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Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker were still in a relationship and planned to move into a new apartment before his death, despite spending time apart, sources familiar with the situation have said. Ms Blanchard had been staying with her parents for several weeks while belongings were moved from the couple’s old flat into their new home. The pair had not ended their relationship, sources said, and were not considered to be on a break. The distance between them was linked to Mr Urker’s drinking, according to the sources. They said he had privately been struggling with alcohol for several…

Police are investigating a double shooting reported in the Oakland Hills on Friday morning. The incident took place in the Oakland Hills area of Oakland, California, though authorities have not released further details about what led to the gunfire. Information about the victims, their conditions and any possible suspects was not immediately available. The investigation remains under way.

The death of Constable Mia Lay has become the most personal challenge of Mal Lanyon’s first year as commissioner of NSW Police, coming after a high-speed crash in Sydney’s inner south that killed the 20-year-old officer while she was on duty. Lanyon returned early from leave after learning of Lay’s death in the early hours of September 25. A week later, he said the loss of an officer who had been protecting the public was difficult to express. “To lose one of my officers in a circumstance like that, someone who was going about doing her duty to protect the…

A Houston mother killed her four-year-old daughter and later died after shooting herself, hours after a custody hearing placed the child primarily in the care of her father. Cibelle Savella, 35, was told at the hearing on Tuesday morning that she could only see Vivian under supervision by Guardians of Hope, an organisation that provides supervised contact and child exchanges in high-conflict custody cases. Harris County Judge Audrie Lawton-Evans gave Vivian’s father, private equity lawyer Aaron Savella, 37, exclusive authority to make decisions about the girl’s care, according to a court docket entry. Vivian was due to be handed over…

Mexico needs to make greater efforts to reduce its debt, the International Monetary Fund has said.

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have applied for a marriage licence in Arkansas, taking a further step towards marrying nearly four years after their relationship became public. The Washington County Clerk said the couple submitted their application on 18 September. The filing was made in Arkansas, where Holmes was born and raised in West Memphis. Robach and Holmes began their relationship while working together at Good Morning America in New York. Their romance became public in November 2022, when photographs emerged showing them together while both were still married. Robach was married to actor Andrew Shue, while Holmes was married…

Manchester City’s appeal against findings that the club breached more than 100 Premier League financial rules has been thrown into question by a statement submitted by main sponsor Etihad Airways to the US government in 2015. City are expected to argue that additional money connected to their sponsorship agreements came from the Abu Dhabi government rather than the club’s majority owners, Abu Dhabi United Group. However, Etihad previously stated that it had financed its sponsorship deal with City from its own funds. “The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester…

California households receiving CalFresh are seeing a modest rise in food assistance, as a sweeping overhaul of the US food-stamp system places fresh financial pressure on the state and tightens eligibility rules for some recipients. From October 1, 2026, the maximum monthly payment for a single-person household in California rose from $298 to $306. For a family of four, the maximum increased from $994 to $1,023, although the amount paid to each household depends on income, size and allowable deductions. The annual adjustment applies across the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. It comes as grocery prices and…

Australia should provide no military support to Ukraine and should remove the United States from key defence facilities, the newly elected Greens leader David Shoebridge has said. The NSW senator said the Greens would seek a major overhaul of the US-Australia alliance, including renegotiating the 1951 ANZUS treaty and ending American access to facilities such as the Pine Gap surveillance base. Shoebridge, who won the partyroom leadership ballot on Wednesday after Larissa Waters stepped down because of kidney disease, said he would retain responsibility for the Greens’ defence and foreign affairs portfolios. Greens oppose military aid to Ukraine “The Greens…

Dr Tomasz Kosowski has been convicted of murdering attorney Steven Cozzi after a trial marked by the disappearance of the lawyer and the defendant’s decision to represent himself. The plastic surgeon’s case included evidence described as chilling, among it a so-called murder bag and a paralyzing agent. Evidence in the murder trial of Dr Tomasz Kosowski The proceedings examined the circumstances surrounding Cozzi’s disappearance and the evidence presented against Kosowski. The case ultimately led to Kosowski’s conviction for Cozzi’s murder. The trial has been reviewed by 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and consultant Herman Weisberg, who examined the evidence and…