Death

After botched execution attempt, death row inmate Christa Pike awakes 'angry and confused'

She is the first person known to have survived a "completed execution attempt" in the US, her lawyers say, calling it a violation of the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments.

A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026.
Televangelist Jim Bakker attends the ceremony honoring BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 20, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

Jim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86

Illustrative:  An Australian Army soldier is seen on a street on July 16, 2025 in Charters Towers, Australia.

One Australian soldier killed, five injured in Mount Bundey training accident

Illustrative: Law enforcement officers are seen on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol during a protest against police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia, US, block party shooting kills two, wounds dozens, officials say


Three killed, including shooter, in shooting attack in Idaho shopping center

Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters the shooter was dead and the threat to the community was over.

Illustrative:  Kootenai County Sheriff Deputies wait outside the Kootenai County Jail during a plea hearing for Joseph Edward Duncan III, August 23, 2005 in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho.

Thirteen dead after tourism aircraft crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru

Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 40 kph (25 mph), which kicked up dust and reduced visibility.

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (foreground); illustrative.

Man indicted for aggravated murder of Kabbalist Rabbi Amos Guetta, calls him 'false messiah'

Friedrich was also charged with causing grievous bodily harm under aggravated circumstances and unlawfully possessing a knife.

ISRAEL POLICE arrest a suspect in the murder of Rabbi Amos Guetta, July 1, 2026.

30 killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as election protests turn deadly

Pakistani officials have justified the crackdown by alleging that armed and India-backed militants joined the Kashmiri protesters. India has rejected similar accusations in the past.

Security personnel patrols after an explosion and gunfire were reported, near offices of the Rangers, a paramilitary force, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 27, 2026.

Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder of Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program, dies at 32

Farber was the founder and CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, a program that integrated Haredim into the IDF. 

Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

IDF soldier found lifeless on base in central Israel, circumstances under investigation

The military informed the soldier’s family, noting that it shares their grief and will “continue to support them.”

A memorial candle

January protesters continue to receive death sentences as Islamic regime continues suppression

Mehdi Khaneki was executed for "operational actions" that benefited Israel, the United States, and hostile groups, as well as for what the judiciary described as crimes committed during the protests.

Illustrative: Demonstrators march across the Francis Scott Key Bridge during a rally in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran, in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2026.

Yakir Levy, star of Israeli reality show 'The Americans,' falls to death in Miami

Levy, originally from Ramla, gained public attention over the past year after appearing on Channel 13's The Americans, which follows the lives of Israelis who immigrated to the United States.

Yakir Levy

Five dead in Ohio mass drowning after failed rescue attempt of struggling swimmer

According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, the tragedy unfolded Sunday night along the Scioto River at the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, about 10 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio.

The Scioto River near South Bloomfield, Ohio.