Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived an attempt to execute her last week, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment in a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday. Christa Pike continues to receive critical medical care after failed execution attempt. (via REUTERS) Pike’s attorneys said her prognosis is still “unclear” and said she … Read more
Christa Pike, who remains on ventilator after her failed execution, was not the only one who was found guilty of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Two accomplices, including her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, were charged, but Pike was the only one who ended up on death row. A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows … Read more
More than 30 years after a brutal killing put Christa Pike on death row, her failed execution has now led to a major shake-up in Tennessee. The state’s prisons chief has resigned, while Pike remains critically ill in a Nashville hospital. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned after the failed execution of … Read more
NEW YORK: The woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including campus police and county prosecutor, New York governor Kathy Hochul said Friday.Hochul said at a news conference that she decided to appoint attorney general Letitia James as a special prosecutor to … Read more
The 47-year-old woman was arrested in July A woman in the US has been deported to Afghanistan after admitting in a rarely used federal court that she was an “alien terrorist”. The court was created three decades ago but held its first hearing only this year.The US justice department accused Nazira Haji Zada, 47, of … Read more
It seems a home is easy to buy but difficult to sell, even when you are a celebrity. Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s expansive Hamptons estate is back on the market for the fifth time, with a new agent, fresh photos and a surprising Marilyn Monroe connection, as per a report by realtor.com. The five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom … Read more
Namecheap, a leading hosting provider, experienced a major outage that resulted in websites worldwide encountering difficulties for several hours. A major outage at Namecheap, attributed to cooling system failures, left users without access to key services for 15 hours. The web hosting firm reported problems following what it described as “a failure of cooling systems” … Read more
In September 1999, Joan Murray, a 47-year-old Bank of America executive from Charlotte, North Carolina, survived a skydiving accident that left her with devastating injuries. She had jumped from about 14,500 feet when her main parachute failed to open. Her reserve parachute deployed at roughly 700 feet but soon lost its effectiveness. Murray then struck … Read more