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The failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday has added new fuel to the longstanding debate over the death penalty in the United States. It has also drawn new scrutiny to the question of whether lethal injection, the nation's primary method of execution for the past 40 years, is truly a more humane alternative to other ways of putting someone to death. Pike was given a death sentence in 1996 after being convicted of killing her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, in an attack she carrie
Republicans know they have to spend big to save Ken Paxton. Theyre increasingly worried MAGA Inc. wont throw down in time. In private conversations over recent weeks, senior Hill Republicans and GOP officials have nudged President Donald Trumps team to start spending more on the Texas Senate race before its too late, according to three people with direct knowledge of those conversations, who were granted anonymity to discuss them. Those fears escalated after audio leaked of Paxton privately tras
Christa Pike, pictured in 2012, is receiving life-saving treatment after surviving two lethal injections. Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The mother of the woman killed by Christa Pike said she was left without justice after Tennessee's failed attempt to carry out the execution , criticizing the state's handling of a procedure that left the death row prisoner hospitalized in critical condition. I didn't get justice for my daughter, May Martinez, whose daughter Colleen Slemmer was killed in 1995
[AFP via Getty Images] Donald Trump has said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel. The president's comment comes after diesel prices hit record highs on UK forecourts this week, as the Iran war continues to put pressure on the supply of refined fuels. The UK is heavily reliant on imported diesel from the US. But with US voters also facing higher fuel costs ahead of the midterm elections in November, Trump has threat
Watch: Tearful pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack The Indian pilot of the Flydubai plane who was attacked by his co-pilot and opened the cockpit door to let others in has said he was determined not to let others die. Smit Machchhar said he was on the ground and still being attacked when he realised the plane carrying more than 170 passengers was sinking and he had to do something. I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside, he sa