Authorities in the US state of Ohio have arrested a former contestant on American Idol and charged him with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.

Caleb Flynn, 39, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, assault and tampering with evidence on Friday.

“I just want to take care of my daughters. I’m not a risk,” he told Judge Samuel Huffman in a video of his arraignment from jail.

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The judge set his bond at US$2 million ($2.83 million).

Ashley Flynn, 37, was found dead on Monday after officers received a report of a burglary and shooting at a Tipp City home, according to a news release by Tipp City Police.

Her husband and two children were inside the home when officers arrived.

In a 911 call released by authorities, a frantic Caleb Flynn tells a dispatcher someone broke into his home and killed his wife.

He says she was shot multiple times in the head and he doesn’t know whether the intruder was still there.

“There’s blood everywhere, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god,” he said.

His attorney, Patrick Mulligan, said in a statement today he and Flynn were “disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and seeming rush to judgment in this case".

Police arrested Flynn on Thursday.

“When the government runs out of leads or can’t develop leads and looks at a surviving spouse in cases such as these, the chance of a wrongful conviction increases,” the statement said.

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Tipp City Police Chief Greg Adkins defended the investigation, saying in an email today that it had “not moved fast”.

“Rather, it has progressed at a pace dictated by a thorough and deliberate investigative process,” he said.

Ashley Flynn was a middle school volleyball coach and substitute teacher, Tipp City Schools said on its Facebook page.

“She was known for her beautiful smile, warmth, kindness, and the positive impact she had on so many—both in and out of the classroom and on the court,” the post said.

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The overseas-trained teacher had only been at a NZ school for a week.

Australia will sweat through a dry, hot autumn as long-range forecasts show above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall on the horizon.

There will be no relief at night either, with above-average overnight temperatures predicted across much of Australia for March, April and May.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) also currently rates the chances of an El Niño developing in the second half of the year at about 90 per cent, bringing more hot, dry conditions.

Here's what Australians have to look forward to in autumn 2026.

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Autumn temperatures

The BOM is predicting temperatures are very likely (about 80 per cent) to be above average across most of the country from March to May.

It's expected that maximum temperatures will surge well above average in NSW, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and WA this autumn.

Chances are a little lower in Queensland and the Northern Territory at about 50 per cent.

Temperatures will stay high when the sun goes down too.

According to the BOM, it's very likely overnight temperatures will be above average across much of Australia.

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Autumn rainfall

The BOM is predicting below-average autumn rainfall across most of Australia's southern regions, including NSW, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia, and most parts of WA.

North-eastern Tasmania and South Australia's interior specifically are forecast to receive unusually low rainfall.

The drier-than-average conditions could put some states on high alert for bushfire risk.

It's a slightly different story up north.

The rainfall forecast for March to May in much of northern Australia isn't leaning one way or another yet, meaning it could be below, above, or right on average.

And parts of Cape York Peninsula, the Top End and northern Kimberley are slated for above-average rainfall in March.

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President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15 per cent, up from 10 per cent he had announced a day earlier after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports that he had imposed over the last year.

Trump’s announcement on social media was the latest sign that despite the court's check on his powers, the Republican president still intends to ratchet up tariffs in an unpredictable way.

Tariffs have been his favourite tool for rewriting the rules of global commerce and applying international pressure.

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The court's decision on Friday struck down tariffs that Trump had imposed on nearly every country using an emergency powers law.

Trump now said he will use a different, albeit more limited, legal authority.

He's already signed an executive order enabling him to bypass Congress and impose a 10 per cent tax on imports from around the world, starting on Tuesday, the same day as his State of the Union speech.

However, those tariffs are limited to 150 days unless they are extended legislatively.

The White House did not immediately respond to a message inquiring when the president would sign an updated order to peg the tariffs at 15 per cent.

He wrote on social media that he was making the announcement “based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday."

By a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that it was unconstitutional for Trump to unilaterally set and change tariffs because the power to tax lies with Congress.

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In addition to the temporary tariffs that Trump wants to set at 15 per cent, the president said on Friday that he was also pursuing tariffs through other sections of federal law which require an investigation by the Commerce Department.

He wrote on Saturday that “during the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again.”

After the Supreme Court decision, Trump made an unusually personal attack on the justices who ruled against him in a 6-3 vote, including two of those he appointed during his first term, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett.

Trump, at a news conference on Friday, said that the situation is "an embarrassment to their families."

He was still seething on Friday night, posting on social media complaining about Gorsuch, Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, who ruled with the majority and wrote the majority opinion.

On Saturday morning, Trump issued another post declaring that his “new hero” was Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote a 63-page dissent.

He also praised Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, who were in the minority, and said of the three dissenting justices: "There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that they want to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Tariffs have been central to Trump’s economic policies, which he has said address a host of ills, from reviving trade imbalances and reviving US manufacturing to forcing other nations to action, whether it be stepping up efforts to combat drug trafficking or ceasing hostilities with each other.

He also regularly claimed despite evidence to the contrary that foreign governments would pay the tariffs, not American consumers and businesses.

Federal data shows the Treasury had collected more than $US133 billion ($187 billion) from the import taxes the president has imposed under the emergency powers law as of December, and Trump has made many promises about what that money might go toward, such as paying down the national debt and sending dividend checks to taxpayers.

The Supreme Court decision did not address what happens to the funds that have already been collected from tariffs.

Democrats spoke out quickly on Trump's new tariff threat.

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee accused Trump of “pickpocketing the American people” with his newly announced higher tariff.

“A little over 24 hours after his tariffs were ruled illegal, he’s doing anything he can to make sure he can still jack up your costs,” they wrote on social media.

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, a Trump nemesis, added that "he does not care about you.”

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A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital a week after being hit by a car in Melbourne's south-east.

Emergency services were called to Pound Road in Narre Warren South about 4.30pm last Friday, February 13, following reports a car had struck a pedestrian.

A specialist air ambulance crew and a mobile intensive care ambulance with advanced life support paramedics rushed to the scene, transporting Chris Rua Antony to hospital.

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Today, his family announced his passing on February 20 and thanked the community for its support since the fatal accident.

"With profound sorrow and deep faith in the promise of eternal life, we announce the passing of our beloved son who was called to the Lord on Friday, 20 Feb 2026, after bravely fighting seven days in hospital following the tragic accident," they said in a short statement.

A 48-year-old woman driver suffered minor injuries when her station wagon left the road and hit the teen before slamming into a tree.

Police are still investigating what caused the crash.

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A man who carjacked an Uber and crashed it through a roundabout in Adelaide's north remains on the run from police tonight.

A rideshare driver had his car stolen after dropping off a passenger on Peachey Road in Davoren Park just after 1am, with a man threatening him and taking off in the sedan.

It was then seen driving along Hancock Road in Redwood Park around half an hour later, crashing through a roundabout in stunning fashion.

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CCTV footage of the crash shows sparks flying as the flipped car slides along the road.

Witnesses approached the car to help the driver, but the man got out of the wreck and walked away from the scene, stunning onlookers.

"How can you be so casual about something that almost killed you or somebody else?" one witness told 9News.

The man, who is described as being between 35 to 45 years old with scruffy brown hair and a beard, has not been found by police.

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The driver who had his car stolen was uninjured, although he was badly shaken up.

"They're doing us a favour at the end of the day, they're trying to get us home safely," the witness said.

"And they go and do that, it's actually pretty pathetic."

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The ramming of synagogue gates in Brisbane last night is not being treated as terrorism, police say, despite labelling it a targeted attack.

A Toyota Hilux ute was allegedly driven into the gates of Brisbane Synagogue on Margaret Street, with the impact causing the gates to fall and almost hit the vice president of the congregation.

CCTV footage shows the ute pulling up on the street before briefly turning away from the gates.

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It then reverses at an angle, before straightening up and appears to ram into the gates, and drive off.

Police tracked the ute by air for over an hour, before the ute returned to the synagogue about 8.30pm.

Tyre spikes were deployed, bringing the pursuit to an end and allowing police to arrest 32-year-old Matthew De Campo outside the nearby Queensland Holocaust Museum.

De Campo's been hit with a number of charges, including serious vilification or hate crime, wilful damage and drug possession.

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Queensland Police said while "definitely a targeted attack against the Jewish synagogue", the incident isn't being investigated as terrorism.

"This is a criminal investigation, we are considering the man's mental health and intoxication as being a contributing factor," Acting Superintendent Michael Hogan said.

Methamphetamines were allegedly found in De Campo's ute.

Police claimed De Campo made anti-Semitic remarks during an interview, and De Campo represented himself when appearing in court today.

The Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies said they were "deeply distressed by the event".

"To see [the synagogue's] gates viciously rammed is profoundly devastating," Libby Burke said.

De Campo was denied bail and will appear again in court next month.

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The father of Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones, who died in Laos after drinking tainted alcohol served by a hostel, has called on authorities to stop the venue from reopening.

Jones and her friend Holly Bowles died in 2024 from methanol poisoning after being served tainted drinks at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng.

The same hostel is set to reopen after being renovated, despite no-one being held accountable for the deaths of the two Australians and four other people.

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Six employees were fined $185 for destroying evidence, however, the Bowles and Jones families were not told by the Australian government, instead finding out through the loved ones of other victims.

Jones' father Mark has begged police in Laos to halt the reopening until formal charges are laid for the deaths.

"We're incredibly disappointed that the hostel may be reopening," he said.

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"[We're] certainly hoping that the [Laotian] authorities will not allow this to move on, until those responsible have [been] brought to some justice."

The hostel will be operating under a different name, with the Nana Backpacker Hostel signage being removed.

The complex has also been given a new paint job and the pool's also been re-filled.

It has not been confirmed which operator could be taking over.

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The news comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with the two families earlier this week, revealing he plans to speak with Laos' Prime Minister as early as next week.

It is hoped political pressure from Australia could prompt authorities in Laos to act faster and with more decisiveness.

"We hope that conversation between the two prime ministers will help continue to progress the justice for our girls," Mark Jones added.

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