By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The woman at the center of a suspected mushroom poisoning case that killed three people in Australia claims she bought the ingredients from two separate stores, according to a statement she gave to police cited by public broadcaster ABC. Erin Patterson, 48, said she wants to “clear up the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions Tuesday, bringing the final curtain down on one of the world’s strictest pandemic policies as the government said the country suffered a far lower mortality rate than many other nations. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said the island nation was ending
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMILLAN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press States that declared themselves refuges for transgender people have essentially issued an invitation: Get your gender-affirming health care here without fearing prosecution at home. Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the outcome
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year. Bountiful snowfall and rain last winter pulled much of the region out of drought this spring and raised water levels at key reservoirs. Much less water flows through
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tesla is back to cutting prices in China, and investors don’t seem happy about it. Shares of the electric vehicle maker slipped Monday after it cut prices for some of its cars in the country again, reigniting a price war in the world’s biggest auto market. The
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The clerk of the Fulton County, Georgia, court system has acknowledged accidentally releasing what appeared to be a list of criminal charges against Donald Trump before he was actually indicted. In a statement released Tuesday, the clerk’s office also sought to deflect blame amid mounting criticism from Republicans who
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements and pay far more in fines. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo held a hearing on the case Tuesday but did not issue a ruling. It appears to be the first lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Outdoor dining was a rare part of the pandemic that many people actually liked. Streetside dining sheds and other structures have popped up on New York City streets. As New York City has moved out from under its pandemic-era regulations, how to handle the new landscape
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. The fatal shooting of Pedro Briones, a local leader of Revolución Ciudadana, the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Five CalOES strike teams are headed to Oregon to provide additional capacity as our state deals with a continued forecast of triple-digit temperatures, extreme fire danger and forecast lightning. The strike teams are able to mobilize to Oregon after the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) made the request Monday through the
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s only native sunfish, Sacramento perch, was once so abundant it was a regular staple in San Francisco’s markets. But its numbers declined with the introduction of non-native fish in the early 20th century and today it exists in little more than a couple dozen isolated
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to scheming with Donald Trump to try to delete security footage sought by investigators probing the former president’s hoarding of classified documents. An attorney for De Oliveira entered the plea on his
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden stopped in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy. The Tuesday trip is timed one day before the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a major economic bill Biden signed into law. Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump for the second time this month has been indicted on charges related to 2020 election subversion, this time in the state of Georgia – a stunning fourth time this year that the former president has faced criminal charges. But could the former president, who remains the front-runner
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In one Instagram photo, a family of four – dad, mom, brother, sister – pose in New Orleans sporting layers of green and purple Mardi Gras bead necklaces. In another, the foursome squeezes onto a hotel couch as Mom and Dad clink champagne glasses, all smiling at the camera.
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Two estranged sons of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn said Monday they hoped to return to the country soon after an unexpected visit that has fueled speculation among many in the kingdom. The brothers’ surprise trip was their first back to their homeland in 27
Continue ReadingBy Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Latino children who live in states with harsher laws that apply to immigrants and systemic prejudice against them are more likely to experience mental health or chronic physical health conditions, according to a new study. For the study, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers used nationally representative data of 17,855 Latino
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has called for deeper security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan to address North Korea’s nuclear threat, saying his upcoming summit with the U.S. and Japanese leaders at Camp David will “set a new milestone in trilateral cooperation.” President Yoon Suk Yeol
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Poland is holding its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO nation and key Russian ally Belarus. Poland’s Defense Ministry said the celebration of Polish Army Day on Tuesday would be marked
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the kind of “see it everywhere, can’t remember where you learned it” concept that pops up every so often in conversations about psychology, social issues and self-improvement. Once you understand the hierarchy and its applications you will notice its influence everywhere, including business management
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