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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A convicted child predator who admitted he is still sexually attracted to young girls pleaded not guilty Monday to a new child sex abuse charge — as California Republicans escalate pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom over the parole board that nearly set him free.David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville. A judge set his next court date for April 6. He has been held without…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada stretches into its second year, more than half of Americans said in an Angus Reid survey that they don’t want any tariffs on Canada, with the majority viewing their northern neighbour positively. With the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade agreement up for renegotiation this year, 51 per cent of U.S. respondents told the survey that if they had their way, there would be no tariffs on Canada at all.This is up compared to October 2024, in the middle of Trump’s campaign to return to…

The alleged victim, who was sleeping rough nearby, was found dead on a gravel track near Grampians Loop in Yanchep around 6.40pm on March 1.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart wrote on social media Tuesday that her brother was missing in the San Francisco area and was in desperate need of help.Shotzi, whose real name is Ashley Alfaro, wrote that her brother Deano Urbanski was missing. Shotzi makes her entrance SmackDown at the TD Garden on September 01, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)”My brother Deano is missing,” she wrote on X. “His car was found crashed near Fort Mason/ Marina District – San Francisco, and security footage shows him walking away from the…

TOKYO: Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast on Wednesday (Mar 11) as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy.The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on Mar 11, 2011, ravaged parts of the region, caused more than 22,000 deaths and forced nearly half a million people to flee their homes, most of them due to tsunami damage.Around 160,000 people fled their homes in Fukushima because of the radiation spewed from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. About 26,000 of them haven’t returned because they resettled elsewhere, their…

Since President Trump launched a new war with Iran, he has portrayed it as a shock-and-awe assault with few lasting consequences, especially for Americans. On Monday in Florida, he called it a “brief disruption.”Experts say it is rapidly becoming something else entirely: a jolt to the global security order and economy that far exceeds those delivered by other recent conflicts in the Middle East.Mr. Trump’s war, now nearly two weeks old, is already reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and strategic partnerships. Countries typically shielded from regional conflict, like Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, have faced…

Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News. TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston’s Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines. Statistics obtained from Transportation Security Administration officials show the nationwide callout rate — unscheduled absences by frontline officers — has risen to an average of 6% during the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for breaking into a San Francisco apartment and sexually assaulting a sleeping woman has been granted parole after serving just over a decade behind bars.Roberto Antonio Detrinidad was granted release following a Jan. 6, 2026 suitability hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings. Unless further action is taken, Detrinidad could be released from San Quentin State Prison as early as May.Details of the hearing, including Detrinidad’s admissions and the panel’s reasoning, are outlined in a transcript obtained by San…

The Oromocto Food Bank and Clothing Bank serves a population of more than 27,000 people. But with the cost of living going up and up, staff say it’s becoming more and more challenging to keep up with demand. “People calling us begging, ‘Do you have any money that I can just borrow?’ and I mean people are calling churches and they’re calling service clubs and everybody they can find to try and get some help,” said Jane Buckley, the food and clothing bank’s executive director.Rising prices are hitting people hard throughout the region and province, which makes next week’s provincial…

Popular Australian jewellery brand By Charlotte has announced it will be opening three WA stores, in what its Perth-born founder says is a “beautiful full circle moment”.The brand — known for its iconic Lotus Necklace — is set to make three major Perth shopping destinations home, opening boutiques in Karrinyup Shopping Centre, Claremont Quarter and Westfield Booragoon.Founded in 2012 by Perth woman Charlotte Blakeney, she said the expansion to WA feels “incredibly special”.“Perth is where my journey began, and so much of the spirit of the brand was shaped by growing up here, with the ocean, the sense of community…