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Lady Gaga has welcomed her first child with her music producer fiancé, Michael Polansky, US news outlets have reported. The couple are understood to have become parents earlier this year. They have not disclosed the baby’s sex, date of birth or any other details. The news was first confirmed by Page Six after Gaga was photographed holding a baby while walking with Polansky in northern California. Gaga, 40, and Polansky, 42, have been together for nearly seven years and announced their engagement in July 2024. The couple have largely kept their relationship private. Gaga has previously described Polansky as having…

A 35-year-old man has died after being shot inside an apartment at the Park West complex on Peek Road NW in Atlanta, Georgia. Police were called to the complex at about 3.12pm on Friday, September 11, following reports that someone had been shot. Officers found the man inside an apartment suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene. The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Atlanta shooting investigation Authorities have not released the victim’s name. No suspect has been identified and police have not disclosed what led…

An Optus network outage that left emergency calls unable to connect prompted police to carry out about 40 welfare checks in Victoria, as the telecommunications company apologised for its second outage in a year. The disruption lasted for one hour and 16 minutes from 1.30pm on Friday, affecting customers in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Optus gave authorities details of 39 calls that failed to connect to triple zero during the outage, according to Paul Santamaria, chief operations officer at Triple Zero Victoria. Victoria Police said officers completed around 40 welfare checks. No adverse outcomes or issues…

Mainland High School has been awarded a 38-3 victory after the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) ruled that Miami Carol City fielded an ineligible player in their 21 August game in Daytona Beach. The decision overturns what had been a heavy defeat for the Mainland Buccaneers and changes the teams’ records to 1-1 for Mainland and 1-2 for Carol City. The result is officially recorded as a forfeit against the Miami school. FHSAA ruling changes Mainland result The FHSAA found that a Carol City player had breached Florida’s transfer eligibility rules. Under the association’s regulations, a student transferring from…

A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 53-year-old man died following a suspected domestic violence incident in Townsville, Queensland. Police were called to a unit on Narangi Street in Heatley shortly after 3pm on Friday following reports of a disturbance. Officers found the older man with life-threatening injuries and administered first aid, but he died at the scene a short time later. The younger man, who was known to the victim, was taken into custody at the property. Queensland Police have classified the murder charge as a domestic violence offence. He is due to appear before Townsville…

A woman in her 30s has suffered head and arm injuries after falling about 30 metres from a cliff while climbing in the Blue Mountains National Park. Emergency services were called to Ben Travado Wall, off the Sublime Point Walking Track at Leura, at about 11am on Saturday. The woman had been climbing with a group when she fell, according to NSW Ambulance. Multiple ambulance crews, including special operations paramedics, were sent to the scene. A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said: “We are about to winch a critical care paramedic into the scene from a helicopter.”

Donald Trump has said he is open to Chinese automakers building cars in the US. The US president’s comments signal a willingness to consider Chinese carmakers establishing manufacturing operations in the country.

KJ Biermann has been released on bond in a sex assault case after a Georgia judge granted an order nearly a month after the teenager’s arrest. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge issued the order on Friday. Biermann was arrested on August 17.

Contractor errors, rather than vandalism, caused the blue coating at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to peel and tear, according to newly obtained government documents that contradict repeated claims from the Trump administration. The records indicate that Atlantic Industrial Coatings identified shortcomings in both the repair plan and its execution. Workers allegedly failed to apply enough primer in some areas and used chemicals that were incompatible with the coating. The contractor’s findings relate to the pool’s blue liner and damaged sections of its floor. Although investigators recorded minor cuts in caulking around the edges, the documents did not connect those…

Ben Shelton expressed his frustration towards the chair umpire after a harsh call during a tennis match. The American player was pictured letting out his anger at the official following the decision.