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The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.

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The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections.

September jobs report to give an update on the market, Tennessee governor halts executions after woman survives attempt, N.Y. attorney general appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case.

Car crimes have plunged in San Francisco over the last four years. The city credits, in part, Flock cameras. We investigate the claim.

School districts that drive long distances are navigating record high diesel prices in different ways. Some have transitioned to electric or propane buses to ease the pinch.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Randy Spivey, a lawyer representing a death row inmate who survived two lethal injections, about Tennessee's handling of executions.

New York's governor has appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor in the case of a Cornell University student alleging she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house.

The failed execution attempt of a woman in Tennessee on Wednesday wasn't the first time this has happened. The state's execution protocols have been under scrutiny for years.

A woman in Tennessee survived an execution Wednesday. We talk with a reporter who was there.