The last overnight train between LA and SF ran in 1968. A startup wants to bring it back The last time an overnight train connected Los Angeles and San Francisco was 55 years ago. Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2023
Inquiry probes police research into gay hate crimes Former Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley is set to give testimony in the inquiry looking at LGBTQI hate crimes in NSW. AAP · Mar 2, 2023
Alarm bells on gay bashings should have sounded: ex-cop A former senior police officer involved in pivotal cold cases of gay men killed in the 1980s has told an inquiry homophobic attacks were well-known to police. AAP · Feb 28, 2023
Scott Johnson's killer's shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter The 27-year-old's death, at the cliffs of a gay beat in Manly, sparked one of Sydney's longest-running mysteries. ABC News · Feb 23, 2023
An Australian man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of a gay American in 1988 Scott White's admission in the New South Wales state Supreme Court comes three months after he had his conviction for murdering Scott Johnson overturned by an appeals court. WEKU · Feb 23, 2023
Afternoon Update: anger over Qantas’s record profit; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner subpoenaed; and Starbucks’ olive oil coffee Qantas the latest company to announce record profits, causing anger among some travellers and a Labor senator The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023
Man pleads guilty to cold case death of Scott Johnson Scott Phillip White has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the 1988 cliff death of Scott Johnson after successfully reversing an earlier guilty plea to murder. AAP · Feb 23, 2023
Australian pleads guilty to killing gay American in 1988 An Australian has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an American who fell to his death 35 years ago from a Sydney cliff top that was known as a gay meeting place The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Scott White pleads guilty to 1988 manslaughter of Scott Johnson After having a murder conviction quashed on appeal, Scott White pleads guilty to manslaughter more than three decades since American mathematician Scott Johnson's body was found at the base of cliffs at a Sydney gay beat. ABC News · Feb 22, 2023
Firm proposes reopening Augusta-area golf course, but there’s a catch Plans to revive the course could fall into jeopardy unless its former clubhouse becomes part of the development deal. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 23, 2023
Now is a vital time to get men talking about feelings, says London men’s walking club founder With the cost of living crisis taking hold, the Proper Blokes Club wants to help men stop bottling up their worries Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022
Sydney court overturns conviction for gay American's murder An appeals court has overturned the conviction a man who temporarily admitted murdering an American who fell to his death in 1988 from a Sydney cliff top that was known as a gay meeting place The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Scott White sentence and conviction quashed over Scott Johnson murder A man jailed after unexpectedly pleading guilty to the murder of American mathematician Scott Johnson has his conviction quashed and is likely to face a trial. ABC News · Nov 17, 2022
Sydney cliff murder conviction set aside Three NSW judges have set aside a conviction based on a prisoner's on-the-fly guilty plea to the 1988 cliff murder of an American mathematician. AAP · Nov 17, 2022
Wales Online · Nov 2, 2022 The biggest Wales v New Zealand acts of violence, controversies and sledges including two huge haka rows There is a colourful history of matches between the two sides
ABC News · Oct 26, 2022 Brother of Scott Johnson accepts there could be a trial despite Scott White's murder conviction The brother of murdered American mathematician Scott Johnson says he has accepted the possibility of a trial as the man jailed over the killing after pleading guilty launches an appeal.
AAP · Oct 26, 2022 Rare murder appeal 'gruelling' for family An appeal by a convicted murderer to go back on his guilty plea has been a gruelling but important process to watch, the brother of the victim says.
AAP · Oct 25, 2022 Appeal court asked to overturn murder plea A man jailed for the cold case murder of gay mathematician Scott Johnson had no good reason for his on-the-fly guilty plea, an appeal court has been told.
ABC News · Oct 25, 2022 Scott White's lawyers call for trial in Scott Johnson murder case after surprise guilty plea, court hears Lawyers for a man who unexpectedly pleaded guilty to the cold case murder of American mathematician Scott Johnson say he did so without "good reasons", and are calling for him to face trial.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022 How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente LOS ANGELES — When heavy rains and high surf from Tropical Storm Kay battered much of Southern California's seaboard this month, the ground shifted — ever so slightly — under the railroad along San Clemente's coast.
Wales Online · Sep 17, 2022 Dai Flanagan has been to Google, he videos himself in meetings and now he's hell-bent on changing perceptions of Gwent rugby Flanagan's journey to this point began over eight years ago and he is constantly learning how to improve as he takes on his first head coaching role
Wales Online · Sep 3, 2022 The new life of Tom Shanklin and the phone call from Clive Woodward that tried to end Wales career before it started Tom Shanklin is one of the most popular Wales players from the iconic 2005 Grand Slam team
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022 Muppet power! RSC uses puppet legends for My Neighbour Totoro extravaganza The RSC’s version of the Japanese classic has smashed box office records – before the curtain’s even gone up. We meet the Jim Henson puppeteers bringing Studio Ghibli’s beloved fluffy monsters to life
Benzinga · Jun 24, 2022 The Crisis At Disney: Part 4, Can Disney Conquer NFTs And The Metaverse? This is the fourth and final installment in Benzinga's "The Crisis at Disney"
ABC News · May 9, 2022 George Duncan's death remembered as gay law reform milestone 50 years after his drowning The Scott Johnson case has prompted renewed national focus on gay-hate killings in Australia. But, before that crime, was another: the death of George Duncan, which had certain "parallels", and remains both shocking and unsolved.