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Christa Pike said she is in constant physical and mental pain in a statement released one month after she survived an execution attempt by the state of Tennessee on Sept. 30. I had not contemplated life beyond that night, and Im deeply hurt by the incompetence that has put so many people in this terrible position, she said in the 460-word statement. I continue to think about my victims family and the terrible pain and loss they have endured. Pike was sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of 19-

VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America's future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections , citing his long-standing belief in civic participation. Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen and has

House Democrats are probing the State Departments role in facilitating former Brazilian presidential candidate Flvio Bolsonaros escape from Brazil to the U.S. amid ongoing criminal investigations into him and his family. A group of House Democrats, including many prominent members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday night with a list of questions about the State Departments involvement in Bolsonaro fleeing Brazil and the process it underw

By Ankur Banerjee, Rocky Swift and Summer Zhen SINGAPORE/TOKYO Oct 30 (Reuters) - Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, in a record theft that analysts pinned on North Korea and said could shake faith in digital assets. Cryptocurrency prices fell on the news, while Binance halted withdrawals and said it would cover the losses. About half the stolen assets were quickly frozen by stablecoin issuers such as Tether, Circle and the Trump-backed World Li

Three people are dead after two helicopters collided in midair near an Oregon airport on Thursday, according to local authorities. The incident involved a 1995 Robinson R22 helicopter and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3 helicopter and occurred at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time Thursday near McMinnville, about 40 miles southwest of Portland, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff said flight instructor Maddie Aasbo, 22, of Texas, and a student pilot from the U.K. were aboard the

(Sgt. Timothy Jackson/U.S. Army/Associated Press) Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a Pentagon senior military startegist, admitted disclosing classified information about Iran and Ukraine to journalists, according to an internal investigation report obtained by Axios. The report details contacts between Sylvia and two reporters from different news organizations over roughly a year, including encrypted communications and a meeting at a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, where he allegedly relayed info

Patrick Stewart, a revered English actor best known for his work on Star Trek , has died. He was 86. According to a post on his X account , Stewart died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimers Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all, the post r

Israeli election authorities were still counting votes from Tuesday's parliamentary election on Thursday morning. But even with the vast majority of ballots counted, it remained unclear who will form the country's new government. Neither the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his prime challenger Gadi Eisenkot has an obvious course to secure a majority of seats in the Knesset, according to exit polls and partial results released by electoral authorities. As of Thursday, Is

Israeli left-wing activists in Tel Aviv hold placards during a protest calling for a formation of a government together with Arab parties (Ilia YEFIMOVICH) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc on Thursday piled pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding, in a push to neuter parties that could hold the key to forming a government after an inconclusive election. Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for an investigation into allegations of fraud but cautioned

DoorDash ( DASH ) announced plans to acquire hyper-local grocery delivery provider Instacart ( CART ) on Thursday morning in a deal valued at $17 billion. DoorDash, which is primarily known for its restaurant food delivery business, will pay $65 per Instacart share, a 26% premium over the stocks Oct. 22 closing price. The transaction includes 75% cash, with Instacart stockholders able to elect cash, DoorDash stock, or a combination of both. Instacart's board of directors unanimously approved the

A sign points toward voting stations inside the Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library in Los Angeles. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times) A federal judge in Los Angeles denied a Trump administration request Wednesday to immediately block California elections officials from counting the ballots of 20,000 voters whose citizenship the administration questions in a blistering opinion. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled that the administrations allegations were not credible and that the interven

US immigration agents often work with their faces covered and do not wear identification. [Reuters] Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public. The leak includes names, work addresses and phone numbers of DHS staff, including agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection, along with descriptions of the work

It was, for a while, considered one of those colorful quirks that crop up in the course of an election: the fact that not one but two candidates named Dan Sullivan will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for U.S. senator from Alaska. One Dan Sullivan Dan S. Sullivan is the state's incumbent Republican senator. He is trying to fend off a fierce challenge from former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and secure a third term. The other Dan Sullivan Dan J. Sullivan is a retired teacher from a tiny fishing v

The death of Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, South Caroline police announced Wednesday. Greenville Police Department said the investigation into Panettiere's death has been concluded based on the Medical Examiner's determination and the findings of the investigation, and the actor's death was officially ruled accidental. Last month, a South Carolina coroner confirmed Panettiere died from an accidental drug overdose that included fentanyl. There were no signs of trauma, the coroner's

Two right-wing provocateurs, James O'Keefe and Cam Higby, are facing election-related charges in Minnesota after posting videos of an undercover stunt intended to expose alleged deficiencies in election security . Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty saideach man faces a count of unlawful voting and identity theft. Elections are the bedrock of democracy and their protection is one of our highest priorities,Moriarty said in a statement. Individuals engaging in unlawful conduct related to our el

Federal Reserve officials voted 10-2 to keep interest rates unchanged, as elevated inflation continues to pose a problem for central bankers. Fed Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack dissented, preferring a quarter-point rate hike. The Feds benchmark rates remained in the 3.75% to 4% range , as widely expected. A rate hike in December, however, appears far more likely, according to the Fed's dot plot and fed funds futures. Although recent inflation data came in hotter than

NEW YORK (AP) Alvin K. Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge who presided over cases involving President Donald Trump , former Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and the 9/11 attacks during nearly three decades on the bench, has died. He was 92. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain announced Hellerstein's death in a statement Wednesday, saying his energetic and dedicated service to this Court continued until his death. He is greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed, she added. Appointed to the

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase S, se puede! that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta's died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California, surrounded by family, said Erik Olvera, a family spokesperson. We know that many of you around the world share in our mourning, and we will be following up on plans to recognize and celebrate her

Israels Arab-led parties are projected to win a record number of seats in the Israeli parliament, exit polls indicate, making them increasingly hard to ignore by the leading blocs. Probably the most important phenomenon of this election is the rise and the revival of the Arab vote, Daniel Shek, a former Israeli ambassador, said. The statement is clear: You cannot disregard such a large portion of the electorate in the calculations for Israeli politics. The latest projections from Tuesdays voting

Wendy's ( WEN ) may be cooking up burgers for a billionaire soon. Longtime Wendy's investor and former chairman Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners has reportedly offered $1.4 billion to buy the struggling fast food giant, according to an SEC filing. Wendy's shares rose 15% in premarket trading. The company's market cap was $1.17 billion prior to the deal. A Wendy's spokesperson didn't return a request for comment. A spokesperson for Trian Partners didn't return a request for comment. Billionaire Pel

MADRID, Oct 28 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, the second deadly accident in less than a year on the line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, regional authorities said. Footage from regional Castilla-La Mancha Television showed a derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath th

Attorney General Todd Blanche has long maintained that the so-called Epstein files, even those kept from the public, contain no secret information related to national security. When the document releases began last winter, Blanche noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act authorized withholding information in the interest of national security or foreign policy, but said, no files are being withheld or redacted on that basis. There's not some tranche of super-secret documents about Jeffrey Ep

Exit polls in Israel's key legislative election on Tuesday suggested no clear victor, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival Gadi Eisenkot falling short of a majority. Israel's Channel 13 news initially projected the opposition bloc would have the edge with 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, with Netanyahu's bloc set to win around 50. The three mainstream Israeli television networks later gave the two blocs each around 51 seats, well below the 61 needed to govern. Netanyahu's

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly. The disclosure about the rising cost of the Iran war comes as Republicans wrestle with the political fallout of the unpopular conflict ah

The Trump administration is moving to weaken a regulation that requires oil and gas companies to limit leaks of methane, a more potent driver of climate change than carbon dioxide. President Donald Trump announced the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed regulation at an event in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday evening. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said earlier this month that the agency was days not weeks away from issuing the proposal, roughly outlining its contents . Weve been working on this

Flavio Bolsonaro lost elections to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and refused to concede defeat (Evaristo Sa) Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States despite a court order banning him from exiting the country, US media reported Tuesday. The son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro lost the presidential election Sunday to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and refused to concede defeat. The right-wing senator on Monday said a Sup

By Steven Scheer and Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election on Tuesday, with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation. Yet Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader with 19 years in office, remains a formidable survivor, with nationalist politics increasingly entrenched and Israel's fragmented system pot