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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Man jailed over Bunnings prank, Trump pulls US from 'woke' UNESCO, BMW driver accused of wild move
Hello and welcome to Yahoo's live news blog this Wednesday. A father has been jailed after a prank in a Bunnings store last year. Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from UNESCO. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said the US president believed the organisation was "woke" and "totally out-of-step with commonplace policies". Police in Queensland are urgently searching for a seven-week-old baby and two young children missing since last Friday. Follow along as we bring you regular updates throughout the day. Urgent search for baby, two kids Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week. The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18. Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them. They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her. She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes. An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public. Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW. Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police. - NewsWire Cops stunned by BMW spotted on Melbourne street A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat. Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday. "The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday. He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences. Trump removes US from 'woke' UNESCO Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time. 'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement. While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias. Read more from Politico here. Dad jailed over Bunnings prank A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong. Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported. The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers. The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube. Urgent search for baby, two kids Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week. The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18. Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them. They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her. She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes. An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public. Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW. Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police. - NewsWire Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week. The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18. Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them. They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her. She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes. An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public. Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW. Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police. - NewsWire Cops stunned by BMW spotted on Melbourne street A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat. Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday. "The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday. He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences. A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat. Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday. "The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday. He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences. Trump removes US from 'woke' UNESCO Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time. 'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement. While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias. Read more from Politico here. Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time. 'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement. While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias. Read more from Politico here. Dad jailed over Bunnings prank A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong. Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported. The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers. The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months. A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong. Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported. The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers. The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Urgent search for baby and two children missing from Gold Coast
A desperate search continues for two missing schoolchildren and a baby last seen on Queensland's Gold Coast on Friday. On Tuesday evening, police released photos of a 7-week-old baby girl, a 10-year-old girl and six-year-old boy. The image of 41-year-old Monique, who is described as caucasian, with dark brown hair and brown eyes, was also released. She is known to the children and is believed to be with them. Police did not share Monique's surname. Officers believe Monique is driving a white Nissan X-Trail and may be in the Tenterfield area in NSW's Northern Tablelands. The children were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama shortly before 9am on July 18. Police and the children's family are concerned about their welfare due to their age. Anyone who may have seen the children or the Nissan, which bears the Queensland registration 992XPS, are urged to contact police.
National Post
3 days ago
- National Post
Step-grandmother of missing N.S. kids pleads with public to stop accusing family of harming Lilly and Jack
The step-grandmother of two young children who vanished from a rural Nova Scotia home almost three months ago is pleading with the public to stop spreading rumours about the children's disappearance. Article content In an interview with CBC News, Janie Mackenzie described the chaotic days that unfolded after six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan went missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, Pictou County, on May 2. Article content Article content The siblings were last seen that morning at the home they shared with their mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, and their stepfather, Daniel Martell, Mackenzie's son. The mobile home sits along a gravel road surrounded by dense woods, with an RV parked nearby, where Mackenzie was staying at the time. The house also has a back patio, with a sliding glass door, which is most likely how the children got out that morning. Article content Near the RV there is a fenced-in play set with swings and a slide, where the children would play. It is also where Mackenzie said she heard the kids playing the morning they disappeared. About 20 minutes later, she heard her son yelling for them. Article content 'I blame myself for not getting up that morning to see the kids because … this would have never happened,' Mackenzie told CBC. Article content In the days since, search teams combed through the thick woods and the family's property, uncovering only minimal clues, including what appeared to be two small footprints and a piece of a pink blanket, which is confirmed to be Lilly's. Since then, the investigation has expanded, drawing in multiple RCMP divisions, including major crimes, but, so far, not much is known. Article content Article content In an update last week, police said the Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is leading the investigation and that officials are examining thousands of videos. Article content Article content In the weeks following their disappearance, Mackenzie and her family have cooperated with the investigation, she told CBC/ Apart from one instance in the first days of search, where Mackenzie says she stopped an officer from checking her trailer to secure her dog, both the mobile home and trailer have been thoroughly searched, multiple times, by RCMP and ground crews. The septic tank and well were also searched, she said, along with drones flown underneath the mobile home. Her son also passed a polygraph test, as he has previously told the media. Article content However, Mackenzie and her son have been accused on social media of harming the children and burying them on the property, she said. Article content 'A heart don't lie, and my heart is telling me that my kid did not have nothing to do with this, and I had nothing to do with this,' Mackenzie told CBC. Article content Before the disappearance thrust her family into the public eye, Mackenzie lived a quiet, private life. Now, her life is always in the spotlight, she said. Cars slow down as they pass by, drones frequently hover overhead, and media outlets show up at her door. Article content If she goes out, she said she keeps her head down because she doesn't want to be recognized. 'It's not because I'm hiding from anybody,' she said. 'I'm just a quiet person that just wants to be left alone.'
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
What to know about the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz and the hunt for his killer
The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz helped catalyze a national missing-children's movement. The 6-year-old was one of the first children whose disappearance was publicized in what became a high-profile way: on milk cartons. His case also ushered in an age of parental anxiety. After a decades-long investigation, a former New York City convenience store clerk, Pedro Hernandez, was arrested in 2012. He was convicted of murder and kidnapping in 2017 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. But on Monday, a federal appeals court overturned the verdict and ordered a new trial for Hernandez, now 64. Here's what to know about Etan's disappearance and the prosecution: A boy vanishes and a movement begins Etan disappeared while walking to his Manhattan school bus stop alone for the first time on May 25, 1979, igniting an exhaustive search and helping to make missing children a national cause in the United States. The anniversary of his disappearance became National Missing Children's Day. His parents helped press for new laws that established a national hotline and made it easier for law enforcement agencies to share information about missing children. The movement grew after the 1981 kidnapping and killing of 6-year-old Adam Walsh in Florida. Frightened parents soon stopped letting children walk alone to school and play unsupervised in their neighborhoods. Investigation spans decades Etan's body has never been found, but his family had him legally declared dead in 2001. The investigation spanned decades and even reached Israel. Hernandez worked at a convenience store in Etan's neighborhood, and police noted meeting him among many people they encountered while searching. But he wasn't a suspect until 2012, when police got a tip that Hernandez, then living in New Jersey, had once spoken to a relative about killing a boy in New York City. A disputed confession There was no physical evidence against Hernandez, but police said that during a seven-hour interrogation he confessed to attacking Etan. In recorded statements, Hernandez tranquilly recounted offering soda to entice Etan into the basement of the convenience store where Hernandez was then a teenage stock clerk. Hernandez said he choked Etan, put the still-alive boy into a plastic bag and a box and left the box in an alley. Hernandez's lawyers said the admissions were the false imaginings of a man with mental illness and a very low IQ. The defense also urged jurors to consider another longtime suspect who dated a woman who sometimes walked Etan home from school. That man was later convicted of molesting boys in Pennsylvania. He told federal authorities about interacting with a child he was all but sure was Etan on the day the boy vanished. But he was never criminally charged. Prosecutors maintained that Hernandez's confessions were credible and suggested he faked or exaggerated symptoms of mental illness. Appeals court ruling In its ruling Monday, a federal appeals court overturned Hernandez's conviction because of the original judge's response to a jury note during a 2017 trial. The appeal revolved around the police interrogation that Hernandez underwent in 2012. Police said he initially confessed before they read him his rights. Hernandez was then given a legally required warning that his statements could be used against him in court, then repeated his admission on tape at least twice. At the trial, the jury sent a note to the judge asking whether it should disregard the two recorded confessions if it concluded that the first one — given before the Miranda warning — was invalid. The judge answered 'no.' The appeals court ruled that the jury should have gotten a more thorough explanation of its options, which could have included disregarding all of the confessions. The court ordered Hernandez to be released unless he received a new trial within 'a reasonable period.' The 2017 trial had been Hernandez's second; his first ended in a deadlocked jury in 2015.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Associated Press
What to know about the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz and the hunt for his killer
NEW YORK (AP) — The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz helped catalyze a national missing-children's movement. The 6-year-old was one of the first children whose disappearance was publicized in what became a high-profile way: on milk cartons. His case also ushered in an age of parental anxiety. After a decades-long investigation, a former New York City convenience store clerk, Pedro Hernandez, was arrested in 2012. He was convicted of murder and kidnapping in 2017 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. But on Monday, a federal appeals court overturned the verdict and ordered a new trial for Hernandez, now 64. Here's what to know about Etan's disappearance and the prosecution: A boy vanishes and a movement begins Etan disappeared while walking to his Manhattan school bus stop alone for the first time on May 25, 1979, igniting an exhaustive search and helping to make missing children a national cause in the United States. The anniversary of his disappearance became National Missing Children's Day. His parents helped press for new laws that established a national hotline and made it easier for law enforcement agencies to share information about missing children. The movement grew after the 1981 kidnapping and killing of 6-year-old Adam Walsh in Florida. Frightened parents soon stopped letting children walk alone to school and play unsupervised in their neighborhoods. Investigation spans decadesEtan's body has never been found, but his family had him legally declared dead in 2001. The investigation spanned decades and even reached Israel. Hernandez worked at a convenience store in Etan's neighborhood, and police noted meeting him among many people they encountered while searching. But he wasn't a suspect until 2012, when police got a tip that Hernandez, then living in New Jersey, had once spoken to a relative about killing a boy in New York City. A disputed confessionThere was no physical evidence against Hernandez, but police said that during a seven-hour interrogation he confessed to attacking Etan. In recorded statements, Hernandez tranquilly recounted offering soda to entice Etan into the basement of the convenience store where Hernandez was then a teenage stock clerk. Hernandez said he choked Etan, put the still-alive boy into a plastic bag and a box and left the box in an alley. Hernandez's lawyers said the admissions were the false imaginings of a man with mental illness and a very low IQ. The defense also urged jurors to consider another longtime suspect who dated a woman who sometimes walked Etan home from school. That man was later convicted of molesting boys in Pennsylvania. He told federal authorities about interacting with a child he was all but sure was Etan on the day the boy vanished. But he was never criminally charged. Prosecutors maintained that Hernandez's confessions were credible and suggested he faked or exaggerated symptoms of mental illness. Appeals court ruling In its ruling Monday, a federal appeals court overturned Hernandez's conviction because of the original judge's response to a jury note during a 2017 trial. The appeal revolved around the police interrogation that Hernandez underwent in 2012. Police said he initially confessed before they read him his rights. Hernandez was then given a legally required warning that his statements could be used against him in court, then repeated his admission on tape at least twice. At the trial, the jury sent a note to the judge asking whether it should disregard the two recorded confessions if it concluded that the first one — given before the Miranda warning — was invalid. The judge answered 'no.' The appeals court ruled that the jury should have gotten a more thorough explanation of its options, which could have included disregarding all of the confessions. The court ordered Hernandez to be released unless he received a new trial within 'a reasonable period.' The 2017 trial had been Hernandez's second; his first ended in a deadlocked jury in 2015.
