‘Looked like dried blood’: worker tells Beau Lamarre-Condon trial about finding suspicious belongings in skip 29. September 2026 (03:28) Former Sydney police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering AFL umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrand new AFL shorts, a Qantas card and other bloodied belongings were found in a dumpster two days after football umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies were allegedly murdered, a Sydney court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency 29. September 2026 (02:52) Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stayChrista Pike, a woman who was convicted of murder 30 years ago, is set to be put to death on Wednesday after her request for clemency was denied by Tennessee governor Bill Lee on Monday. If the execution goes through, she will be the first woman executed in the state in 200 years.Pike, who is now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend, who was 17 at the time, killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, one of their classmate at Knoxville Job Corps in 1995. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist 29. September 2026 (02:08) Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Vietnamese Australian anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 SeptemberVietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges.The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organisation – which it describes as a terrorist organisation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California 29. September 2026 (01:17) Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of DublinA married couple in their 70s have been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing their son-in-law, a New York Times engineer, in broad daylight at a suburban Bay Area park.A police officer found Jonathan McKinsey, 40, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds in a park in Dublin, California, a small city about 35 miles (56.3km) east of San Francisco. Around the time the officer discovered him, 911 calls began pouring in from witnesses reporting the shooting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing 29. September 2026 (01:02) GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafeOpenAI is scrapping the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, over safety concerns raised by researchers during internal testing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.The model, expected to appear in ChatGPT and Codex, was designed to handle more complex tasks without human assistance, the report said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings 28. September 2026 (23:47) Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US publicSupreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies.A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Chalmers defends record as RBA’s cash rate decision due; killed police officer Mia Lay remembered 28. September 2026 (23:35) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe wife of an Australian activist missing in Cambodia has implored the Albanese government to find him and bring him home, Australian Associated Press reports.Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian-Vietnamese democracy campaigner, was due to return to Bangkok, Thailand, to reunite with his wife Chloe Dang after a short trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to meet with human rights defenders.My husband deserves protection, and I really hope the Australian government will continue to put pressure on Cambodia to do an investigation to find out where he is right now. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two people sentenced to 60 and 45 years in prison in death of Telemundo reporter 28. September 2026 (22:10) Danette Colbert and Rickey White sentenced in Adan Manzano’s death for racketeering and negligent homicideA Louisiana judge has handed lengthy prison sentences to two people convicted of roles in a criminal enterprise that targeted New Orleans tourists led to the death of a reporter covering the 2025 Super Bowl there.Nancy Miller, a state court judge, on Monday sentenced Danette Colbert, 49, to a total of 60 years in prison: fifty years for racketeering and a consecutive 10 years for negligent homicide in the death of Adan Manzano, a journalist for the Spanish-language news outlet Telemundo Kansas City. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump unveils plan for $15bn Iowa steel plant he calls biggest in US history 28. September 2026 (21:39) President seeks midterms boost as White House says project, built by Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030 Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help decide control of the Senate in November.“Using advanced steelmaking technology, the plant will produce some of the highest quality, most affordable steel anywhere in the world,” Trump said in the Oval Office, flanked by Iowa’s top Republicans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi 28. September 2026 (21:19) Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August.Police disclosed on Friday that Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi’s capital city.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...(The Guardian)
