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A coroner has ruled that the death of a two-month-old baby girl was accidental, resulting from complications linked to coronavirus and an adenovirus throat infection in an unsafe sleeping environment. Baby M, a pseudonym, died in Melbourne’s south-east in July 2023. Victorian Coroner Therese McCarthy released her findings this week. The baby had been placed in her cot with her head turned to one side on a pillow and her body beneath a blanket. At some point, the blanket moved over her head. A forensic pathologist could not exclude suffocation as a contributing factor, but determined the medical cause of…

A school bus overturned on Old Salem Road in Conyers, Georgia, late on Friday night, prompting a hospital emergency standby and closing State Route 138 near Interstate 20. The crash happened in Rockdale County after several local high-school football games had finished. Emergency crews found the bus lying on its side in the road, with the front of the vehicle badly damaged and part of the roof collapsed. Responders later righted the bus, which had come to rest against a construction barrier in a ditch. A large police and emergency-services presence remained at the scene as officers secured the area.…

Police are searching for a teenager after four sheep died in an alleged animal cruelty attack at a rural property in Canberra’s south. ACT Police allege several people went to the property near the Monaro Highway on the night of September 16 and rounded up eight sheep before confining them in a holding pen. Several of the animals were allegedly deliberately injured while trapped inside. One sheep died, while three others were euthanised because of the severity of their injuries. Two more suffered serious injuries. The property owner discovered the animals the following day and contacted police. The residence had…

Karoline Leavitt joked that Katie Zacharia had suffered the same fate as contestants on Donald Trump’s reality show The Apprentice after her successor’s brief spell as White House press secretary came to an end. Speaking to Bill Maher on Friday, Leavitt was asked whether she had any advice for Zacharia, who held the role for less than a week. Leavitt said Trump had become known for moving on from people through his television programme, adding: “It’s in his nature to do that type of thing, I guess.” Maher replied that he hoped he would not be next after making his…

Sun Pain Management in north Phoenix has been forced to close temporarily after a severe hailstorm tore through its roof and flooded the clinic, leaving staff to assess extensive damage. The storm struck the area on Wednesday near 19th Avenue and Peoria Avenue. Dr David Towns, of Sun Pain Management, said hailstones the size of baseballs punctured the roof within minutes, sending water through the ceilings and across the building. “Every part of every room was just pouring water in through the ceiling,” Mr Towns said. Ceiling tiles fell on equipment and patients, while staff tried to clear about an…

The Cox Plate has moved to Flemington, with Sir Delius heading the betting as trainer Gai Waterhouse balances preparations for the race with the demands of Melbourne’s spring carnival. Waterhouse was speaking from a spa near the Paris end of Collins Street at about 9am on Monday, after an early start at Flemington to attend to her horses. The veteran trainer said she was feeling tired after being awake for six hours before returning to the Melbourne home she shares with her husband, Rob, during the carnival. “I am having a little bit of beauty treatment and while it’s happening…

Raye performed with her grandparents at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday, bringing her family on stage during an emotional orchestral show just a day after winning the 2026 Mercury Prize. The 28-year-old singer invited her grandmother, Agatha Dawson-Amoah, to join her for the encore of her sell-out concert. Agatha is heard saying “your husband is coming” on Raye’s hit single Where Is My Husband? Raye paused before the familiar line and told the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, I need you to erupt in this place. She’s been rehearsing her part.” Agatha then walked on to cheers, prompting Raye to…

Saudi Arabia has intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi movement as Donald Trump threatened to carry out new strikes. The interception and threat of further military action mark a fresh escalation involving Saudi Arabia, the Houthis and the US.

Jonathan Groff is returning to Broadway in a solo production of The Amish Project, with performances due to begin in February 2027. The 41-year-old Tony Award winner will star in the play by Jessica Dickey, directed by Sarna Lapine. The production will open at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on February 10. The Amish Project is inspired by the 2006 shooting at an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania. Through a single performer, it explores the grief of the close-knit community and its response of compassion and forgiveness after the tragedy. The play is described as an intimate portrait of a community confronting unimaginable…

Washington National Guard personnel are set to monitor ballot drop boxes and other busy voting locations across the state during the 2026 general election, after Governor Bob Ferguson offered counties extra security support ahead of polling day on November 3. The deployment will be voluntary and troops will operate in civilian clothing without weapons. Their role will be limited to observing sites, reporting concerns and coordinating with local authorities if necessary. They will not handle ballots, empty drop boxes or approach voters, according to the governor’s proposal. The arrangement has been described as an “Election Neighborhood Watch” intended to provide…