Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries 29. September 2026 (22:16) More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mphSix Flags has permanently shut down its embattled X2 rollercoaster in Valencia, California, the company announced on Tuesday, as a groundswell of past riders have come forward with allegations of serious injuries.X2, a Magic Mountain park favorite, which reaches up to 76mph (about 122km/h) and has seats that can rotate 360 degrees, had been closed since mid-July. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing 29. September 2026 (22:12) Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, was released on bail until new trial beginsA Utah man who has spent more than four decades on death row was released from jail after newly analyzed DNA evidence showed that he was not connected to a 1985 homicide.Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, walked out of the Utah county jail late on Monday night after a judge ordered his release on bail. He will have to wear a GPS monitoring device until a new trial begins. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Cute but unbearable’ freeloading bear discovered in another LA crawlspace 29. September 2026 (22:07) ‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces but he just keeps coming backHe’s back: the 550lb bear made famous after he took up residence under an Altadena home in November 2025 is wandering the Los Angeles neighborhood again after he moved in and out of the crawlspace of another home.“Yellow 2120”, as the black bear has been tagged, was spotted in the crawlspace of a home on Minoru Drive on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
RAF Fairford 'terror plot' foiled after suspect called police 29. September 2026 (21:59) Scotland Yard also confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’(London News)
The journalist who became king in Uganda 29. September 2026 (21:35) Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.(BBC News)
Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened 29. September 2026 (21:01) Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assaultExcerpts of text messages reportedly exchanged by a defendant in the Cornell University gang-rape case and the woman who claims she was assaulted were published by CBS News on Tuesday, a day after New York prosecutors said they were reopening a criminal investigation.The texts were reportedly sent within days of the alleged October 2024 assault at a campus fraternity house in which a female student said she was drugged and repeatedly raped over the course of seven hours by multiple men who were alerted to her presence on the social media platform Snapchat. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
