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Death row inmate Christa Pike complained that her arm hurt during Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection, according to reporters who witnessed the procedure. Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.

An explosion of data centers being constructed across the U.S. is moving forward amid growing opposition from communities. The data centers fuel an increasingly digital way of life, including the rise of artificial intelligence, but many are concerned about their environmental impacts and how they might transform the cities and towns where they're built.

A former Cornell University student who alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members told campus police she was “100% confident” she was raped, according to an interview transcript obtained by CBS News New York. The transcript raises new questions about why prosecutors initially declined to bring charges in the 2024 case.

Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton, the Senate hopeful seeking an upset win, is pushing Vice President Kamala Harris and other establishment figures away from his state. The candidate has narrowed the gap separating him and Republican incumbent Roger Marshall, a pair of recent polls show, shortening the odds of the first Democratic Senate victory in the state in nearly a century. He's done so with a heavy emphasis on bipartisanship, breaking from his party's traditionally adversarial approach.

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to take up a high-stakes immigration detention fight that could determine whether some immigrants arrested far from the border can be held for months, or longer, without ever getting a bond hearing while their deportation cases move through the system.

A deadly double stabbing in Virginia is renewing debate over the commonwealth's immigration enforcement policies after federal authorities lodged an immigration detainer against a Mexican national charged with killing one woman and seriously injuring another. Freddi Chigo Mil, 32, was arrested after Staunton police responded to an open-line 911 call shortly before 4 a.m. Aug. 30 in the 300 block of Orchard Avenue. Officers arriving at the scene found two women suffering from stab wounds.

Newly-approved federal funding will go to help protect Oregon coast communities in the nightmare scenario of a major earthquake and tsunami, potentially saving lives. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved more than $14 million towards an expansion at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria for a Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge Structure.

The Pentagon told The Center Square its Golden Dome missile shield will protect the entire homeland for $185 billion. The Congressional Budget Office estimates a notional system consistent with the administration's missile defense goals could cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years, roughly $9,300 for each of the nation's 129.2 million households over that period.

The Upper Midwest Law Center is requesting that the federal government investigate 16 Minnesota public schools over sexual identity politics. According to a letter released by the legal organization, these 16 schools allegedly have policies that allow biological boys to participate in girls’ sports and use the same locker rooms as them.

Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers is sharpening his attacks on Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed over his campaign's ties to wealthy donors and progressive commentator Hasan Piker, arguing the relationships conflict with El-Sayed's campaign against corporate and billionaire influence in politics.