Melbourne railway station
Police were called to reports of a fight at Mernda Railway Station on Friday. (ABC News)
LI fugitive who fled after deadly 2005 crash smiles as he’s confronted by victim’s tearful family and given up to 10 years
The family of a man killed by a reckless driver who fled to India over two decades ago tearfully described how the loss of their father has forever changed their lives.
· Brandon Cruz
Water polo star accused of sex assault convicted of sick attack on second teammate
A water polo player accused of sexually abusing and racially harassing a teammate at an elite Los Angeles school had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting another teammate, court records reveal.
· Kevin Barr
Cuba says a 5th person has died in fatal boat shooting
Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered Peru to pay reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a mother of three whose death resulted from a campaign of forced sterilisations during the 1990s.
· Brian Osgood
SF mayor under fire for response to street attack that left cop bleeding — as attacker’s extraordinary criminal past revealed
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is taking heat for his apathetic-seeming response to an assault on a member of his security detail — as the attacker behind the brutal body slam is revealed to have never faced charges over an arrest for suspicion of murder.
· Annie Gaus
A worrying development - DailyNews
According to a recent news report, there is a sharp increase in the retirement of police officers, which, if correct, constitutes a worrying development that could affect the effective implementation of law and order in the country. It could also mean a rise in crime since a laxity in taking action against criminals…
· Mavan perera
Police: Two men attacked San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's bodyguards
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Nationwide monitoring of drone activities to ensure national security - DailyNews
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has instructed all police stations to monitor drone operations and related businesses to prevent the gathering of sensitive national security information and potential terrorist threats.
· Mavan perera
US attack on Iranian warship did not violate international law, experts say
Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
· Mark Sherman
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore pleads no contest to 2 misdemeanors
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore arrives for a court hearing with his wife, Kelli Moore, left, and attorney Ellen Michaels, Friday, March 6 2026, at Washtenaw County 14A-1 District in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Jordyn Pair/Ann Arbor News via AP)
· Larry Lage
Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
A girl plays in the sand as people protest at Boca Chica beach, Texas, Saturday, May 3, 2025, hours before polls closed for the incorporation election that would turn Starbase into an official Texas city. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
Private TV broadcaster falls within RTI law - CA - DailyNews
Our Court Correspondent The Court of Appeal has ruled that a private television broadcaster could be treated as a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act, holding that entities performing public functions under Government licences may be subject to the Right to Information Act. The judgement was delive…
· Mavan perera
JP appointments will be streamlined under a new mechanism - Minister - DailyNews
The appointment of Justices of the Peace (JPs) will no longer be based on political considerations, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament. In response to a question raised by SJB MP Hesha Withanage in Parliament yesterday (6), the Minister explained that a new mechanism has b…
· Mavan perera
Kanye West arrives to court to testify in case surrounding his $57 million Malibu mansion
Kanye West arrived to court Friday to testify in a trial surrounding the failed renovation of his former $57 million Malibu mansion.
· California Post Staff
Satellite imagery shows strikes around Iranian school where girls were killed
Satellite imagery shows strikes around an Iranian school where girls were killed. (Supplied: Planet Labs PBC; ABC NEWS Verify)
· Maryanne Taouk
US customs agency says it is not yet able to reimburse tariff costs
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced it will need an additional 45 days to set up a system to process refund requests for the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Unhinged suspect who allegedly clocked NYPD cop in head inside subway station is busted: sources
The unhinged man who allegedly clocked an NYPD cop in the head while the officer tried to arrest him for an earlier stabbing was busted Friday morning, law enforcement sources said.
· Joe Marino, Amanda Woods
Drug addict arrested with stolen motorcycle in Katubedda - DailyNews
A 34-year-old man who allegedly stole a motorcycle worth over Rs. 6.2 million belonging to a sales representative of a private company, along with cash and then used the same motorcycle to carry out gold chain snatching incidents in three Police divisions, was arrested at a roadblock in Katubedda by the Mount Lavini…
· Mavan perera
Was it a choice or was it murder? The curious case of the Nannup Four
In one of Australia's most baffling missing persons cases, those left behind have to face two really stark possibilities: was it a choice or was it murder?
· Dominique Bayens
ICE arrests Spanish-language news reporter in Tennessee
A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
'A Court of Thorns and Roses' fans to get 2 new books
NEW YORK (AP) — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series.
· Hillel Italie
New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings
The New York State attorney general’s office has begun investigating how Columbia University let a predatory doctor continue to see patients despite decades of warnings.
· Bianca Fortis
At least two killed in strike on residential building in Iran’s Qom
At least two people were killed in an Israeli-US strike on a residential building in the Iranian city of Qom, according to Tasnim news agency.
· Middleeasteye
‘Assault on children’: Calls grow for probe into Iran girls’ school attack
Calls are growing for an independent investigation into an attack on a girls’ school in southern Iran that killed 165 young pupils this week, with United Nations experts denouncing the deadly bombing as “a grave assault on children”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘Your husband’s been arrested’: After Alan sparked a national scandal, Rebecca was left to pick up the pieces
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· Myffy Rigby
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said.
· Associated Press
WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale arrested in Miami nightclub incident during Unrivaled celebration
Arike Ogunbowale’s Unrivaled championship celebration took a turn.
· Michael Blinn, Madeline Kenney
Government officials get closer to a solution to refund illegal tariffs
The United States Court of International Trade, center, in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
· Mae Anderson
White House releases wild, macho video montage of Iran strikes: ‘Justice the American way’
The Trump White House released a chaotic video montage of US military strikes on Iran combined with iconic movie scenes Thursday night, drawing backlash from both sides of the aisle for making light of the Middle East war.
· Josh Christenson
Peru ordered to pay compensation for forced sterilization program
Demonstrators perform representing the female victims of a forced sterilization program under the administration of late Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Israeli strike on southern Lebanon home kills nine
An Israeli air strike on a house in the southern Lebanese town of Majdal Selm killed nine members of the same family, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Trump-tariff refunds being hashed out in closed-door ‘settlement conference’
A US judge will meet behind closed doors with government lawyers on Friday seeking to hammer out a process to refund up to $166 billion in illegally collected tariffs, a meeting a court official described as a “settlement conference.”
· Reuters
Anthropic CEO apologizes for lashing out at Trump as he gears up for court battle with Pentagon
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has apologized for bashing the Trump administration in an explosive letter to staffers as he gears up for a court battle over the Pentagon’s blacklisting of his AI firm.
· Taylor Herzlich
Sri Lanka takes custody of second Iranian ship after rescuing crew
Sri Lanka says it has taken custody of a second Iranian ship and rescued its 208 crew members, a day after the US sank another Iranian vessel off the island nation’s coast in an attack which killed at least 87 sailors.
· RT
Suns' Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) dribbles the ball against Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
· David Brandt
White House releases video promoting ‘justice the American way’ featuring Hollywood characters
Critics have called Trump administration’s provocative video ‘slopaganda’, used to promote president’s agenda
· Richardluscombe