ERIE, Pennsylvania, Oct 10 – Eight people, including a pregnant woman and two young children, were killed in a shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before the suspected gunman also died by suicide, authorities said Saturday. Police are continuing to investigate what led to the deadly violence, which claimed nine lives in total and … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 10 – Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived a failed lethal injection attempt last month, has been discharged from the hospital and transferred back to the state prison where she spent approximately three decades, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, is now back at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation … Read more
GULF BREEZE, Fla., Oct 10 – Hurricane Isaias weakened into a post-tropical cyclone Saturday after sweeping across Florida’s Gulf Coast and moving inland through Alabama, but the danger was far from over. Flooding, possible tornadoes and damaged power infrastructure continued to threaten communities across the southeastern United States, where more than 915,000 customers were without … Read more
NEW YORK, Oct 9 – A federal immigration officer shot a 28-year-old Dominican man in the neck during an arrest operation in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, leaving him hospitalized and triggering angry protests against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies. The man, identified by New York City police as Oscar Belgal, was driving with a … Read more
October 8 – Hurricane Isaias moved toward the northern Gulf Coast on Thursday as the Atlantic season’s first hurricane, prompting emergency preparations, mandatory evacuations and school closures across parts of Florida as officials warned that the storm could strengthen before reaching land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaias had maximum sustained winds of … Read more
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 – President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night to make the case for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, as Democrats increasingly see Texas as a potential opportunity in the November midterm elections. The event, however, was repeatedly disrupted by protesters, while Trump also spent … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 7 – Christa Pike is awake and speaking after surviving Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her last week, but her condition remains serious and her lawyers say she faces a long and uncertain recovery. Pike, 50, regained consciousness at a Tennessee hospital on Tuesday, six days after she was strapped to a … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 6 – Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived the state’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, is conscious and speaking while continuing to receive medical treatment, her lawyers said Tuesday. Pike, 50, was left critically ill after prison officials attempted to administer lethal doses of … Read more
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 – The United States is heading into the November midterm elections with an unemployment rate of 4.2%, a figure that by traditional measures would suggest a healthy labor market and an economy operating close to full employment. Yet the headline number does not fully capture how American workers are experiencing the economy. … Read more
NEW YORK, Oct 4 – A wave of solidarity posts has spread across social media after a young woman filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity members, accusing them of rape. Women and some men have adopted the name “Jane Doe” in online messages, with many sharing their own experiences of sexual abuse … Read more