Claire Tracy, the 19-year-old former Rice University soccer player found dead in her Houston apartment Sunday, killed herself by inhaling helium, according to an online report from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

Doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area have blamed the mushroom species for 23 poisoning cases since Nov. 18. One patient has died.

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

Under pressure from consent decrees, lawsuits and grand jury recommendations, Southern California counties take measures to improve treatment of inmates.

Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.

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Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.