Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike "remains critically ill" and is receiving medical care after a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said.
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Christa Pike "remains critically ill" and is receiving medical care after a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said.
Tennessee canceled its remaining scheduled execution this year after Christa Pike, the only woman on its death row, survived two doses of a botched lethal injection. A witness said she was "clearly very alive."
A 21-year-old Tennessee man wanted for the murder of his father is now in custody in Georgia after he was caught during a police chase, officials say.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Georgia Tech has high hopes for the upcoming football season under coach Brent Key.
Kenneth Spruill was wanted on several charges in Tennessee and for a probation violation in Fulton County, authorities said.
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.
States across the Midwest and northern Plains could see ongoing flooding as severe storms hit, forecasters say.
Prosecutors say the Athens woman "preyed on the hopes and dreams" of Tennessee couples who were looking to adopt a newborn baby.
Three men from Tennessee have been indicted on federal charges, including attempted kidnapping, in connection with an alleged crime spree targeting cryptocurrency owners in California.
A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat.
Prosecutors say the ex-employee used fraudulent overtime claims to steal almost $40,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
