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Police are investigating after a student allegedly displayed a handgun disguised as a mobile phone while travelling on a school bus in Arlington, Washington. Officers from the Arlington Police Department recovered the weapon after responding to a report that a child had shown it to others on the bus. No injuries were reported. The firearm was designed to resemble a mobile phone when folded, police said. Detectives are now examining how the student obtained it. Authorities have not released the child’s name or other identifying details because the case involves a minor. They have also declined to say which school…

Point Of Law has surged into Melbourne Cup favouritism after winning the Geelong Cup, with trainer Ciaron Maher assembling seven runners for Tuesday’s race that stops the nation. Maher, who won the Melbourne Cup with Gold Trip in 2022, is seeking a second victory in the race. His leading rival appears to be Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien, who has five horses among the 24 runners. The field is headed by Joseph O’Brien’s Sons And Lovers, who will carry 57.5kg and be ridden by Ryan Moore. The six-year-old gelding is a dual Group Two winner but faces the demanding task of…

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been indicted in Texas after allegedly driving into a man during an enforcement operation in Harris County, near Houston. Mario Alberto Morales, 33, faces a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over the collision involving 48-year-old Miguel Parra Hernandez on October 10. The vehicle is alleged to have been used as the weapon. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/18d36105004d806c41618b800b70f59c)) Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced the indictment at a news conference on Friday, where prosecutors released body-camera footage and audio of the 911 call made after the incident. The footage appears to show…

Richelle Hill is putting her faith in medical advice as she prepares for the Noosa Triathlon, despite the cause of her hospitalisation in Germany in July remaining unknown. The Noosa Triathlon contender has acknowledged that doctors have not established why she required treatment in a German hospital. She is nevertheless continuing to target the event. Hill’s decision leaves the circumstances surrounding her illness unresolved, but she remains committed to her Noosa tilt while following medical guidance.

Former US president Bill Clinton has condemned Donald Trump’s presidency and criticised the Iran war, arguing that the conflict had contributed directly to higher petrol prices. Speaking in Mississippi at a campaign event for Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, Mr Clinton said the attack on Iran had been “not very well thought out”. “I think about the high gas prices that are the direct result of a not very well thought out attack on Iran,” he said. Mr Clinton, 80, said he wanted Iran never to become a nuclear power and hoped it would eventually develop into a “genuine democracy”.…

Michael Douglas has given a rare update on his longtime friend Jack Nicholson, saying the retired actor is “well” and enjoying a quieter life away from Hollywood. Douglas, 82, spoke about Nicholson, 89, during an appearance in Swansea, Wales, while promoting his memoir One Helluva Ride. Nicholson, best known for films including The Shining, has largely withdrawn from public life. Although the pair never acted together, Douglas said he still sees Nicholson and understands his decision to step back after a decades-long career. “I would have liked to have acted with Jack,” he said. “He’s not working any more. He’s…

A food truck owner in St Paul is recovering in hospital after an explosion during a test run left him, his fiancée and a friend with severe burns. Shareef Shaheed said he had switched on the propane tank and was preparing to light the pilot for a deep fryer when the blast threw him from the vehicle on the city’s East Side. The explosion and fire happened on Sunday afternoon, October 25. Firefighters said they faced difficult access because the truck was in an alley, but managed to bring the flames under control quickly. The three adults were taken to…

Russia and the United States have vetoed rival resolutions on the Western Sahara peacekeeping mission, leaving its future uncertain a day before its mandate is due to expire. The standoff at the UN Security Council threatens the continuation of MINURSO, a mission that has been renewed for decades as part of efforts to resolve the dispute between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Morocco controls most of Western Sahara, while the Polisario Front seeks an independent state. Morocco’s royal palace welcomed the failure to renew the mandate and said the mission’s personnel and equipment should leave the territory in the…

The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen above 5,000, according to government data, as authorities struggle to contain the country’s deadliest recorded outbreak of the virus. More than 10,000 people have been infected since the outbreak was declared in May. The latest fatalities were announced on Friday. The outbreak is being caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved treatments or vaccines. Delayed detection, conflict and overstretched health services have contributed to the spread of the virus, which has reached eight of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 26 provinces.…

Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi has filed an emergency appeal after a Wayne County judge ruled that challenger Muhith Mahmood meets the residency requirements to hold office, paving the way for him to take over as mayor. Judge Kathleen McCarthy’s decision followed the counting of 37 previously disputed absentee ballots from the November 2025 election. The revised tally put Mahmood ahead of Alharbi by 2,089 votes to 2,077. Mahmood’s residency had been challenged during a legal dispute over whether he was eligible to stand for election. Alharbi’s side argued that he primarily lived in Troy, while Mahmood maintained that Hamtramck was…