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Governor says ‘we grieve the loss of life of three precious souls’ as two injured in critical condition in hospital

Three police officers were killed and two were injured in a shooting on Wednesday in the southern part of Pennsylvania, state police said.

“We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” governor Josh Shapiro said.

Detectives arrested and charged 64-year-old man over murder of Susan Goodwin, reported missing in July 2002

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Police have charged a man with murder, hours after bones were found during a search for the remains of a woman who vanished more than 20 years ago.

The breakthrough in the cold case was made late on Wednesday after the discovery of human remains, believed to be those of Susan Goodwin, 39, buried in the back yard of a house in Port Lincoln, South Australia.

David Pittman, 63, convicted in 1991 of killing three people, executed after final appeal rejected by US supreme court

A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire was put to death on Wednesday evening, a record 12th execution in the state in 2025.

David Pittman, 63, was pronounced dead at 6.12pm local time following a lethal injection at Florida state prison near Starke, under a death warrant signed by Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida’s Republican governor has signed more death warrants this year than any of his predecessors.

Trail closes after 29-year-old man suffers non-threatening injuries in backcountry encounter with possible grizzly

A Yellowstone national park trail remained closed on Wednesday after a possible grizzly bear attacked a hiker, leaving him with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and arm in Tuesday’s attack on the Turbid lake trail north-east of Yellowstone Lake.

• Alyssa Healy admits side was outplayed in New Chandigarh

• Australia fall well short of 292 target as World Cup looms

Australia’s all-conquering cricket women have been given a wake-up call with their World Cup defence approaching as India handed Alyssa Healy’s side their biggest ever one-day international defeat in Punjab.

Healy admitted the champions had been “outplayed” in New Chandigarh on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) as they suffered a 102-run loss, a thumping so heavy that it even surpassed the Australians’ previous record 92-run defeat to England in Birmingham 52 years ago.