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A Buckeye mother was attacked in her home as part of an alleged plot arranged by her fiancé and a man he met online, police in Arizona say. The woman was at the property with her two children when the attacker entered on 16 October. The incident happened at about 6pm near Southern Avenue and Miller Road in Buckeye, west of Phoenix. Police said the woman fought off the intruder, who fled before officers arrived. Adrian Ayala, 20, was arrested at his home in nearby Goodyear the following day. Investigators allege he told them he had agreed online with the…

Veteran television journalist Charles Wooley has been named Lord Mayor of Hobart, marking a surprise change of career and a historic moment. Wooley, known for his work as a reporter, will take on the senior civic role in the Tasmanian capital.

The Justice Department has issued a new wave of subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into alleged efforts to recruit a candidate with the same name as Alaska’s Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. The subpoenas are understood to target Democratic officials believed to be connected to attempts to place Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, on the ballot. No one involved in the Senate race has been charged with a crime. Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have denied any involvement in the recruitment effort. Daniel S. Sullivan has previously said he is genuinely interested in standing…

Olivier Martinez has been awarded primary physical custody of his 13-year-old son with Halle Berry, in the latest ruling in the former couple’s bitter custody dispute. Berry has lost overnight visits with Maceo, although she retains joint legal custody and the power to break a deadlock over decisions concerning their son. The former couple had previously shared custody equally. The new arrangement is expected to be reviewed by the judge next month. The ruling follows allegations made by Martinez in court that Berry physically abused Maceo during an incident on September 26. He alleged that she “jumped on him and…

Alphabet shares suffered their worst fall since the company began trading more than two decades ago on Thursday, dragging US markets lower as investors questioned whether its vast spending on artificial intelligence will deliver sufficient returns. Class A shares in the Google and YouTube owner fell 12.6% after Alphabet reported weaker summer growth than analysts had expected. The sell-off overshadowed gains across much of the wider market. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% to 7,720.39 for its first decline in four sessions, despite four out of five companies in the index rising. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.4%, or 365.13 points, to…

Simon Guobadia has been indicted on two felony tax charges in Georgia, with prosecutors alleging he helped prepare and file false federal tax returns. The former husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was indicted in federal court on Tuesday, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that Guobadia reported no taxable income in paperwork filed in March 2021, despite allegedly knowing he had earned more than declared. The documents also accuse him of underreporting sales made by his company, Simcol Petroleum Limited, which recorded more than $45 million in gross sales. The allegations concern a second filing made…

The Milwaukee Brewers returned to Wisconsin on Thursday, 29 October, to a hero’s welcome after securing the first World Series title in the club’s history. Hundreds of supporters gathered at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to greet the players, coaches and staff following their 4-1 series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Brewers clinched the championship with a 4-1 win in Game Five at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night, ending a wait that stretched back to the club’s last World Series appearance in 1982. Milwaukee’s victory marked the city’s first World Series title since the Braves won in 1957, before…

Labor has denied trying to lure One Nation MP David Farley into defecting after offering the rookie parliamentarian an additional staff member, a move Pauline Hanson has condemned as an attempt to exert political influence. The offer was hand-delivered to Mr Farley’s Parliament House office on Monday. Ms Hanson rejected it, claiming neither Mr Farley nor One Nation had requested the extra personnel. “These actions have left David and One Nation deeply concerned that the government is seeking to use taxpayer funds to exert undue political influence over politicians,” Senator Hanson said in a statement. The dispute comes as One…

Alaska’s governor has requested an investigation into Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign following a report that people aligned with the campaign helped recruit a candidate who shares the name of the Republican incumbent. The New York Times reported that those linked to Peltola’s campaign were involved in recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. The raw claims do not establish that the campaign itself formally recruited him. The development has prompted scrutiny of the campaign’s alleged role in bringing the candidate into the race. James Brooks, a state reporter for the Alaska Beacon, discussed the matter with CBS News as part of its…

Israeli restrictions on Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque are intensifying, with Sheikh Ekrima Sabri barred from the holy site until April 2027 and more than 1,000 exclusion orders reportedly issued against Palestinians in Jerusalem this year. Sabri, head of the Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem, has been repeatedly prevented from praying and delivering sermons at the compound in occupied East Jerusalem since August 2024. The latest order, issued on October 20, is the fifth against the prominent Palestinian preacher and extends his exclusion until April next year. Israeli police detained him in August 2024 after a sermon in which he mourned…