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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Dakin Andone, CNN Robert Roberson was sentenced to death for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki. Photo: The Innocence Project / Ilana Panich-Linsman Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell, just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to die by lethal injection for the "shaken baby" death of his toddler. While he prayed, the state and his advocates were fighting over his fate in a remarkable exchange of 11th-hour legal manoeuvres. Roberson's life was ultimately spared, for now, by the Texas Supreme Court, which issued a temporary stay of his execution shortly before his death warrant was set to expire at midnight. A new date must now be set for Roberson's execution, providing precious time f...

Charlotte and Ky greet King Charles III on the tarmac of Sydney Airport. Photo: AFP / Brook Mitchell Two young siblings who were involved in a bone marrow transplant have been granted an audience with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Sydney. Adelaide boy Ky was diagnosed with a serious blood disorder in 2021, and his sister Charlotte ended up donating 1.6 litres of bone marrow. The meeting was organised by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Two young siblings who were involved in a crucial bone marrow transplant have been granted a "once-in-a-lifetime" audience with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, who are in Australia for their first royal visit since the king's coronation. Adelaide boy Ky, who was diagnosed with a serious blood disorder three years ago, and sister Charlotte, who b...

American musician Prince on the cover of his 1993 album The Hits /The B-Sides Photo: Paisley Park; Warner Bros Who was the mysterious artist known, among other things, as Prince? Last year, an epic Netflix documentary was blocked by the late musician's estate for its too-negative take on this question. As a fan himself, Prince biographer Matt Thorne is "torn" about never getting to see the film and also sympathetic towards efforts to protect the musician's image. "There are fans who just want to see it because it's like, 'Great, nine hours of Prince.' There are fans who desperately don't want it to be released because they don't want the general public to have a negative view of Prince." In the meantime, he says, the wildly prolific songwriter revealed a lot about himself in his song ly...