Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995, survived two lethal injections on 30 September. Experts described it as unprecedented. The failure of Pike’s execution has reignited the debate about capital punishment and its use in the United States. The BBC spoke to Americans as well
My brother took his own life on May 10, 2010. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t think of him. But just because I thought about him, it didn’t mean I could talk about him. For a long time, I couldn’t. Sometimes when the subject of suicide came up, I would want to —
Soaring stock prices might be a major reason the US workforce has been shrinking. That’s a conclusion from Bank of America, which examined the possible causes behind the US’s declining labor force participation rate. The number of people participating in the job market has ticked higher recently, but has generally trended lower over the last
The Cuban government has not commented on the CANCC itself. But traditionally such groups prompt indignation among revolutionaries who insist they will not be forced out by their critics in Miami. I ask some guests if they can appreciate the irony that the same people who support a major source of the island’s misery –
John Leguizamo is speaking out about the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger, and he’s imploring David Ellison to consider what the industry needs as he takes over the new Skydance. “Come on, Dave. Do the right thing. Don’t just think of yourself and your pocket. Think of what Americans need and what the industry needs.
President Donald Trump is sending $500 checks to nearly a million Americans this week, along with a letter promoting his record on healthcare. The US Treasury is releasing the checks to over 950,000 Americans across 30 states who were enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, an administration official said. The letter from the
