内容摘要：“The toxicology results were negative for any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs.” District Attorney Thien Ho’s office said in a statement. “We have reviewed all the submitted evidence, including police reports, witness statements, and laboratory results. Based on our ethical duty and the burden of proof in a criminal trial, the Sacramento County DA’s Office declines to file any charges in this case.”

“The toxicology results were negative for any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs.” District Attorney Thien Ho’s office said in a statement. “We have reviewed all the submitted evidence, including police reports, witness statements, and laboratory results. Based on our ethical duty and the burden of proof in a criminal trial, the Sacramento County DA’s Office declines to file any charges in this case.”

She now caps her work as owner of Riverdale Avenue Books at about 50 hours per week, and as a result can’t review as many manuscripts. Instead of sending rejection letters, she tells authors to come back in three to six months when it’s less hectic.She practices saying “no” in her head and in her journal, where she also chronicles what happened after she said it. She’s gained time to visit museums, friends and the theater.

“No changed my life,” Perkins said. “I am a different person than I was before I really learned to embrace no.”Have you overcome an obstacle or made a profound change in your work? Send your questions and story ideas to. Follow AP’s Be Well coverage, focusing on wellness, fitness, diet and mental health at

for a while now. They may be where we work, they are certainly where we play, and in today’s stress-filled world, they’re often the place where we feel most at peace.Spurred by the pandemic, dens became offices, extra bedrooms became

, dining rooms morphed into multifunctional creative spaces.

Often, we’re seeing rooms transformed into sanctuaries of self-care: welcome to the “wellness room.”After treatment, “I realized I was going to live, and then I said to myself, ‘Do I want to continue doing this?’” Perkins said.

She now caps her work as owner of Riverdale Avenue Books at about 50 hours per week, and as a result can’t review as many manuscripts. Instead of sending rejection letters, she tells authors to come back in three to six months when it’s less hectic.She practices saying “no” in her head and in her journal, where she also chronicles what happened after she said it. She’s gained time to visit museums, friends and the theater.

“No changed my life,” Perkins said. “I am a different person than I was before I really learned to embrace no.”Have you overcome an obstacle or made a profound change in your work? Send your questions and story ideas to