3 Baltimore Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Exonerated After 36 Years in Prison

Photo: Jerry Jackson/AP After nearly four decades spent behind bars serving time for a murder they didn’t commit, three Maryland men are going home. Circuit Court Judge Charles Peters released the men from prison, but not before apologizing for the system’s mistake,The Baltimore Sunreported. “On behalf of the criminal justice system, and I’m sure this means very little to you gentlemen, I’m going to apologize,” Peters told the men Monday night after wiping out their convictions, the outlet said.

3 Bear Cubs Are Recovering After Being Burned in Washington Wildfire That Killed Their Mothers

Photo: PAWS Three bear cubs are on the road to recovery after being burned ina Washington wildfirethat tragically killed their mothers. After hibernating this coming winter at PAWS, the bears — two of which are believed to be siblings — will be released back into the wild this spring, according to the outlet. One of the injured bear cubs.PAWS One cub’s paws were so badly burned that it was forced to crawl out of the forest on its elbows, while another had its eyes swollen shut, per the outlet.

3 Big Questions in Strange Case of Dutch Siblings Living in a Hidden Basement for Nearly a Decade

A 25-year-old man’s claim that he escaped from the hidden basement of an isolated Dutch farmhouse where he and his five younger siblings lived with a 58-year-old man for nearly 10 years while awaiting the world’s end has left authorities scrambling to fill in the details of his story. Among the many unanswered questions: What is the relationship between the older man and the six siblings? They allegedly had no contact with the outside world and lived self-sufficiently off their vegetable garden and livestock while anticipating “the end of time,” according to the news channel.

3 Black Transgender Women Have Been Killed in Dallas Since October: 'We Are Concerned,' Says Chief

Photo: Dallas Police Department Dallas police are investigating the murder of the third black transgender woman to be killed in the city since October. “We are concerned,” Chief U. Reneé Hall of the Dallas Police Department said in a press conference Monday. On Saturday, the body of Chynal Lindsey, 26, was found in White Rock Lake. She is the third black transgender woman to be killed in Dallas since October and the fourth to be murdered there since 2015.

3 Blazes Form 'Megafire' as Rain Aids Another Region in Australia Amid Ongoing Crisis

Although recent rainfall has helped aid the containment of the deadly blazes currently ravaging Australia, the situation continues to intensify in other parts of the country. By Friday evening local time, three bushfires encompassing the New South Wales and Victorian border merged to create a “megafire” covering over 1.5 million acres, according toThe Sydney Morning Herald. After midnight, the Green Valley fire wasdowngraded from its emergency statusas the “strong winds affecting” the area began to ease up, although local residents were still urged to be cautious, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.