Convicted “Hell on Wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla has launched a desperate last bid for freedom as she tries to get her murder conviction tossed out.  Shirilla’s lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition Tuesday on the grounds that her 2023 murder trial was unconstitutional, WJW reported.  Shirilla, who is serving two concurrent 15-years-to-life sentences at the Ohio Reformatory for Women prison, had her Sixth Amendment rights violated, according to her lawyers. Attorneys at Marein & Bradley LLC – the law firm now representing Shirilla – claimed the medical examiners who carried out the autopsies on her victims, boyfriend Dominic Russo, 20,…

Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright said Wednesday the fast-casual chain is seeing improvement in customers’ perceptions of affordability. Speaking on Chipotle’s second-quarter earnings call, Boatwright said the company’s brand tracking showed improved perceptions of value across “all income groups and age cohorts.” “As it relates to value, I’m happy to report our brand tracker showed really solid progress across all income groups and age cohorts on value perception,” Boatwright said. “Our affordability scores were better in Q2 than they’ve been in probably the past couple of years.” He noted that customers do not judge value solely by prices or discounts. “And so I think we’re…

Published on 31/07/2026 – 10:48 GMT+2•Updated 11:21 Around 40,000 migrants have crossed in recent days from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, a police source said on Friday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was due to arrive there. “There was a steady stream of people all night long,” a police source said, adding that migrants “continued to arrive overnight and are still arriving” early Friday. Spanish authorities said they would try to expel those who had entered illegally as quickly as possible, despite a ​court ruling that has put some new restrictions on special “border rejection” rules that allow immediate…

Updated July 31, 2026 — 6:50pm,first published 2:54pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAVictorian teachers, principals and education support staff will prepare to walk off the job for a third time next month, giving the new Carroll government three weeks to pen a satisfactory pay and conditions deal or face further statewide disruptions.The Australian Education Union met on Friday and voted for a 24-hour strike on August 19, escalating the year-long campaign after a pause in negotiations.Victorian union boss Justin Mullaly said Premier Ben Carroll had not met with union…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Polos have been having a moment as of late. Blame it on the return of preppy, 90s style or the rise of quiet luxury fashion, but this classic collared staple is suddenly everywhere again; and no one is rocking the look better than Jennifer Garner. The 54-year-old actress was recently seen out and about in New York City rocking a pricey Prada polo, and while Prada isn’t exactly in our shopping budget, we did find a luxe lookalike on Amazon…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A retired FBI agent says that new audio released following Nolan Wells’ disappearance and death doesn’t show “anything nefarious.”Wells, 18, went missing July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Crews searched the area for two days before a National Parks Service ranger found his remains on the island’s northwestern tip on July 6.Wells’ friends returned to the mainland that afternoon without him. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said investigators believe Wells chose to remain on the island, and it wasn’t…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he will be opening up an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, following Fauci’s explosive decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right and not answer any questions during a congressional hearing Wednesday.”Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable. My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It’s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID,” Uthmeier wrote in a Wednesday post on X.Uthmeier expanded on his decision in an exclusive statement to…

Netflix has been sued for allegedly losing an unencrypted copy of a $45 million Nicolas Cage thriller that took seven years to produce, exposing the unreleased film to potential piracy and leaks. The lawsuit, which seeks $105 million in damages, was filed by Op-Fortitude Ltd. and its owner, Swiss film producer and financier Simon Afram, who also accused Netflix of covering up the security breach.The film, Fortitude, was based on the real-life World War II Operation Fortitude, a massive Allied deception campaign designed to convince Nazi Germany that the D-Day invasion would occur elsewhere. The operation had relied on a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the busiest and most exciting times of Major League Baseball’s season is rapidly approaching: the trade deadline.This year’s trade deadline is set for Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. ET with plenty of contenders looking to bolster their rosters. However, looming over the trade deadline is the expiration of the CBA and the lack of sellers.In 2022, Major League Baseball added the third wild-card spot to the postseason, allowing more teams to remain in contention. At the time of this writing, all but seven teams are within 5½ games of the…

The tide is turning for Port Washington Little League. The Nassau County boys of summer are now a game away from being crowned New York champs after a heartbreaking semifinal exit in last year’s state tournament. “It’s a true team,” manager David Gabriel told The Post. “Every kid is contributing to where we are today. It’s really just something special.” Friday night’s finals at 7 p.m. in West Nyack will be a duel between Long Island and Staten Island. Port Washington takes on Mid-Island Little League to climb one step closer to the Little League World Series. The victor represents…

A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace. The book was returned to the library in the seaside town of Kiama last week by a local Ross Simmons who had found it during recent home renovations inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace, Kiama Library manager Michelle Hudson said. “We’ve never had anything that old come back to us,” Hudson said Thursday. “I follow lots of libraries on social media and often you’ll get things that are maybe 30 or 40 years old when…

Published on 31/07/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 The European Commission is running short on capacity to manage several accession processes at the same time — and the worst may be yet to come. The EU executive’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) is facing a mounting capacity challenge, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Ironically, the strain is due to the bloc’s booming enlargement drive: more negotiating chapters have closed in the past six months than in the past decade. Montenegro, the “frontrunner”, is currently having its accession treaty drafted and aims to become the…

Updated July 31, 2026 — 6:06pm,first published 3:59pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA Queensland Supreme Court judge will now deliberate on whether to reveal the identity of a high-profile man linked to an extortion case in the state’s far north, after a day-long hearing where media fought against a non-publication order.The man’s identity has been under suppression since the matter, involving an alleged extramarital affair, came to light earlier this year. He has been referred to in court as “MM”.The high-profile man is not facing any charges himself, but…

Scott Michael Foster has his work cut out for him in Hallmark’s Paris Is Always a Good Idea as he competes with three other guys for Lacey Chabert‘s heart. “Listen, when you’ve got three tall, strapping, good-looking dudes all vying for the attention of your leading lady, you have got to bring your A game,” Foster, 41, joked during an exclusive interview with Us. Foster enjoyed the challenge, adding, “They’re all wonderful actors. Everybody was really, really talented, and we all had such a great time. So I think it’s such a good cast, and you couldn’t ask for more…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump’s warning becomes reality after Iran’s failed attack 2. Senator demands Fauci face jail time3. Former Democratic staffers, DEI leaders shape Smithsonian leadership MAJOR HEADLINES PARTY FOUL — Clinton and Obama insiders publicly break ranks against far-left New York mayor. Continue reading … MILITARY MIGHT — Army tests ‘Hammer of the Gods’ overseas for first time in major exercise. Continue reading … HEARTBREAK HIT — Artist cancels show mid-performance,…