US man crushed to death in alleged car yard theft attempt
A US man has been crushed to death while allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter from vehicle at a Georgia car yard, police said.Matthew Eric Smith, 32, was found dead…
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I just traveled to Argentina — and doubled my money with a ‘black market’ exchange rate
The author in Argentinian Patagonia in February 2023. Here, the Spegazzini Glacier cascades into Lago Argentino, the third largest lake in South America.A legal exchange rate…
Bodycam shows five police officers fatally shooting US ‘sovereign citizen’ in car
Police in Utah shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a traffic stop earlier this month after he refused to obey commands.An officer yelled out that the young motorist had a gun,…
Tragic end after kidnapped US tourists mistaken for Haitian drug smugglers
Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen in a Mexico border city last week have been found dead and two were alive, Mexican officials said Tuesday.The travellers had…
Australian family suffers ‘life-altering’ injuries in US helicopter crash
Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in Southern Nevada last year have filed a lawsuit in the United States…
Student charged by police after bullied schoolgirl takes her own life
A new charge was filed this week against one of the four students involved in the New Jersey school hallway attack on 14-year-old Adriana Kuch, who died by suicide days later.The…
Weinstein learns fate over rape and sexual assault of Italian model
A Los Angeles judge has sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.The sentence…
Winner of $1.35B jackpot comes forward to claim prize
The winner of a $US1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot — the fourth largest in US history — has come forward to collect the prize, state officials said Wednesday.The winner had been…
Mother convicted of fatally shooting her son lashes out at judge: ‘You’re garbage’
A Minnesota woman has sworn at a judge and called him “garbage” after she was convicted of first and second-degree murder in the shooting death of her young son.Julissa Thaler was…
Positive update for sick Australian boy whose lifeline was left on US airport tarmac
There has been a positive update in the story of a Queensland boy in need of a bone marrow transplant, who was left in limbo amid a suspected airport bungle.Mateoh Eggleton, from…