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Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.

new video loaded: Salvadoran President Says He Won’t Return Wrongly Deported MantranscriptBacktranscriptSalvadoran President Says He Won’t Return Wrongly Deported ManDuring a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump also said that he was open to sending American citizens convicted of violent crimes to President Nayib Bukele’s prison in El Salvador.“Well, I suppose you’re going to suggest that I smuggle a terrorist into the United States, right? How can I smuggle — how can I return him to the United States? Like I smuggle him into the United States, or what do I do? Of course I’m not going to…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., blasted President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for undermining democracy, while comparing billionaire “oligarchs” in both parties to “heroin addicts” whose drug of choice is “greed,” at a rally Monday night.The comments came during a “Fight The Oligarchy” rally in Idaho, which included an address by progressive “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Both politicians took most of their time speaking on stage to blast Trump and Musk repeatedly by name, and blamed them for destroying democracy in an effort to provide benefits for their billionaire friends. “I used to talk about oligarchy. And people say, What is…

A former banker and alleged accomplice of disgraced legal scion, Alex Murdaugh, has agreed to a guilty plea in helping with some of his financial crimes.Court records obtained by WCIV show that Russell Laffitte pleaded guilty to several federal fraud charges last week and will spend five years in prison. The records show that Laffitte also agreed to pay $3,555,884.80 in criminal restitution. Additionally, the former bank CEO will not be allowed to work at any federally insured bank or credit union without prior consent.At the time of the crimes, Laffitte served as the CEO of Palmetto State Bank and allegedly…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is welcoming its first Operational Stress Intervention Dog (OSID): Blaise. “Whether it’s a difficult call during a tough day, or the need for a calming presence, Blaise will be available to all of our staff — sworn and civilian,” EPS’ interim police chief Warren Driechel said.Blaise is a black lab who is almost three years old.“Unlike our other service dogs who are trained to catch criminals, Blaise specializes in providing emotional support, stress relief and just a little extra comfort to our employees who need it,” Driechel…

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin insists premiership stars Steven May and Kysaiah Pickett will be fit to take on Fremantle, despite the pair dealing with injuries.

Former LSU teammates are back together in the WNBA. The Chicago Sky selected TCU point guard Hailey Van Lith 11th overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft, and though she was a Horned Frogs star last season, she’s rejoining her Tigers sister Angel Reese in the Windy City. Van Lith has been on three different Elite Eight teams over her five collegiate seasons, and she also secured a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with the women’s 3×3 basketball team.  TCU’s Hailey Van Lith poses before the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York.  (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)But Van…

Houthi-affiliated outlet reports 15 US strikes in Marib, as Yemeni group vows to maintain ‘steadfast position’ on Gaza.The United States’ bombardment campaign in Yemen has killed at least 123 people – mostly civilians – since mid-March, health officials in the capital Sanaa say. Yemen’s Ministry of Health said on Monday that US attacks have also injured 247 others, stressing that the victims include many women and children. Civilians have been targeted, families wiped out, military sites destroyed and soldiers killed. US President Donald Trump has vowed that the Houthis will be “completely annihilated” under daily strikes by the United States…

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man involved in protests at Columbia University, was taken into custody by federal agents Monday when he arrived at a citizenship interview in Vermont, his attorneys said in court filings. Mahdawi’s detention comes as the Trump administration fights to deport fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil.Mahdawi’s legal team — which filed a petition asking for his release, claiming his detention violated the First Amendment — said they believe the Trump administration plans to remove Mahdawi from the country under an obscure law allowing deportations if the Secretary of State decides someone poses an “adverse foreign policy consequences for…

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, disclosed on Monday that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs, a pivot that sent the stock market soaring out of a sizable slump.Ms. Greene bought between about $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks on those days. The day before Mr. Trump’s move, she also dumped between $50,000 and $100,0000 in Treasury bills, according to required public disclosures made to the House.The…