Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeBy ED WHITE The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month, Lee said. Strada said in a […]Baltimore Sun3d agoWhole story →HealthJusticetennessee execution failure
Prosecutors probing deaths charge shop clerk, son with selling kratomFederal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student.Baltimore Sun4d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationkratom deaths investigation
Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assaultGarces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.Baltimore Sun5d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentice shooting incident
No criminal wrongdoing in Fed building renovation but it was mismanagedThe Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog said Wednesday that the agency has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors.Baltimore Sun6d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomyfed building renovation probe
Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for murder committed at 18Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike has been halted just an hour before it was set to begin. A federal appeals court wants to review whether her claims of childhood abuse were fully considered at sentencing.Baltimore Sun6d agoWhole story →Justicetennessee execution stay
How a bill intended to rein in NIL and ‘protect’ college sports could also save the US Olympic teamBy EDDIE PELLS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The bill that passed the Senate this week is called the Protect College Sports Act. If it becomes a law, one of the most important outcomes could be its ability to save Olympic sports in the United States. A sometimes-overlooked element of the bill designed to regulate […]Baltimore Sun6d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentprotect college sports act passage
Watchdog says Trump can’t cancel more than $800M in spending approved by CongressThe GAO says the maneuver known as a “pocket rescission” is illegal.Baltimore Sun6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyfiscal year budget dispute
New CA law bans officers from using electric shock glovesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local, state and federal officers like ICE from using gloves that deliver electric shocks.Baltimore Sun7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentGavin Newsomcalifornia shock glove ban
