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Christa Pike's lawyers are calling on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to commute her death sentence to life in prison after she remained alive following two doses of lethal injection drugs in what one death penalty expert described as an unprecedented event.Pike, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder of a classmate, was rushed to a hospital Wednesday night after surviving her planned execution. Her lawyers said on Thursday that she remains in critical condition and is receiving "lifesaving medical care.""We don’t have a sense of her prognosis or much update on her health at the moment," attorney Randy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that formally recognizes two Muslim holidays as state holidays on Sunday, marking it the second state to formally recognize both holidays statewide.California Assembly Bill 2017 officially added Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the list of state holidays, which would permit public schools and colleges to close and allow state employees to be eligible to observe the holidays. However, schools and businesses will not be required to close on these days, and courts will be required to stay open.This makes California the second state in the country, after Washington state, to pass

The WNBA’s favorite narrative — that players are perpetual victims — just reached peak delusion thanks to Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud.Following Tuesday’s baseline dust-up after a foul on Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson confronted a fan, leading Cloud to take to Threads and smear both the Indiana Fever organization and the spectator.Cloud demanded the Fever publicly condemn the fan, despite arena security clearing him of any wrongdoing. League guidelines explicitly prohibit players from stepping off the court or entering spectator space to confront fans.WNBA REFS MISS OPPORTUNITY TO EJECT A'JA WILSON OVER MELTDOWN, ENTERING

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall…" – Oscar WildeCongress certainly collapsed into fall this year. It lacked the usual mayhem of an imminent government shutdown for the first time in years. The government is usually only funded through September 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. Lawmakers solved that fiscal riddle early.So the beginning of fall in Congress is usually anything but enjoyable. Others are devouring cobbler, enjoying spiced pumpkin lattes and viewing leaves of amber. When a government shutdown looms, the infernality of summer continues to stew on Capitol Hill. Imagine simmering political temperatures mixed with

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Netanyahu says hero in bloody cockpit attack prevented ‘another 9/11’- How a hero cop stopped a synagogue massacre in Canada- Irish national soccer team's shame over not shaking hands with Israeli opponentsTOP STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is praising Yaniv Chayon, the heroic passenger who tackled a knife-wielding attacker inside an airborne cockpit, preventing "another 9/11." Chayon suffered bloody slash wounds while wrestling the hijack suspect to the floor mid-flight, saving dozens of lives. Netanyahu personally hailed his "extraordinary courage"

Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a Brooklyn mother's emergency bid to enroll her Asian-American son at an elite New York City high school, alleging that a city program geared toward admitting students from economically challenged neighborhood into the school discriminates against Asian students.The lawsuit centers on allegations by Yi Fang Chen, whose son was denied admission to Stuyvesant High School, that New York City’s revised admissions requirements intentionally discriminate against Asian students while increasing enrollment among Black and Hispanic students. Chen filed the lawsuit in April, accusing the city of violating the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of

1. Netanyahu praises heroic bystander for preventing ‘another 9/11’2. Iran leaders 'overstayed their welcome' in US after talks stalled3. GOP senator joins push for AI liability  EXECUTION CHAOS — Tennessee inmate Christa Pike still alive after two lethal injections, lawyer says. Continue reading …DOUBLING DOWN — Lindsay Clancy lawyer pushes back on claims he shifted strategy after mistrial in new interview. Continue reading …VICTORY LAP — Right erupts in celebration after White House post showing huge Trump win on key issue. Continue reading …PERILOUS PLUNGE — Frantic 911 call captures moments after UGA student falls from eighth floor. Continue reading …SHOW GOES

It was like stepping into a time machine and going back 62 years. One of the Beatles was singing rock songs, playing two instruments, making jokes and having a grand old time. The Ringo Starr concert here in Washington got me thinking about the impact that he, John, Paul and George had on the music business, the country and the culture — and how Americans are still fascinated by the Fab Four and even their grandchildren are listening to their ancient albums.Ringo is 86 and touring again, bringing more energy to his shows than most of his Boomer-heavy audience. RINGO STARR HAS EATEN