TOKYO — The governor of Okinawa demanded Wednesday that Japan’s central government do more to ensure effective discipline among U.S. service members on the southern island following the arrest of a U.S. Marine on accusations that he robbed and killed a local woman. Gov. Genta Koja, in Tokyo for the first time since taking office
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday. Lee said that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down this month. Strada said in a statement that stepping aside “is in the best interests” of the state as an
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said the woman at the centre of the Cornell University rape case was “failed” at “every turn”. The woman, known as Jane Doe in legal documents, alleges she was drugged and raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024. The case was investigated at the time but
LOS ANGELES — The candidates for California governor will meet face to face Tuesday in the only scheduled debate of the campaign, giving Republican Steve Hilton perhaps his best chance of gaining ground on Democrat Xavier Becerra. The hourlong matchup on CNN comes just days before mail ballots are expected to begin arriving at homes
“After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene,” Governor Lee said in a statement. Pike’s legal team had filed the clemency petition earlier this month, requesting that her death
A handful of recipients accounted for a substantial share of the first round of federal awards to boost rural health in Mississippi, according to an analysis of funding conducted by Mississippi Today. Memorial Health System, based in Gulfport, received the largest share of funds — more than $15 million for 12 projects, while a consortium
