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A Mexican court is expected to announce a verdict in the trial of three men accused of murdering Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson during a surfing trip to Baja California in 2024. The month-long trial in Ensenada heard testimony from dozens of witnesses, including the brothers' father Martin Robinson, who described the 'hell' he and his wife had endured. The prosecution is seeking 150 years in prison for each of the three accused men.

Greg Lynn, 60, a former Jetstar pilot charged with the murder of Carol Clay, 73, who disappeared while camping in Victoria's High Country in March 2020, will make a second bail application on October 22. His first bail application was rejected in March by Justice David Beach, who found he had not demonstrated exceptional circumstances for release. Lynn was granted a retrial in December after an appeal court found he had suffered a substantial miscarriage of justice in his first trial. He maintains his innocence, claiming Ms Clay's death was an accident. The retrial is scheduled to begin on May 24, 2027 before Justice Michael O'Connell.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic candidate in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, says she was sexually assaulted by two unknown men whilst fixing campaign signs in the West Valley in August. She told investigators she was hit in the back of the head near 99th Avenue and Bell Road in Sun City between 2 and 3 a.m. on 14 August, lost consciousness, and woke during the assault. Fear, embarrassment and trauma delayed her reporting; she told her husband two or three days later but did not report it to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office until about two weeks after the incident. She has since disclosed the assault publicly, saying she hopes her story helps others.

Supercars driver Ryan Wood crashed during Friday's first practice session at Mount Panorama ahead of qualifying for the Bathurst 1000. The 22-year-old New Zealand driver, racing for Walkinshaw TWG Racing, clipped the inside wall at the exit of Forrest's Elbow and ricocheted into the outside barrier, bringing out the red flag. His No.2 Toyota Supra suffered significant front right damage. Team principal Carl Faux said the team was prepared for quick repairs and would attempt to have the car ready for qualifying at 4.10pm (AEDT), with another practice session scheduled at 1.15pm.

A 41-year-old man has been charged with impersonating Services Australia staff to obtain information from medical practitioners, which he allegedly used to make $1.5 million in fraudulent Medicare claims. He was arrested in Emu Plains, west of Sydney, after an investigation began in September 2025. He faces Penrith Local Court on Friday.

The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled that the death of 2-year-old Marcelino Valdez, left in a hot car in south Phoenix in July, was accidental. The boy's father parked at their home near Baseline Road and 24th Street around 2 p.m. on 15 July, brought four of the boy's siblings inside and forgot Marcelino in the car. The father realised around 6.30 p.m. that the child was still in the vehicle. The temperature had reached 108 degrees that day. When found unconscious in his car seat, Marcelino's body temperature was 107 degrees.

The Tampa Bay Rays swept the New York Yankees 3-0 in their Division Series, winning 4-3 in Game 3 on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium to reach the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2020. The Rays will face either the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians, and will host their first ALCS game at Tropicana Field on Monday since 2008.

Lexus will launch its largest electric SUV, the three-row TZ, in Australia during 2027. The vehicle will slot above the five-seat RZ and compete with models such as the Volvo EX90 and Cadillac Vistiq. It will be built in right-hand drive, unlike its related Toyota Highlander EV and Subaru Getaway cousins.

A 45-year-old disability support worker from Moorooka has been charged with 13 offences including three counts of indecent treatment of children under 16, grooming and supplying dangerous drugs to a minor. The alleged offences occurred between 2020 and 2024 while the boy was in his early teens. The matter was reported to Queensland Police in mid-September and the man was arrested on 30 September. He appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 1 October and is due to reappear on 23 November.

Palestinian factions have agreed to postpone legislative elections originally set for 28 November, citing logistical difficulties in Gaza and east Jerusalem. The elections would have been the first in 20 years. The decision still requires final confirmation from the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Republican challenger Eric Toney are clashing over how to fix delays at the state's crime labs. Kaul, seeking a third term, says the main problem is insufficient funding, particularly for DNA analysis. Toney, the Fond du Lac County district attorney, says improving efficiency should be his top priority to speed justice for victims. Between 2019 and 2023, turnaround time at the labs increased by nearly 50 per cent.

OpenAI has shut down influence operations from Russia and Iran that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and spread propaganda. The Iranian operation involved seven profiles posing as Western journalists that placed articles in media outlets worldwide, with nearly 100 articles identified across roughly a dozen outlets. The operations used ChatGPT to generate content related to geopolitical conflict and anti-Ukraine messaging.

Dylan Sebock, a Southeastern Oklahoma State University football player, was killed in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman, Texas at about 1 a.m. Thursday. His teammate, 23-year-old De'Taurean Johnson, a senior linebacker, was arrested for intoxication manslaughter after police established he was intoxicated while driving. Both players were ejected from the vehicle; Johnson attempted to leave the scene before being taken into custody.

Fall colours have returned to Flagstaff's San Francisco Peaks, with aspen groves at their peak yellow display this week. Aspens only maintain their peak colours for about a week, drawing photographers and visitors from across the Southwest to capture the display. Flagstaff, which experiences all four seasons and is typically 20 to 30 degrees cooler than the Phoenix area, offers visitors opportunities to photograph and paint the autumn foliage.

Pedro A. Espinoza Torres, 32, was arrested on 25 September after an 18-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint near 16th Avenue and San Marcos Drive in Apache Junction around 1 a.m. on 24 September. The woman was held for several hours, assaulted multiple times and suffered severe injuries requiring hospitalisation. Torres faces charges including one count of kidnapping, four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of sexual abuse and one count of first-degree burglary. Police used automated licence plate reader technology to help identify him and are now asking the public whether there may be other victims.

Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike by lethal injection has renewed focus on how states carry out death sentences. Nebraska, which abolished the death penalty in 2015 but voters reinstated it in 2016, currently has no lethal injection drugs available. Governor Jim Pillen said he is not concerned about the system in place, despite Tennessee's failed execution.

The New York Yankees have failed to win a World Series for the 17th straight season. Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep in the AL Division Series on Wednesday night, with New York's captain Aaron Judge saying 'there's a standard to winning a championship. It's black and white. There's no gray area.' Yankees captain Aaron Judge was limited to seven games in September after a calf strain, hitting .174 with three RBIs.

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman, Sophia Turpitt, was attacked in the early morning hours of 29 September near 16th and R streets in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 32-year-old man charged with the assault, Joseph Favata, remains at large. Turpitt said she had tried to find a friend to walk with but decided to return to her dorm alone after being unable to locate the Husker Safe Walk service. She said Favata approached her, then grabbed her from behind, pulling at her skirt. She fought back, using wrestling experience from ten years of the sport, and screamed for help, at which point he ran away. Security footage captured Favata running around the time of the attack, though the assault itself was not recorded on camera.

LeBron James, 41, made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. James joined the 76ers this summer on a two-year deal at league minimum for what is expected to be the final stop in his NBA-record 24th season. He started alongside fellow All-Star newcomer Jaylen Brown and holdovers Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

Governor Jim Pillen said Lincoln Police have not interviewed him as part of an ongoing investigation into a $2.5 billion no-bid contract between the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and a contractor he recommended. Nebraska Auditor Mike Foley issued a report in January saying the arrangement 'smacked of favoritism'. Pillen said his office had nothing to do with the matter and that he followed procedure, citing an emergency reason for the no-bid process.

A major government-commissioned review led by Prof Peter Fonagy has found that ADHD and autism are at risk of overdiagnosis in England, with cases now appearing to outstrip expected population rates for younger age groups. The review highlights a mismatch between true rates of these conditions and the numbers seeking help, warning that misdiagnosis can direct people towards wrong treatments and obscure underlying causes of difficulties. The report also confirms that genuine mental distress has increased substantially since the 1990s, particularly among 16- to 24-year-olds, where rates of common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression have risen from one in six to one in four. The review calls for tougher regulation of private clinics offering assessments and recommends that support should be based on individual needs rather than diagnosis alone, reducing reliance on lengthy NHS waiting lists.

UK retail footfall was down 2.9% in September compared with last year, according to data from the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic. The decline was sharper than August's 1.7% fall. Shopping centres saw the steepest drops, down 3.5%, with high streets falling 3%, whilst retail parks declined 1.7%.

Tasmania Police are appealing for public assistance in locating a 47-year-old man who has been missing from Smithton for almost two weeks. Police are urging people in the area to review their CCTV footage.