Christa Pike’s failed execution echoes another in Tennessee this year.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:39:27 +0000 In May, the state tried to execute Tony Carruthers using lethal injection drugs but could not find a “suitable vein,” its correction department said.: An Idaho death row prisoner described living through a botched execution.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:32:25 +0000: The Supreme Court’s Summer Break Vanishes, Erased by Emergencies
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:28:21 +0000 “Our summers used to actually be summers,” one justice lamented.: U.C.L.A. Says Justice Department is ‘Weaponizing’ Civil Rights Laws
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:15:08 +0000 The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against students.: Here’s the latest.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0000: Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Trump Officials Over Minnesota Killing
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:13:42 +0000 The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.: Federal Watchdog Investigates Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi Bets on His Pardon
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:32:16 +0000 The inquiry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission centers on bets the former congressman made on Kalshi in the weeks before he was pardoned in January 2025.: Supreme Court, Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Will Review Migrant Detention Policy
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:57:44 +0000 The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts.: 2 Dead and 1 Missing in Medical Helicopter Crash Near California Coast
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:46:26 +0000 The aircraft went down near Catalina Island on Wednesday night with five people aboard, the authorities said. Two aboard were retrieved with injuries.: Renewable Energy Super PAC Targets 7 Republicans With $15 Million War Chest
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:36:42 +0000 Most of the Republicans, such as Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Victoria Spartz of Indiana, are incumbents in districts that President Trump won comfortably in 2024.: 3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:36:14 +0000 Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding.: Republicans from deep-red areas are seeking distance from Trump on ICE.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:07:55 +0000: After Failed Attempt to Execute Christa Pike, Tennessee Pauses a Planned Execution
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:31:57 +0000 Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, ordered a review of the state’s lethal injection process after the botched attempt to put Christa Pike to death. She was hospitalized Wednesday.: New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:03:22 +0000 The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals.: Texas Governor Race Puts Pressure on Andy Beshear and Democratic Governors Association
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:03:22 +0000 Allies of Gina Hinojosa want a Democratic group to support her bid for Texas governor — putting pressure on its chairman, Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who is weighing a run for president.: John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:51:44 +0000 After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.: What Did Christa Pike Do? What to Know About the Botched Tennessee Execution.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:03:26 +0000 Ms. Pike, 50, survived two doses of a lethal injection in Tennessee. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of a classmate.: 5 Takeaways From the Debate for California Governor
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:50:43 +0000 Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, sparred over President Trump, taxes and immigration in their only scheduled meeting.: Gunman Kills 2 Co-Workers at Virginia Rental Business
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:31:58 +0000 A 37-year-old man shot three employees at an equipment rental business, then killed himself after a standoff with the police, the authorities said.: Newsom, Eager for a Higher Perch, Climbs the Golden Gate Bridge
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:20:13 +0000 Gov. Gavin Newsom of California scrambled up a bridge cable before signing a bill at the top of the south tower.: Becerra Holds Wide Leads in Polling of California’s Governor Race
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:43:04 +0000 Unaffiliated voters leaned heavily toward Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a recent poll, pushing him to his largest lead of this election cycle.: Man Gets Life Sentence for Strangling 15-Year-Old Girl in San Francisco in 1978
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:37:46 +0000 Mark Personette, 80, eluded the authorities for 43 years before he was arrested and eventually convicted of first-degree murder for killing Marissa Harvey.: Who Is Xavier Becerra, the Democrat Running for Governor in California?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:50:50 +0000: Who Is Steve Hilton, the Republican Running for Governor in California?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:30:04 +0000: Expect both candidates to pitch solutions to a perennial California problem: affordable housing.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:01:07 +0000: Here’s the latest.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:33:24 +0000: Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:23:42 +0000 An investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century across three Massachusetts dioceses.: Hegseth Talks Tough as Republican Doubts About His Leadership Grow
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:53:25 +0000 Pete Hegseth has held onto his job by projecting a tough guy image, but his relationship with Republican lawmakers has never been worse.: Troy Jackson Apologizes for Generalizing Jewish Mainers’ Views on Gaza
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:48 +0000 Mr. Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, had told an interviewer that some Jews in the state choose not to accuse the Israeli government of carrying out a genocide “only because” they were Jewish.: In Wooing Wavering Hispanic Voters, Trump Talks ICE, His Ballroom and Himself
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:07:36 +0000 President Trump veered off the topic at hand during a White House reception for Hispanic Heritage Month.: Federal Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Restore Union Protections
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:03:43 +0000 In his ruling, Judge Vernon D. Oliver cited public statements from the bureau’s director that hurt the agency’s case in court.: Trump Plays Defense in Midterm Tour Across Republican Strongholds
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:54:34 +0000 Some deep-red areas are in need of a jolt.: Senator Marsha Blackburn Sues Over Jack Smith’s Subpoena During Trump Inquiry
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:27:04 +0000 The lawsuit, brought by Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, tests the reach of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause.: T.S.A. Agents Are Told to Get on Their Feet During Airport ID Checks
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:57:29 +0000 The agency said that requiring agents to stand while examining documents was a “welcome change.” The union representing them was less welcoming.: Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:29:25 +0000 President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.: Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:12:45 +0000 Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”: Salah Sarsour, Islamic Leader in Wisconsin, Can Be Deported, Judge Rules
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:51:41 +0000 Salah Sarsour, a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights who leads the state’s largest Islamic group, says the case is politically motivated and plans to appeal the decision.: Jonathan McKinsey’s In-Laws Charged With Murder in California Shooting
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:16:07 +0000 Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were accused of planning the killing of Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer in the games department of The New York Times, near a park in Dublin, Calif.: States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:30:40 +0000 The lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas to the Supreme Court escalates the battle between states that outlaw abortion and those that support nationwide access by mail.: In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:25:53 +0000 In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.: Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:02:52 +0000 Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.: Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:17:06 +0000 The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.: Kristi Noem Files for Divorce From Bryon Noem After 34 Years of Marriage
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:19:54 +0000 Ms. Noem, a former homeland security secretary and governor of South Dakota, filed court papers there seeking to end her marriage to Bryon Noem, an insurance salesman.: Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:33:01 +0000 A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.: Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:12 +0000 The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explained publicly for the first time how it handled the episode.