SocietyRandy Spivey addresses Christa Pike’s request for clemency following the failed attempt to execute her in Tennessee.
SocietyRandy Spivey addresses Christa Pike’s request for clemency following the failed attempt to execute her in Tennessee.
WorldA medevac helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island with five people aboard. Authorities said at least two people, including the pilot, died, two were injured and the patient remains missing.
PoliticsA CNN investigation found that while Jared Kushner served as a key negotiator in the Gaza war, his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. By serving as a volunteer envoy rather than taking a government post requiring financial disclosure, Kushner avoided deeper scrutiny of the potential conflict of interest.
TechCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta says he has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI concerning cybersecurity risks and related legal concerns.
SocietyChrista Pike remained in critical condition Thursday while receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said. The failed execution the previous day led Tennessee’s governor to halt executions for the rest of the year and order an independent review.
WorldAt a foreign policy forum in Moscow, Vladimir Putin accused Europe of increasing tensions with Russia over its war in Ukraine. He also repeated his support for Palestinian statehood.
TechMeta has launched Muse, an AI assistant designed to watch, learn and act for users, with the company envisioning help with shopping, bookings, emails and everyday tasks. AI critics and consumer technology experts examine whether Muse is a useful digital companion or another way for Big Tech to enter people’s personal lives.
PoliticsHong Kong activist Shao Lan said China issued an international wanted notice for her, a U.S. citizen, two years ago and has now detained Myanmar scholar Min Xin, who holds U.S. citizenship. She welcomed President Trump raising the release of Lai Chee-ying and Min Xin with Xi Jinping, and urged continued U.S. pressure through sanctions.
SocietyDisturbing video shows a 25-year-old man allegedly attacking a 59-year-old man with a knife at a New York City subway station. Witnesses pursued the suspect, who was eventually arrested on a nearby rooftop.
WorldThe program reports new details about the attack on a Flydubai flight, a Tennessee woman on death row who remains alive after a botched execution, and tornadoes touching down in Kansas.
World8:15Ethiopia has expelled an Egyptian diplomat and severed diplomatic relations with Eritrea as fighting in the country’s north intensifies. Several explosions were reportedly heard across Addis Ababa overnight on Wednesday. An analyst says recent drone attacks targeting the capital led Ethiopia to cut ties with its neighbours.
SocietyBuying land and building wealth was statistically easier for Gen X, and that generation accumulated substantial wealth. Gen Z could become the first generation in a century to have less wealth than its parents.
PoliticsA New York executive order from Gov. Kathy Hochul places Attorney General Letitia James in the special-prosecutor role for the Cornell sexual-assault case.
SocietyChrista Pike was expected to become Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years, but she survived two lethal injections on Wednesday. Convicted in 1996 of torturing and murdering a classmate with her boyfriend and another friend, Pike’s execution is examined by anesthesiologist Dr. Joel Zivot, who explains why “everything went wrong.”
WorldInvestigators are searching for a motive in the Flydubai attack. President Trump says the pilot could be linked to Iran, while U.K. police arrested a dual British-Iranian national in connection with a suspected plot targeting an airbase. Nearly 30 million people across parts of Texas and the Midwest are under flood watches.
WorldNew video captures the frightening moments after authorities said a Flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain during a flight and tried to crash the passenger plane, sending it into a nose dive.
SocietyThe episode addresses how to set a firm boundary when a colleague repeatedly asks to borrow money, while maintaining a daily working relationship. It also considers when involving human resources may be appropriate.
SocietyThe #IAmJaneDoe movement is spreading across social media as the Cornell rape investigation continues. The trend appears to have begun as a response to online attempts to expose the real name of the Cornell student using the pseudonym Jane Doe.
World11:53A FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv plunged more than 17,000 feet after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit. Andrew Chang examines the attack and how the plane managed to land safely despite the extreme danger.
SocietyTennessee’s execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike went wrong after two unsuccessful attempts to kill her by lethal injection. Pike is in critical condition in hospital, while Governor Bill Lee, who rejected a clemency request earlier this week, called the situation “deeply disturbing.”
WorldFox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane discusses UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statement that there are “strong indications” Iran was involved in an airbase plot on “The Story.”
SocietyA former Cornell University student who says she was gang raped explicitly accused someone of sexual assault during a November 2024 interview with university police. The district attorney said campus police did not provide his office with that document.
PoliticsJesse Watters’ Fox News program puts the spotlight on California’s governor contest, Senate Democrats’ blocking of a congressional stock-trading measure, and President Donald Trump’s campaign activity before the midterms.
ScienceAstronauts aboard a SpaceX capsule, including Canadian Joshua Kutryk, reached the International Space Station after nearly eight hours in flight. The crew will spend six months there supporting ongoing research and scientific studies.