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New court documents say an off-duty airline pilot who tried to cut the engines on a flight in mid-air told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened PORTLAND, Ore. -- An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened, according to charging documents made public Tuesday. State prosecutors in Oregon filed 83 counts of attempted murder against Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson, 44, on Tuesday just before he appeared in court, with his attorney, Noah Horst, entering not guilty pleas on his behalf. Federal prosecutors meanwhile charged Emerson with interfering with a flight crew, which can carry up to 20 years in prison. According to a probable cause statement filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Emerson told Port of Portland police following his ar...

Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills in the state Legislature SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Nearly 1 million California workers are poised to win major salary increases after labor unions flexed their collective muscle in the state's Democratic-led Legislature on Monday following a summer of high-profile strikes in the entertainment and hospitality industries. Most of the state's 500,000 fast food workers would be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new bill aimed at ending a standoff between the industry and labor unions over wages and working conditions. About 455,000 health care workers — not doctors and nurses, but the people who do everything else at hospitals, dialysis clinics and other facilities — will see their salaries rise to at least $25 per hour over the next 10 years in a separate bill. Both proposals must first pass the state Legislature and be signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. But the proposals have the...

Joe Gomez has opened about how various injuries throughout his Liverpool career have impacted his mental Health . The defender joined Liverpool back in 2015 and, while he has made over 150 appearances for the club in that period, Gomez has spent a lot of time on the periphery due a number of injuries. Gomez suffered a cruciate ligament injury early on in his Reds career, missing over 100 games due to the ailment, and has missed 129 games since then with various other problems. Speaking with Jacamo and CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) as part of the launch of a new collection of adidas activewear, the England international has discussed how these injuries ended up rocking his world. "Once I got injured, I had a lot of spare time, I think that's the biggest thing you notice as a player, that when you're on the pitch training you don't have time to be thinking, you're just in your subconscious enjoying the Game ," he explained. "I had a couple of l...

The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri's new limits on gender-affirming care LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri placing new limits on gender-affirming care for both adults and minors. The restrictions highlight how rapidly states' efforts targeting the rights of transgender people have grown this year, despite new obstacles from the courts and the Biden administration. Here's what's happening: WHAT'S THE STATUS OF BILLS TARGETING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE? More than 450 bills have been introduced in statehouses around the country this year targeting trans gender people, which LGBTQ+ advocates say is a record number. They include bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors and restrictions on the types of restrooms transgender people can use. Lawmakers have also been advancing measures restricting classroom instruction o...