100 children fall ill after dead snake reportedly found in school lunch
India's human rights body said it was investigating reports more than 100 children fell sick after eating a school lunch served after a dead snake was found in the food.
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New details revealed about mom accused of toxic mushroom murders
Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with three murders with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington.
England's Football Association bans transgender women from women's teams
"Transgender women will no longer be able to play" women's soccer in England, the national Football Association says after a key U.K. ruling.
Great white shark stranded in shallow water rescued by locals
Three local men managed to return the distressed animal from a sand bank into deeper water after an almost hour-long rescue effort.
Suspect arrested in killing of trans woman who was thrown into creek
Sara Millerey, 32, died in hospital after she was pulled out of the creek by firefighters, but not before bystanders filmed a video of her drowning.
Netanyahu declares emergency in Israel as wildfires spread near Jerusalem
Wind-fueled fires in Israel are tearing through brush outside Jerusalem, prompting the evacuation of residents and leaving more than a dozen people hospitalized.
U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal, Treasury Department announces
The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an economic development deal including access to rare earths minerals, the Treasury Department announced.
King Charles reflects on cancer experience, hosts event for charities at palace
King Charles III hosted an event at Buckingham Palace Wednesday to laud the "extraordinary work" of cancer charities.
Hidden trove of gold treasure worth over $340,000 found by hikers
The hikers found the stash of gold coins and metal pieces in two containers on the edge of an overgrown forest.
Satellite launches on mission to "weigh" the world's 1.5 trillion trees
The European Space Agency's Biomass satellite is currently in orbit over the Amazon rainforest.
Bodies found in mass grave had "bullets in the heads," officials say
Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.
Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel
Iran's state media say Mohsen Langarneshin was one of Israel's "top spies," but a rights group says he was forced to confess, and now he's been executed.
Data show biggest jump in global military spending since Cold War
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and pressure from Trump, helped drive a massive boost in global military spending last year, a Swedish think tank says.
Teen arrested after 3 people shot dead at hair salon in Sweden
Uppsala is home base for Sweden's two most notorious gang leaders, Ismael Abdo and Rawa Majid, who are both believed to be orchestrating operations from abroad.
Hotel fire in Kolkata, India kills at least 14 people, police say
Police in Kolkata, India say a fire tore through a hotel in the city, killing at least 14 people, including one who reportedly jumped from a balcony trying to escape.
Trump says he's fired Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook
The president made the dramatic move after engaging in months of public attacks against the central bank.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody, facing deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
Trump wants to punish flag burning. Is burning the American flag illegal?
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
Powerball estimated jackpot jumps to $815 million, game's 7th biggest
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.
Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's estate
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
Why Cracker Barrel's new logo is a flop, according to branding experts
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery against a police officer in L.A.
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
FEMA staff argue Trump administration's cuts risk undoing progress since Katrina
A group of current and former FEMA officials is blasting the Trump administration for its sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency, days before the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.