- yesterday
Flash floods on Georgia-Tennessee border prompt dozens of rescues as Toccoa River hits record
Storms overnight into Thursday, 5 November, flooded McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, where the Toccoa River reached a record level and boat crews reached stranded residents.
- 3d ago
Christa Pike survived a failed Tennessee execution; lawyers had flagged a rare blood disorder
Christa Pike, 50, survived two rounds of lethal injection drugs on 30 September at a Tennessee prison. A January court filing by her lawyers had warned that a rare blood condition raised the risk of pulmonary edema during the procedure.
- 4d ago
Bears beat Seahawks 34-17 on 2 November as Caleb Williams and Jeffery Simmons lead
Chicago led from its 17-play opening drive and never gave up the advantage in Seattle. Jeffery Simmons, traded in from Tennessee last week, made an immediate impact on a unit that had been short of players who change games.
- Oct 30
Christa Pike breaks silence, says constant pain after failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike said on Friday, 30 October, that she is still in pain and struggles to speak a month after her failed execution. Her lawyers want her death sentence cut to life, but Governor Bill Lee expects it to stand unless courts intervene.
- Oct 30
Christa Pike, survivor of failed Tennessee execution, describes lasting pain
Christa Pike, 50, said in a statement released by her lawyers on 30 October that she still feels pain a month after two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her at Riverbend prison in Nashville.
- Oct 28
US judge rules Candace Owens cannot be sued personally by Macrons, company suit continues
Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon Rennie ruled on 27 October 2026 that the court lacks jurisdiction over Candace Owens personally, leaving the case against her two companies in place.
- Oct 22
Christa Pike speaks in full sentences and walks unaided after failed Tennessee execution
Lawyers say Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived two pentobarbital doses on 30 September, now speaks in full sentences and walks more independently. Doctors are still assessing whether the drugs caused lasting damage.
- Oct 21
Titans release Jordan Elliott after reports he fetched a gun from his car during practice dispute
The Tennessee Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott, 28, on Tuesday, 20 October, after an incident at the team facility on Thursday, 15 October. Reports say he went to his car for a gun after a practice dispute with right tackle JC Latham.
- Oct 13
Florida executes James Robertson, its 17th prisoner put to death in 2026, amid Tennessee scrutiny
James Robertson, 63, was pronounced dead at 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, at Florida State Prison near Starke, the first Florida execution since the failed Tennessee injection of Christa Pike.
- Oct 13
Christa Pike survives failed Tennessee execution as 911 calls show rescue delay
Recordings released on Monday, 12 October show prison staff and dispatchers disputed a 911 call from inside Riverbend for about half an hour before rescuers were allowed in.
- Oct 9
Released 911 calls show confusion and delay after Christa Pike's failed lethal injection in Tennessee
Recordings obtained by the Associated Press show emergency crews waited about half an hour before prison officials confirmed the call was real and let them through the gates.
- Oct 8
Texas executes Jamaal Howard, first US execution since failed lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday, the first US execution since Tennessee's failed attempt on Christa Pike one week earlier. Courts rejected his lawyers' requests to halt the execution, which was carried out with the same drug used on Pike.
- Oct 5
Christa Pike walks with help and eats after surviving Tennessee's failed lethal injection
Christa Pike, 50, has begun walking with assistance and eating at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a week after two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her. Her attorneys warn that uncertainty remains about her physical recovery and her legal standing.
- Oct 1
White House removes CNN from press pool covering presidential travel to Texas and Oklahoma
The White House removed CNN from pool duty covering Donald Trump's trip to Texas and Oklahoma, prompting legal objections from media attorneys one week after a judge blocked a broader press ban.
- Sep 30
Christa Pike remains in coma after surviving botched Tennessee lethal injection
Death row inmate Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator four days after surviving 10 grams of pentobarbital during a botched execution in Tennessee.
- Sep 28
Federal appeals court halts Christa Pike execution in Tennessee one hour before scheduled injection
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay on 30 September 2026 to review claims of childhood abuse, delaying what would have been Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries.
- Sep 23
Dolly Parton estate seeks restraining order against nephew Bryan Seaver over alleged extortion
The management company overseeing Dolly Parton's estate filed for a restraining order in Nashville against her nephew Bryan Seaver, alleging an aggressive extortion campaign following the singer's death.
