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Two men, aged 29 and 24, have been charged with kidnapping and murder in Sydney after 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was abducted from his North Ryde home. Police say he was not the intended target of the attack, and remains later found near a golf course have been identified as Baghsarian. Bail was refused for the two suspects, with investigators noting more arrests are likely as they pursue others involved and seize items during searches.
A Texas grand jury declined to indict a federal immigration agent in the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen, last year.
Maurquise Emillo James, a 22-year-old medication technician at Cogir of Potomac, has been charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 14 death of 87-year-old Robert Fuller Jr. and with the attempted first-degree murder of a Maryland State Police trooper after a traffic stop; investigators link the two cases through surveillance and evidence, and James is being held without bond pending hearings.
PolitiFact’s fact-check of Trump’s State of the Union finds a mix of truth and exaggeration: inflation isn’t “plummeting” — it’s eased to about 2.4% year over year as of January 2026; gas prices aren’t nationwide below $2.30 a gallon; TrumpRx.gov savings are overstated. The claim that zero illegal aliens were admitted in nine months is misleading given a sharp drop in encounters and ongoing removals. There’s no solid evidence that a sea-based military campaign has halted drugs; and the 2025 murder-rate decline is likely among the largest in decades but not definitively the lowest in 125 years due to data caveats. The SNAP note refers to projected benefit losses under a work-requirements law, not an immediate universal relief.
A Whataburger worker in Paris, Texas, used a wire fry basket and a trash can to fend off an attacker dressed in black. A bystander filmed the confrontation as employees shouted for help; the suspect, Anthony William Newhuis, 41, was later arrested and charged with assault resulting in bodily injury and public intoxication, with an additional count of criminal mischief. Whataburger said security remains a priority and is cooperating with authorities.
German police arrested an 81-year-old man in Koblenz for the 1994 murder and sexual assault of American student Amy Lopez after advances in DNA technology and re-examining evidence led to a match between a saliva sample and DNA found in Lopez's jeans. The suspect had a prior 1999 conviction for attempted rape; his genetic data, once deleted, was re-accessed to secure the arrest, and he is now in pretrial detention as investigators continue the case decades after the crime.
Megyn Kelly argued that Savannah Guthrie may know undisclosed information about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, pointing to Savannah’s Instagram mention that Nancy was taken from her bed and suggesting the $1 million reward timing could reflect family concerns.
San Jose police say 43-year-old Edgard Altamirano killed his former girlfriend in the Westgate Center parking lot before turning the gun on himself; motive is under investigation and this marks the city’s fourth homicide of 2026.
Defense argues new BAC findings show Sean Higgins’s blood-alcohol content was .075 (plasma-tested) rather than the .087 claimed by prosecutors, potentially affecting the grand-jury indictment in the 2024 fatal crash that killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother. Prosecutors will review the evidence, with a possible new indictment if they concede the discrepancy, and Higgins faces court updates on April 14 amid ongoing plea talks.
Lincoln University track and field athlete Kevaughn Goldson, 23, was stabbed to death in Missouri. His girlfriend and fellow student-athlete Denita Jackson has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court documents note a history of domestic-violence incidents and indicate Jackson claimed Goldson was having an affair, leading to a confrontation that preceded the stabbing.
Five people died in a stabbing on the Key Peninsula near Purdy, Pierce County, and a deputy shot and killed the suspect, a 32‑year‑old man. Four people died at the scene and a fifth passed away later at a hospital. Deputies were en route to serve a no-contact order when witnesses reported the attack. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team is handling the deputy-involved shooting as multiple agencies respond to the scene.
Four people were killed in a stabbing on the Key Peninsula near Purdy, Washington; a deputy shot and killed the suspect and the Pierce County Force Investigation Team is investigating the incident.
Attorneys for Sean M. Higgins, charged in the 2024 deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing the grand jury was given improper BAC evidence. Higgins’ BAC was cited as 0.087%, but defense contends the reading from plasma shows 0.075% (below the legal limit), and asks the court to throw out the charges on that basis. The indictment includes two counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide, tampering with evidence, and leaving the scene. A previous motion to dismiss was denied, and Higgins’ next court date is April 14. The Gaudreaus were killed while bicycling in New Jersey in Aug. 2024, an incident that has drawn attention in part due to Johnny Gaudreau’s NHL fame and subsequent Olympic tributes to the brothers.
84-year-old Nancy Guthrie remains missing from a Tucson-area home, with investigators treating it as a possible abduction. The Guthrie family announced up to a $1 million reward for her recovery as hundreds of investigators, with FBI assistance, pursue leads and ransom-note tips from across the country.
A 32-year-old man stabbed four people outside a home on the Key Peninsula near Tacoma, Washington; a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot the suspect, who had been served but not yet served with a no-contact order. Three victims died at the scene and a fourth succumbed later. The deputy arrived around 9:30 a.m. about 52 minutes after the 911 call; authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public and the relationships between those involved are not yet known. The attack occurred near Henderson Bay in Puget Sound, with responders from Gig Harbor.