RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today
MASS murderer Charles Manson is set to marry his 26-year-old girlfriend ‘Star’.
Good morning, and welcome to our “headlines in a hurry” morning news coverage. We will be bringing you the best of what’s happening this morning, so you can get across the news quickly.
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9.00am
Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison.
The marriage license obtained Monday by The Associated Press was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, California — the site of the prison — to be near Manson.
It does not specify a wedding date and indicates the couple has 90 days to get married or they will have to reapply.
Burton gave an interview a year ago to Rolling Stone magazine in which she said she and Manson planned to marry. But Manson said then it was not true.
Burton, who goes by the name “Star,” told AP that she loves Manson and they will marry next month. She denied reports that he wasn’t interested in marriage.
8.30am
Radio host Amanda Keller is in hospital after suffering cardiac symptoms during the premiere of Unbroken.
The host of Sydney’s most popular breakfast radio program had been attending the premiere of Angelina Jolie’s new film with her co-host Brendan “Jonesy” Jones when she told him she was feeling unwell.
“We’re at the movie Unbroken last night, enjoying the movie,” Jonesy said on the pair’s WSFM radio show on Tuesday.
“Next thing she’s in the hospital getting tests, which is the wise thing to do.”
A spokeswoman told AAP Keller stayed in hospital for the night and is still undergoing final tests.
The Jonesy and Amanda show tweeted a photo of her before the premiere.
“Pic in the paps before her “turn” looking fine!!! Get well, we miss you!!”, it said.
Pic in the papes before her "turn" looking fine!!! Get well,we miss you!! http://t.co/veY2MA5Ete
— Jonesy & Amanda (@JonesyandAmanda) November 17, 2014
Amanda Keller's son Jack said to her of her night in hospital “Imagine if you go into a coma and you wake up and I’m a racing car driverâ€.
— Annette Sharp (@InSharpRelief) November 17, 2014
Sending big love this morning to radio & TVhost Amanda Keller who's in hospital aft suffering cardiac issues at a movie premiere last night.
— Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) November 17, 2014
MORE: Amanda Keller taken to hospital with cardiac issues
7.52am
BREAKING: Police in Melbourne have discovered a dead body in a St Kilda laneway.
The body of a man was reportedly discovered in a laneway off Inkerman Street around 6.30am.
Homicide detectives are on their way to the scene.
BREAKING | Body of a man has been found in a St Kilda laneway http://t.co/JNbLIdSBZp
— 3AW Melbourne (@3AW693) November 17, 2014
7.45am
The parents of Peter Kassig, the US aid worker executed by Islamic State have paid tribute to their son.
Ed and Paula Kassig said they were “incredibly proud” of his humanitarian work to help Syrians trapped in a civil war.
“(He) lost his life as a result of his love for the Syrian people and his desire to ease their suffering,” Ed and Paula Kassig said on Twitter, and said on Sky News their “hearts are battered”.
The parents of Peter Kassig, a US aid worker killed by IS, speak about their son: "Our hearts are battered" http://t.co/FozLvnkc6w
— Sky News Tonight (@SkyNewsTonight) November 17, 2014The Indianapolis man, a former U.S. Army Ranger who founded a relief organisation, converted to Islam while in captivity and took the first name Abdul-Rahman.
The White House confirmed Kassig’s death Sunday after the Islamic State group released a video showing that Kassig had been beheaded.
The video also showed the beheadings of about a dozen men identified as Syrian military officers and pilots.
President Barack Obama called Kassig’s killing “an act of pure evil” and said the Islamic State group “revels in the slaughter of innocents, including Muslims, and is bent only on sowing death and destruction.”
7.20am
A Brisbane masseur has been charged with five counts of indecent assaults during business visits to private residences.
Police say the 72-year-old man is accused of indecently assaulting a female customer in her 20s during the course of treatment over five years.
The incidents allegedly took place between January 2009 and November of this year.
The Kuraby man is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court next month.
6.50am
A man has been shot dead by police officers overnight north of Brisbane after reportedly making a series of hoax calls to 000.
Police were called to an address at Kippa Ring shortly after midnight.
Two officers responded and were approached by a man brandishing a knife, a police spokesman told news.com.au.
Police fired two shots which wounded the man, who died on scene.
The officers are under investigation by the Ethical Standards Command.
An investigation is underway after Qld police fatally shot a man at Kippa Ring overnight. Details on @TheTodayShow pic.twitter.com/qaZIvtQ7a0
— Aislin Kriukelis (@AislinKriukelis) November 17, 2014
6.40am
The latest Newspoll has not delivered good news for the government with its primary vote drop to a four-month low of 36 per cent.
The Prime Minister’s popularity took a hit after two weeks of swanning around overseas consumed by international affairs.
According to the poll, published exclusively in today’s The Australian, also revealed the Labor Party enjoying a nine-month high with Bill Shorten ranked a better prime minister than Tony Abbott.
The Coalition’s primary vote fell two points to its lowest level since July, has fallen by five points since mid-September and is nine points lower than at the election, The Australian reports.
6.30am
A MAN has been charged with murdering his wife after her body was found in front of a house in Sydney’s south west.
Police were called to an address in Flame Tree St, Casula, just after 12pm yesterday where they found the body of Vesna Crnobrnja, 49, in the front yard, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Her husband Goran, 51, was arrested at the scene and charged last night. He will appear at Liverpool Court today.
Neighbours said the pair had been gardening when an argument broke out moments before the mother-of-three was killed.
Police said Mrs Crnobrnja suffered injuries to her face and head, but police would not confirm reports she had been attacked with a gardening tool.
Read more at the Daily Telegraph
6.10am
Accused balcony killer Gable Tostee will argue to be released on bail at a Brisbane court today.
The 28-year-old was charged with murder after tourist Warriena Wright plunged to her death falling 14 floors from his Gold Coast balcony after the pair were on a Tinder date.
Tostee has been in custody since his arrest but denies the murder charge which following the 26-year-old New Zealand woman’s death on August 8.
The pair had been drinking in Tostee’s Surfers Paradise apartment before an apparent violent struggle following sex saw Ms Wright locked out on the balcony.
Mr Tostee maintains his innocence, and his lawyers have argued he was not on the balcony at the time of Ms Wright’s death.
Tostee is also facing other charges including obstructing police, creating a public nuisance and driving offences unrelated to Ms Wright’s death.
A previous bail application was adjourned to allow for lawyers to present reports about Mr Tostee’s previous autism diagnosis.
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