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
Sixty years ago, a house was reconstructed at Woodlawn, a National Trust-owned property outside of Washington, DC, after a historic and hard-fought battle to save it from destruction. Originally built in Falls Church, Virginia for Loren and Charlotte Pope, the 1,200-square-foot Frank Lloyd Wright home was under threat due to the construction of the new … Read more
An Iowa developer has bought the 58-acre Valley West Mall site for $11 million (£8.2 million). The company is now starting a major redevelopment project, but it must first deal with complex lease agreements and get support from the city. Brian Martin, president and chief executive officer of Threshold Capital and Threshold Development, completed the … Read more
Las Vegas Aces guard Justine Pissott expressed her solidarity with the student who filed allegations against seven Cornell University fraternity members for sexual assault, while simultaneously disclosing that she herself had experienced sexual assault. Justine Pissott supports a survivor of alleged fraternity sexual assault at Cornell. (Getty Images via AFP) Pissott shared an extensive series … Read more
The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s trial declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations. A mistrial means the trial ends without a verdict, so the defendant is neither convicted nor acquitted. Defendant Lindsay Clancy and attorney Kevin Reddington listen to Judge William Sullivan … Read more