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One person has died and several others were injured after a serious incident involving the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia. Cobb County police were called to the theme park at about 3.58pm on Monday, 12 October, after reports of an emergency involving a roller coaster. Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating. Witnesses said they saw a rider fall from the attraction into woodland near the track. The account has not been independently confirmed by investigators. The park was evacuated soon afterwards, while riders stranded on the Goliath were brought down by…

A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck Panama, days after a stronger tremor damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the country’s central provinces. The latest earthquake hit on Monday at a depth of 35km, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. It followed Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which prompted the Panamanian government to declare a national state of emergency over the weekend. More than 300 aftershocks have been recorded since Friday’s quake. No deaths have been reported, but at least 27 people were injured and nearly 900 homes were damaged, emergency authorities said. Authorities warned that those figures could rise as…

More than 40 people have been bitten or scratched by bats in New South Wales in the space of two weeks, prompting an urgent warning over the rare but deadly Australian bat lyssavirus. NSW Health said 43 people were assessed after encounters with bats between September 28 and October 10 – more than four times the number recorded during the same period last year. The incidents occurred across the Hunter New England, Mid North Coast, Northern NSW and Central Coast regions. Australian bat lyssavirus is closely related to rabies and can be transmitted to people through a bite or scratch,…

Amber Siyavus, who appeared on the eighth season of Big Brother, had a history of legal troubles before her death in Nevada at the age of 46. Court documents show that Siyavus pleaded guilty in 2020 to attempting to resist an officer with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors alleged that she tried to drive away while a Henderson police officer was partially inside her vehicle. She received a suspended prison sentence of 19 to 48 months and up to four years’ probation. The sentence also included orders for substance abuse and mental health evaluations. In a separate case that same year,…

Supporters of Ilhan Omar gathered in Minneapolis after federal agents searched the Democratic congresswoman’s Washington DC home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, prompting accusations that the action was politically motivated. The rally was held at Powderhorn Park on Monday, hours after Homeland Security Investigations agents carried out the search. Omar represents Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Minneapolis, and is seeking re-election in a contest taking place 22 days after the search. The event, promoted as a show of support for the congresswoman, was organised amid anger over the timing of the operation. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’…

Middle East travel fears have been played down by tourism security expert Dr Peter Tarlow after strikes on Saudi Arabia’s main airport left more than a dozen people dead. Australia’s Smartraveller has urged people to reconsider whether they need to travel to Saudi Arabia. Travellers due to fly from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have also been advised to confirm their flights before setting out. Dr Tarlow told Sunrise on Tuesday that, while no journey could be considered completely safe, he would not be unduly concerned about travelling through the region. “If I were going from Australia through Dubai,…

Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical tests, the Vatican has announced. The Holy See press office did not say when the operation would take place, but said the 71-year-old pontiff would require about a week of recovery in hospital. Gemelli has a special apartment reserved for the Pope. Leo revealed the diagnosis during his Sunday noon prayer in St Peter’s Square, telling thousands of people that the nodule had been found at an early stage and was “circumscribed”. “The doctors believe it’s best…

Donald Trump has defended his deal with Russia by accusing the European Union of paying Moscow $250 billion for energy, as criticism mounted over an agreement to secure Russian diesel for the United States. The US Treasury is understood to be suspending sanctions on exports until April 7 to allow 300,000 tons of diesel to be released immediately to the American and global markets. A further 500,000 tons is expected in November, followed by another one million tons. Mr Trump insisted the arrangement represented an “America first” decision after facing backlash over his agreement with Vladimir Putin last week. Writing…

A naked fan disrupted The Chainsmokers’ set at Austin City Limits festival, dancing in the crowd before allegedly causing a disturbance near the sound booth at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Video from the electronic duo’s performance on Friday night appears to show the man dancing without any clothes as the music played. He was also said to have smeared mud over himself. Witnesses claimed the man became aggressive towards workers near the sound booth, throwing punches and attempting to damage sound equipment. The reported chaos is said to have lasted about 10 minutes. The incident reportedly attracted the attention…

A 61-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of a 22-year-old woman in Newport, Rhode Island, more than four decades after investigators say a discarded water bottle helped link him to DNA recovered from the crime scene. William “Billy” Morton, a former Newport resident from Smithfield, was arrested on October 6, 2026, and ordered to be held without bail. He appeared in Newport County District Court charged with one count of murder. ([riag.ri.gov](https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/former-newport-man-charged-alleged-1985-murder-following-cold-case-investigation?utm_source=openai)) Hillary Hellewell was found dead on an Anthony Street pavement at about 4.15am on May 19, 1985. She had been strangled and sexually assaulted, according…