Four women have testified against former Australian football star Barry Cable, 82, in a criminal trial alleging he sexually abused children in backyard spas during the 1980s. A 2023 civil trial already found Cable liable for abusing another girl.
Deep-sea treasure hunter Tommy Thompson has been released from federal prison after nearly a decade behind bars for refusing to reveal the location of 500 missing gold coins from the SS Central America shipwreck. The 73-year-old Ohio scientist, who discovered the "Ship of Gold" in 1988, never disclosed what happened to the $2.5 million in collectible coins despite years of incarceration.
The 1982 Twilight Zone movie set accident killed actor Vic Morrow and two child actors when a helicopter crashed after pyrotechnic explosions struck its tail rotor. Director John Landis faced manslaughter charges in a landmark criminal trial.
Britain's abandoned Magical Kingdom of Camelot theme park has been repurposed as a horror attraction while developers pursue controversial housing plans for the 140-acre Lancashire site that once drew 500,000 annual visitors.
A married British couple in their 60s died after drowning at an unpatrolled Australian beach while visiting family, as the country grapples with 81 drowning deaths this summer. Bystanders including off-duty nurses attempted life-saving measures but could not revive the pair.
Elijah Allman, son of Cher and the late Gregg Allman, faces a New Hampshire court hearing Wednesday after being arrested twice in one week—first for disorderly conduct at a prep school, then for allegedly burglarizing a home where he was found smoking on the couch.
A proposal to test howitzer artillery in New York's Adirondack Park has drawn fierce opposition from residents and environmentalists, with over 1,400 public comments against the plan and only 19 in support. The Adirondack Park Agency has scheduled an adjudicatory hearing for April 22 after five years of regulatory review.
Cedric Ricks, 51, faced lethal injection Wednesday for the 2013 stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, with his attorneys asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution over claims of racial discrimination in jury selection.
The Duchess of Sussex will headline an exclusive three-day women's retreat in Sydney this April, with VIP tickets costing up to 3,199 Australian dollars. Meghan Markle connected with organizers through a mutual friend and is participating as a personal favor.
A Sydney man who mimicked the Bondi Beach terror attack while shouting antisemitic abuse faces likely imprisonment after his lawyer argued the incident was "drunken stupidity." Zayne McMillan, 22, was on parole for domestic violence offences when he terrorized families on the same bridge where 15 people were killed in December.
Alberta will pilot 120 km/h speed limits on select divided highways this spring after 68% of 59,000 survey respondents supported the increase. Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says the trial will begin once winter snow clears, though critics point to British Columbia's decision to roll back similar increases due to rising collision rates.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic confirmed he has split from fiancée Anamaria Goltes and is engaged in a custody battle over their two daughters. The separation follows a December incident at a Slovenian hospital and comes as Doncic leads the NBA in scoring during his first full season with Los Angeles.
