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Care home firm fined £50k after woman's death

Mary ‘Pat’ Thompson needed the help of two carers to move but fell while in the care of just one.

Man arrested 57 years after woman raped, killed in her home

The case remained cold for 57 years until 92-year-old Ryland Headley was arrested and subsequently charged.

Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after killing her 2 sons

Susan Smith, who admitted to drowning her two children 30 years ago, was unanimously denied parole after she appeared before the board for the first time on Wednesday.

Georgia woman files lawsuit in response to E. coli outbreak linked to carrots

Grimmway Farms has recalled its organic carrots after health officials linked them to an E. coli outbreak. A woman who was hospitalized sued the company this week.

Woman-owned cafe in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold shakes stigma

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment

Case marks first time a trans person has successfully challenged use of such conversion practices in country. A transgender woman in China has won a record amount of compensation from a hospital ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Police report details woman's allegations against Pete Hegseth

A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, according to a detailed, newly-released police report. He is now President-elect Trump's choice for defense secretary.

Son of woman killed by IRA condemns ‘cruel’ Disney series

Say Nothing, about 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, is horrendous, says Michael McConville. The son of Jean McConville, a woman who was murdered and buried in secret by the IRA, has ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Woman in coma after trying to save star golfer's son from drowning

Former British Open champion Brian Harman said a close family friend remains in a coma after trying to save his 6-year-old son.

Rare ‘Doomsday Fish’ Found on California Beach by Woman Going for a Walk

In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Skulls found on New Mexico property not related to missing woman case

Skulls found on a New Mexico property earlier this month were obtained online and are not related to the case of a woman who went missing in 2019, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Georgia woman convicted of killing her toddler gets life in prison

Leilani Simon was spared the maximum punishment of life without a chance of parole.

Parents 'devastated' over British woman's death in suspected Laos poisoning

Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.

MMA fighter Conor McGregor assaulted woman at Dublin hotel, jury finds in civil trial

McGregor ordered to pay nearly €250,000 in damages to Nikita Hand after he was accused of 2018 assault. A jury at a civil trial at Ireland’s high court has found that the Irish martial arts fighter ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the heart of a trial that has shocked France

She has shown extraordinary strength as a court hears how she was drugged by her husband and raped by strangers

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Irish justice minister praises 'bravery' of woman in Conor McGregor rape case

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said Nikita Hand had shown "there is light at the end of the tunnel".

$20 million settlement reached in death of woman fatally shot by officer

Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said.

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