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A growing memorial at Whiteman Airport in Chatsworth has become a focal point for grief after a news helicopter crash killed reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and a man on the ground. The NewsChopper4 aircraft went down shortly before 7pm on Tuesday, 15 September, in a parking area in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue while Moreno and Marciniw were covering a separate fatal collision involving a Metro bus and an SUV. The helicopter was an Airbus AS350 B2 operated by Angel City Air for NBC4 and its Spanish-language sister station, Telemundo 52. The Los Angeles County medical examiner…

A 28-year-old woman has been charged over the murder of Sydney man Joshua, with an allegation that she kept watch during the incident.

Donald Trump has signed a sweeping Russia sanctions package into law, giving the United States new powers to target the Kremlin’s finances and pressure Moscow towards negotiations over the war in Ukraine. The legislation, signed on Friday, imposes measures on Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior officials and oligarchs, as well as banks and other financial institutions. It also targets Russia’s energy and defence industries and the so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to move Russian oil around Western sanctions. Known as the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, the law honours the Republican senator who spent…

Donald Trump has announced a Greenland security deal with Denmark and the semi-autonomous territory that would expand the US military presence there, potentially easing a dispute that had strained relations between Washington and its NATO allies. The agreement’s full terms were not immediately clear. Leaders in Copenhagen and Nuuk said they expected it to be signed next week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, but offered a markedly different account of what had been agreed. Mr Trump said the United States had secured “permanent control over security, and all other needs” in Greenland. Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime…

Lexi Kramer is to be honoured at a memorial in Lakeland, Florida, next month following the fatal car crash involving car influencer James Wehr. Kramer’s sister, Gracie, announced on Instagram that a celebration of life will be held on October 9. She said the gathering would give relatives and friends an opportunity to celebrate Kramer’s life and remember her. All of Kramer’s friends and family are welcome to attend, Gracie said, while asking the media to stay away out of respect for those who are grieving. Kramer and Wehr died in a fiery crash over the weekend after police said…

A man has been arrested after allegedly using a grey Chevrolet pick-up truck fitted with red and blue lights to carry out a fake traffic stop on Interstate 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident happened at about 8.29am on Thursday, September 17, on the southbound carriageway near Dove Valley Road. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said a silver Tesla, occupied by a man and a woman, had been pulled over by the driver of the pick-up. Troopers were called to the scene after the alleged impostor contacted authorities himself and remained there while they arrived. Investigators determined that he…

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman over her alleged involvement in a fatal shooting in western Sydney earlier in September. The woman is accused of having a role in the incident, although the material available does not provide further details about the shooting or the charge.

Oliver Holt has revealed how he uncovered hundreds of Coronation Street scripts while clearing the Cheshire cottage where his mother, actress Eileen Derbyshire, lived for decades. Derbyshire, 94, played Emily Nugent, later Emily Bishop, in the ITV soap for 56 years. She moved to a retirement home for actors and other performers on the north-west outskirts of London at the end of 2024, after Holt’s father died during the Covid pandemic. Holt returned to the family home, known as Kennel Cottage, to sort through his parents’ belongings. He said the property was packed with furniture, clothing, newspapers, books, photographs and…

Workers at the Kennedy Center led the largest demonstration yet against Donald Trump’s effort to close and remake the Washington performing arts institution, as speculation grew over whether the building could ultimately be demolished. The crowd gathered behind security barriers around the centre, surrounding the concrete pavilion and spreading across 25th Street and a nearby grass lawn. The rally on Friday night drew artists, local politicians and supporters of the institution. Among those taking part was the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, which had previously performed at the Kennedy Center. Lynda Carter, the actress who played Wonder Woman, and…

Donald Trump has announced a deal with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, while leaving the Arctic territory under Danish control after months of threats to take it by force. The agreement is intended to give the United States what Mr Trump described as “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland”, while addressing American concerns about the strategically important island. Mr Trump said his administration would “immediately” begin developing a larger military presence in Greenland, a mineral-rich territory whose location has made it important to the defence of North America. The office of Denmark’s…