Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to repeatedly poison her husband, including with cookies she claimed their daughter had baked him, a court was told. The Australian woman was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives – and attempting to kill another – with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington. The 50-year-old was originally charged...
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Convicted Rapist Quits Australian Parliament After Losing Legal Bid To Stay
An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge to remain. Gareth Ward, 44, was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody pending sentencing. Earlier...
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Dozens Killed As Air Force Bombs Zamfara Bandits’ Celebration, Dozens Killed.
The Nigerian Air Force has launched a deadly airstrike on a mass wedding ceremony attended by armed bandits at Asaula Hills in Yankuzo ward, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The operation, carried out Tuesday afternoon, was based on credible intelligence that dozens of senior figures from various enclaves in a notorious gang were...
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Police Uncover Arms In Kaduna Depot Posing As Scrap Business
The Kaduna State Police Command has uncovered a cache of military-grade unexploded ordnance, arms, and ammunition hidden in the Kudendan Industrial Layout of Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state. The discovery, which was made on Saturday, August 2, 2025, followed an intelligence report that suspicious items believed to be unexploded bombs had been...
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Minnesota Man Gets 28 Years For Pandemic-Era Food Fraud
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a leader of a sprawling, pandemic-era food fraud plot in Minnesota to 28 years in prison. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, must also pay nearly $48 million in restitution. He faces potentially more years in prison at a later sentencing hearing after previously pleading guilty in a juror bribery case involving a bag of $120,000...
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Man Accused Of Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers Indicted On Federal Hate Crime And Murder Charges
The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment, filed in federal court in Washington, charges Elias Rodriguez with nine counts, including a hate crime resulting in death. The...
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Army Sergeant Shot 5 Soldiers Before He Was Tackled And Arrested At Fort Stewart, Officials Say
A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country’s largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials said. Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire, but officials said the shooter was Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, who used a personal handgun, not...
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British Mother Claims Sexual Assault Midair By A Parasail Operator While Parasailing In Tunisia, Africa.
Michelle Wilson, a British mother claimed she was sexually assaulted midair by a parasail operator while parasailing in Tunisia, Africa. The 52-year-old said she was assaulted by the operator while strapped into the harness as they soared through the air. “I could feel the back of my bikini bottoms being pulled, and he was pulling...
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IGP Decorates Police Officers Of Year 2023, 2024
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Tuesday decorated ACP Aliyu Shaba and CSP Sentome Obi, the 2023 and 2024 winners of the Police Officer of the Year award respectively, with their new ranks. The ceremony took place at the IGP Smart Conference Room, Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja. Egbetokun re-echoed the...