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Christa Pike execution attempt sheds light on states' use of death penalty
Illustration by Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY The botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee has revived public debate over the use and the methods of the death penalty in the United States. Pike, 50, was intubated, on a ventilator and unconscious in a Nashville-area hospital after surviving two rounds of pentobarbital injections during her botched execution Sept. 30, her attorneys said in court filings. She remained in critical condition as of Oct. 2.
The busiest day on death row in years sees 2 executions, with 1 remaining
A combination image shows from left, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, Jeremy Williams and Anthony Darrell Hines. All three are set to be executed on Thursday, Aug. 13. Oklahoma is set to carry out Cuesta-Rodriguez's execution, Williams is being put to death in Alabama, and Tennessee is executing Hines. Provided images USA TODAY Network, Reuters Oklahoma and Tennessee each executed a death row inmate on Thursday, Aug. 13, a day that is set to mark the first triple execution in the nation in 16 years.
Will Shadow wait? Jackie fans worry bald eagle may soar without her
Jackie, come get your man. A young female bald eagle has been spotted perching and preening near Shadow as his longtime mate Jackie remains in an intensive care unit 170 miles from their home in Big Bear Valley, California. Not only is the new eagle hanging around Shadow, but the group that runs the live nest cam that made the raptors famous say they believe she was involved in a fight with Jackie that immediately proceeded her hospitalization.
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Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
Director Barry Jenkins won an Oscar in 2017 for “Moonlight” and was nominated again the next year for “If Beale Street Could Talk.” By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press May 12, 2021, 1:04 PM • 5 min read LOS ANGELES -- When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series, he kept hearing the same thing: Impossible. It would be emotionally and mentally draining, Jenkins knew.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix
In the span of a few months, comedian Sarah Cooper went from making TikTok videos in her living room to filming her own hour-long Netflix special alongside Helen Mirren and Jon Hamm By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press December 17, 2020, 1:53 PM • 5 min read Sarah Cooper poses for a portrait in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Cooper has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2020.
Phelps, Ohno open up about suicide, depression in new doc
In this combination photo, from left, Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom participates in the "Adventure Capitalists" panel during the CNBC Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on Aug. 3, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Olympic skier Jeret Peterson poses for a photo on Jan.
‘Never Have I Ever’ brings rare voice, and a newcomer, to TV
This handout photo provided by Netflix shows Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar in a scene from "Never Have I Ever." The series follows a first-generation Indian American teen navigating not only her culture and Hindu faith, but also raging hormones, commitment to excellence and explosive temper.
Charles Manson
Capital Journal by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, Ali Winston, special to ProPublica, and Jake Hanrahan, special to ProPublicaFebruary 24, 2018 Late last month, ProPublica reported that the California man accused of killing a gay and Jewish University of Pennsylvania student was an avowed neo-Nazi and a member of Atomwaffen Division, one of the country’s most notorious extremist groups.The news about the murder suspect, Samuel Woodward, spread quickly throughout the U.S., and abroad.
FBI to give details in arrest tied to fatal California blast
The FBI is set to release details about the arrest of a California man in an explosion that killed his ex-girlfriend and injured two others last year. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Sunday that 59-year-old Stephen Beal was arrested and his home south of Los Angeles was searched. Eimiller declined to detail the charges but says they're in connection with the May 15 bombing that killed 48-year-old Ildiko Krajnyak in her Orange County spa.
APNewsBreak: Man arrested in California blast that killed ex
An FBI spokeswoman says a California man freed after his arrest last year on suspicion of having explosives after a blast killed his ex-girlfriend at her day spa has been arrested again, this time directly tied to the explosion. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says Stephen Beal was arrested on Sunday morning and that the FBI was searching his home in Long Beach, just south of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police fatally shoot man at busy train station
A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by a police officer at a downtown train station during the morning rush hour Thursday, Los Angeles police said. Officers responded to one of the station's platforms just before 7 a.m. after getting a call from officers with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about a man with a knife, LAPD Officer Drake Madison said.
California officers on paid leave in overtime scandal
The California Highway Patrol has suspended the police powers of numerous officers and supervisors in the agency's East Los Angeles office after discovering fraudulent overtime records. Chief Mark Garrett of the agency's Southern Division said at a news conference Friday that an investigation has uncovered at least $360,000 in fraudulent overtime pay in 2017 and 2018. He declined to say how many officers and supervisors are believed involved, adding that the investigation isn't over.
Los Angeles mayor touts major drops in crime in 2018
Crime is down in every category in Los Angeles and homicides are at their second lowest in more than 50 years, the city's mayor and police chief announced Monday. At 259, homicides in the nation's second-largest city fell 8.2 percent in 2018, while rapes were down 12.4 percent, gang crimes decreased by 8 percent and property crime went down 2 percent, Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference . "It's pretty remarkable," said Garcetti, a Democrat who is considering running for president.
Mayor: Los Angeles crime down in every major category
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crime is down in every category in Los Angeles and homicides are at their second lowest in more than 50 years, the city's mayor and police chief announced Monday. At 259, homicides in the nation's second-largest city fell 8.2 percent in 2018, while rapes were down 12.4 percent, gang crimes decreased by 8 percent and property crime went down 2 percent, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.
Mayor: Los Angeles crime down in every major category
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says crime is down in every major category in the city. Garcetti said Monday that homicide is down 8.2 percent, rape is down 12.4 percent, gang crimes are down 8 percent and property crime is down 2 percent. Garcetti says homicides are at their second-lowest in more than 50 years. He announced the crime stats for 2018 during a news conference with Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore, who's been on the job for seven months.
Mayor: Los Angeles crime down in every major category
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says crime is down in every major category in the city. Garcetti said Monday that homicide is down 8.2 percent, rape is down 12.4 percent, gang crimes are down 8 percent and property crime is down 2 percent. Garcetti says homicides are at their second-lowest in more than 50 years. He announced the crime stats for 2018 during a news conference with Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore, who's been on the job for seven months.
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