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Greg Hawthorne, a running back who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died at the age of 69, his family announced on social media. His death marks the loss of another member of the Steelers' successful teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hawthorne…
A woman has described the terrifying moment she grabbed hold of her husband's legs to stop him being fully sucked out of a Ryanair aircraft after a window blew out at around 20,000ft. She recounted telling him "if we die, we die together" as she fought to keep…
A bipartisan effort to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in the United States has advanced after the House Rules Committee cleared the way for a full chamber vote. The measure, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, has the backing of President Trump and aims to end the twice-yearly…
A wealthy art collector and his pet dog died after being deliberately run down on a street in Boston by a stranger who reportedly took a dislike to them, according to the Daily Mail. The case is notable for its apparently random and unprovoked nature, with the victim…
A man fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not the individual named in the arrest warrant that federal agents were attempting to execute, according to the office of Senator Angus King. This represents a revision of the…
▶Australian police have charged four more men, including an alleged ringleader, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Sydney grandfather who was seized in a case of mistaken identity. The victim is understood to have been targeted as part of an extortion plot in the Blacktown…
A family in Ohio has become the focus of a "House of Horrors" scandal after 16 children were discovered living in squalid conditions inside their home, in a case that has shocked communities across America. The children's mother, named as Christina Siders and reportedly linked to a local…
▶Reports indicate that FBI agents, reportedly numbering around 20, visited the neighbourhood of US Senator Lindsey Graham and questioned residents as part of an investigation, with the senator’s recent movements said to be a focus of concern. Beyond the headline, the underlying article text provided does not contain…
News of the allegations against Perth doctor Christian Jack Joseph has sent shockwaves through his close-knit friendship group.
Focus on Furniture has become the latest Australian retailer to report tens of millions of dollars in losses, joining homewares chain Adairs in flagging a sharp downturn in big-ticket consumer spending. The trend reflects wider financial pressure on Australian households, with retail experts pointing to cost-of-living strains as…