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Victoria Police have released shocking dashcam footage that shows a motorcycle gang member appear to punch and kick at an innocent L-plate rider on a busy freeway.
One spring day, Katherine, 10, and Sheila Lyon, 12, vanished without a trace. With their bodies not found after 50 years, this week, police and the FBI search returned to the land linked with their disappearance, James Liddell writes
Emergency services have paused a search for an 11-year-old boy who was pulled into the ocean while trying to cross a channel with his father.
Brittney Leigh Hensley, 37, fled the state following the incident in July and was later arrested by authorities in Alabama
The 11-year-old was attempting to cross The Entrance Channel with his father on Sunday afternoon when he was swept away.
The dog, whose breed has not yet been identified, will be destroyed
A killer boyfriend has been slammed for the “cruel, vicious and entirely merciless” slaying of his girlfriend of six months, whose body was not found for five days.
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison Saturday, ending a case that has been strange even by Florida standards.
"My dad called me gay for eating a salad at lunch one time. I was in the first grade."
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz came out as a “gay woman” in an Instagram post on Friday endorsing and explaining her support of Kamala Harris. “I voted early and I voted for Kamala Harris,” she wrote, alongside a photo of an “I Voted Early 2024” sticker pasted on her pants. “There is so much on the line this election. I believe the government has no right over my body as a woman, and that the decisions over my body should come ONLY from myself and my doctor, the caption continued. “Kamala Harris wil
The inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrrell has heard there is no forensic evidence pointing to the fate of the young boy, 10 years after his disappearance.
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit.
A dozen men have pleaded not guilty to murdering a teenager and not guilty to injuring 10 other people, including with bats and knives, near a soccer club.
Officials said 44 people were on board when the bus went out of control and fell into a ditch.
A 10-year-old girl killed by her family dog had a "close, loving relationship" with the animal prior to the "out of character" attack, police have said. Police also confirmed the dog will be destroyed following the attack at the family's home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon. "All indications so far suggest it was out of character, with the girl and dog having a close, loving relationship."
The miners were left starving and dehydrated after security forces cut off their access to food and water.
Protesters shouted "murderer" at Felipe VI, and the prime minister had to be evacuated as the crowd grew hostile.
One of the victims had their hand cut off and anothers skull was split open
Police confirm death of 74-year-old man after 'severed head' found following bus collision on Edinburgh street
Angry crowds threw mud at country’s monarch in aftermath of devastating fatal floods in Valencia
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