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A seaplane crashes off an Australian tourist island, killing 3 and injuring 3 others

Jan. 07, 2025 23:44 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people including Swiss and Danish tourists and injuring three others. Only one of the seven people aboard the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued without injury after the crash...

PGA Tour stays in Hawaii and Europe starts preparing for Ryder Cup

Jan. 07, 2025 10:26 AM EST

PGA Tour SONY OPEN Site: Honolulu. Course: Waialae CC. Yardage: 7,044. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.7 million. Winner's share: $1.566 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 7-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m....

Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

Dec. 04, 2024 06:08 AM EST

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country, despite accepting her testimony that she was tricked as part of an online romance scam. The Chiba District Court said it found Donna...