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Christa Pike’s Lawyers Describe a ‘Cruel and Torturous’ Failed Execution

It was not clear on Thursday what had gone wrong with the lethal injection. The governor said an investigation is…

In the final months of his term, Tennessee’s governor confronts another failed execution.

Gov. Bill Lee, who is limited to two terms, has announced an investigation into Christa Pike’s failed execution. His…

Judge in Lindsay Clancy’s Case Declines to Find Her Not Guilty After Mistrial

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer argued this week that the state failed to present enough evidence at trial to prove she killed…

U.C.L.A. Says Justice Department is ‘Weaponizing’ Civil Rights Laws

The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against…

Did You Buy $TRUMP Coin? Tell Us Your Experience.

We want to hear from people who bought the $TRUMP memecoin, no matter the reason, and whether they made or lost money.

Who Is Xavier Becerra, the Democrat Running for Governor in California?

Former Dallas Officer Who Killed Neighbor in His Home Is Granted Parole

Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial…

Parents Are Charged After Toddler Pulls Out Loaded Gun at Day Care

No one was hurt in what the police described as a shocking episode that was captured on video inside a day care center…

Who Is Steve Hilton, the Republican Running for Governor in California?

Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Trump Officials Over Minnesota Killing

The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year…

Most Americans favor the death penalty, but support has declined.

Today, 23 states have abolished the death penalty, and a few states carry out the vast majority of executions.

Pike Said She Rued a Grisly Crime. The Victim’s Mother Wants Her Dead.

May Martinez, who waited outside the prison for an execution that didn’t happen, said she could not fathom Christa Pike…

Christa Pike’s failed execution echoes another in Tennessee this year.

In May, the state tried to execute Tony Carruthers using lethal injection drugs but could not find a “suitable vein,”…

Supreme Court, Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Will Review Migrant Detention Policy

The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without…

An Idaho death row prisoner described living through a botched execution.

The Supreme Court’s Summer Break Vanishes, Erased by Emergencies

“Our summers used to actually be summers,” one justice lamented.

Renewable Energy Super PAC Targets 7 Republicans With $15 Million War Chest

Most of the Republicans, such as Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Victoria Spartz of Indiana, are incumbents in districts…

3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor

Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share…

Republicans from deep-red areas are seeking distance from Trump on ICE.

New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families

The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline…

5 Takeaways From the Debate for California Governor

Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, sparred over President Trump, taxes and immigration in…

Gunman Kills 2 Co-Workers at Virginia Rental Business

A 37-year-old man shot three employees at an equipment rental business, then killed himself after a standoff with the…

Becerra Holds Wide Leads in Polling of California’s Governor Race

Unaffiliated voters leaned heavily toward Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a recent poll, pushing him to his largest lead…

Man Gets Life Sentence for Strangling 15-Year-Old Girl in San Francisco in 1978

Mark Personette, 80, eluded the authorities for 43 years before he was arrested and eventually convicted of…

Do Families Have a Right to Hug Their Jailed Loved Ones?

A growing number of jails allow only virtual calls. Some families are suing for the right to see inmates in person.

Expect both candidates to pitch solutions to a perennial California problem: affordable housing.

In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran

In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of…

Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says

An investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century…

Jonathan McKinsey’s In-Laws Charged With Murder in California Shooting

Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were accused of planning the killing of Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer in the games…

Troy Jackson Apologizes for Generalizing Jewish Mainers’ Views on Gaza

Mr. Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, had told an interviewer that some Jews in the state choose not…

States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills

The lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas to the Supreme Court escalates the battle between states that…

T.S.A. Agents Are Told to Get on Their Feet During Airport ID Checks

The agency said that requiring agents to stand while examining documents was a “welcome change.” The union representing…

Caleb Flynn, ‘American Idol’ Contestant and Pastor, Convicted of Wife’s Murder

The trial in Ohio attracted outsize attention because the defendant, Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor, auditioned on…

55 Swatting Calls: A Couple’s Fight Against Online Stalkers and the Police

The city of Milwaukee agreed to a $575,000 settlement after months of heavily armed police responses to 911 calls to…

Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit…

Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever

The donation by Kenneth Griffin, intended mostly to help build a campus in Miami, was the biggest single gift in the…