Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for murdering three relatives with death cap mushrooms, while prosecutors seek a life sentence without parole. Her lawyers say a jury hotel mix-up and disputed evidence undermined the trial.
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached 5,021 cases and 2,378 deaths, according to government data. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the epidemic is “far from being under control.”
Florida’s primaries set up November races for governor, Senate and key House seats under a newly redrawn congressional map. Byron Donalds and David Jolly won their gubernatorial primaries, while Angie Nixon upset Alexander Vindman in the Democratic Senate race.
The United States called Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Abu Duhur airbase an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel said it acted to prevent Turkish troops from deploying at the base, a claim rejected by Syria and Turkey.
Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advanced in Alaska’s top-four Senate primary, NBC News projected. The race is complicated by a second Republican candidate named Dan J. Sullivan, whose candidacy has prompted legal challenges and investigations.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s fired defence minister, called for a legal mechanism to hold elections despite martial law. His remarks mark the most prominent internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wartime leadership since 2022.
The UAE imposed an indefinite halt on trade and financial dealings with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles at Gulf shipping. Iran denied the claim as U.S.-Iran talks remained stalled and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply.
James “Mob James” McDonald resisted questions in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s trial, saying he did not want to help send Davis to prison. Other witnesses described Shakur’s autopsy, the Las Vegas crime scene and Death Row Records security after the shooting.