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A 36-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after a high-speed crash involving a Metro bus in Chatsworth left two passengers dead and six people injured. Bailee Lynn Rios, of Simi Valley, is accused of driving a 2004 Ford Expedition on the wrong side of De Soto Avenue before running a red light at Nordhoff Street at about 5pm on Tuesday, September 15. Prosecutors allege that the SUV struck a Metro Line 166 bus at high speed, causing extensive damage and throwing passengers from the vehicle. Two of those on board, Daniel Castillo, 46, and Gage…

A new Mini Crossword has been introduced for subscribers, offering a short puzzle built around ten clues and 25 squares. The bite-sized game allows players to track their winning streaks and share their results with family and friends. Premium subscribers to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald can access the Mini Crossword, along with the publications’ other puzzles, including Target Time. The game is also part of the puzzles available through Good Weekend magazine.

King Charles appeared “giddily elated — like a lottery winner” after the death of his former wife Diana, Princess of Wales, her brother has claimed in a forthcoming book. Charles Spencer says the then Prince of Wales sounded unusually upbeat following Diana’s death in a Paris car crash in 1997, when she was 36 and the nation was in mourning. Speaking ahead of the publication of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Spencer said the reaction may have reflected Charles’s belief that he was finally free to pursue Camilla, whom he later married and who is now Queen Camilla. “Obviously I’m…

An 18-year-old woman has been stabbed six times during a group attack at a park in Deer Park, west Melbourne, after an apparent online dispute. The teenager and a 20-year-old woman were confronted by up to 10 youths at Robert Bruce Reserve at about 7.15pm on Wednesday. The older woman was not taken to hospital. Footage of the incident shows the teenager being knocked to the ground and kicked and beaten before one of the attackers allegedly produced a large knife. Police found her with serious injuries and she was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.…

Changes to the banking stress test are expected to be announced soon, according to Fed official Bowman. No further details were provided on the timing or nature of the planned changes.

A holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has rejected claims that he had reasonable doubt, saying he believed the prosecution showed she had planned the killings. The Massachusetts trial ended in an 11-1 deadlock. Michael Péguy Desronvil has spoken publicly for the first time about the jury deliberations, seeking to clarify reports about his position. He said he had not doubted the evidence, but that attempts to discuss different theories were misunderstood. “I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on…

Liverpool have held talks with Brentford technical director Lee Dykes about potentially replacing Richard Hughes, although an internal appointment is currently considered the more likely outcome. Hughes recently left Anfield to become sporting director of Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal, ending a mixed spell in charge of Liverpool’s recruitment operation. BBC Sport reports that Liverpool are assessing several candidates for the vacancy and have met Dykes as part of that process. No decision has been made, with the club continuing to consider its options. Why Liverpool are considering Lee Dykes Dykes has overseen significant progress at Brentford, where the…

A man has been arrested after allegedly using flashing red and blue lights fitted to a Chevrolet pick-up truck to stop a Tesla on Interstate 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers were sent to the southbound carriageway near Dove Valley Road at about 8.29am on Thursday, 17 September, following a report of an unauthorised traffic stop. The driver of the pick-up had reportedly stopped a silver Tesla carrying an adult man and woman. The vehicle was described as an older-model, grey or silver Chevrolet 2500-series pick-up, with emergency-style lights mounted above or behind the dashboard and…

Fremantle reached the AFL grand final after overturning Sydney’s advantage to win their preliminary final at the SCG by 13 points, ending the Swans’ hopes of returning to the decider. Sydney had appeared to have rebuilt its season after a difficult month in Melbourne, despite losing several leading players to season-ending suspensions for failing to meet club standards following their round 23 victory over Essendon. But the Swans could not hold off a Fremantle surge after half-time. Hayden Young was central to the Dockers’ revival. His outstanding third quarter included a goal on the three-quarter-time siren, while he continued to…

Reality TV star Porsha Williams has revealed she underwent an emergency partial hysterectomy after doctors found 21 uterine fibroids, including one the size of a cantaloupe. Williams, 45, said the surgery took place in May 2026 after a fertility specialist discovered the extent of the problem during an examination and sent her for an MRI. “It all happened so fast. It really didn’t hit me until I woke up in the hospital bed,” she said in an interview with Gayle King. Williams had been experiencing fibroids since her late 20s and had previously undergone uterine fibroid embolisation, a procedure intended…