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Christa Pike's scheduled execution, aborted after failed attempt to deliver fatal drugs. Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital, but she did not die. Witnesses reported that she continued breathing and making snoring-like sounds long after the drugs were administered. She was eventually taken by ambulance to a hospital.
After being unconscious, and on a ventilator, Pike has regain consciousness and is speaking. The state's remaining execution for 2026 and has been halted.
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Caleb Flynn, an American Idol speaks in court, saying he has lied about many this, but proclaims he did not kill his wife. He was arrested, tried, and convicted for allegedly murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn. Prosecutors say he fatally shot her in their home, then staged the scene to look like a home invasion. His two children were home at the time.
Ashley Flynn, 37, was shot twice in the head. Caleb called 911 claiming an intruder had broken in. He told police the console of his truck was open and the gun kept there was missing. Prosecutors detailed an affair Caleb had be in for the last 18 months. He met Alleigha Botner when she was an intern at Caleb's church. Prosecutors presented over 100,000 text messages between Caleb and his mistress, which included hatred toward Ashley and wishes for her death.
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A brutal murder in Kentucky leads to a multi-state manhunt ending in the arrest of a suspect in Tennessee. In Baltimore, tragedy strikes a youth football game when a 12-year-old girl is killed in a shooting triggered by a dispute over a parking spot. Meanwhile, an Atlanta robbery suspect leads authorities on a chase in a stolen police cruiser before crashing into a tanker truck on the interstate. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Christa Pike's scheduled execution, aborted after failed attempt to deliver fatal drugs. Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital, but she did not die. Witnesses reported that she continued breathing and making snoring-like sounds long after the drugs were administered. She was eventually taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Subsequently reports says she is unconscious, on a ventilator, and in critical condition, with injuries to her arms associated with the attempted execution. The state's remaining execution for 2026 and has been halted.
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A homecoming block party in Georgia turns violent, leaving two dead and 35 injured when over 50 gunshots echo through a crowd of more than 1,000 attendees. On Chicago's South Side, a seven-year-old girl walking with her sister is fatally stabbed in a random attack by a woman with an extensive criminal record. In Louisiana, a 13-year-old boy is posthumously honored as a hero after sacrificing his life to shield his toddler sister from gunfire at an apartment complex. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Caleb Flynn, an American Idol wanna be learns how long he will be in jail today. He was arrested, tried and convicted for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn. Prosecutors say he fatally shot her in their home, then staged the scene to look like a home invasion. His two children were home at the time.
Ashley Flynn, 37, was shot twice in the head. Caleb called 911 claiming an intruder had broken in. He told police the console of his truck was open and the gun kept there was missing.
Prosecutors detailed an affair Caleb had be in for the last 18 months. He met Alleigha Botner when she was an intern at Caleb's church. Prosecutors presented over 100,000 text messages between Caleb and his mistress, which included hatred toward Ashley and wishes for her death.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to oversee a gang rape investigation involving seven Cornell University fraternity members. Disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been placed in solitary confinement at a New Jersey federal prison following allegations that he bribed inmates to maintain a luxurious lifestyle behind bars. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out following the tragic death of her partner Ken Urker, revealing she believes he suffered a fatal overdose amid relentless online harassment. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Antoinette Forbes, 53, has been missing for a month. The public relations executive and mother of one was last seen at her home. Her car, two phones, wallet, and dog were left behind. Friends who had not heard from her, found her home unlocked.
Husband Russell Ashford, the father of Forbes’ 10‑year‑old son, has not been named a suspect in her disappearance. He was arrested for a probation violation tied to a 2021 first‑degree assault against the missing woman. Court records allege that during an argument over their son’s schooling, Ashford threw Forbes against a staircase, repeatedly punched her, and slammed her head against the floor until she lost consciousness. Her injuries were extensive. She suffered multiple facial fractures, eye injuries, a concussion, a broken finger, and permanent damage,.
After being arrested for violating his probation, Ashford now faces new gun possession charges
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September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace closes after the terrorist attacks in New York. Dozens of transatlantic flights are diverted to Gander, Newfoundland. Thousands of passengers and crew from around the world landed in the small town, nearly doubling its population within minutes. Their story later inspired the Broadway musical Come From Away.
Today, Sheryl McCollum is joined by her sister, Sharlene Bowen. Sharlene was a flight attendant aboard Delta Flight 15 from Frankfurt, Germany, to Atlanta when the plane was ordered to land in Gander. Sharlene recalls 30 hours grounded on the tarmac with little information, and the moment she finally saw the attacks on television, and the note that led her to Constable Oswald “Oz” Fudge and a hug from Sheryl back in Atlanta. Over the next five days, the people of Gander open their schools, homes, and churches to the “plane people," as the locals called them. Listen to this inspiring, truthful tale.
Highlights:
(0:00) Sheryl introduces the story of Gander, Newfoundland, and her sister Sharlene Bowen’s experience on September 11, 2001
(3:00) Sharlene remembers when an ordinary flight from Frankfurt to Atlanta suddenly changed and the crew learned something had happened in New York
(7:00) “All US airspace has been closed.” The announcement that silenced an entire cabin
(11:45) How passengers and crew worked together during 30 hours aboard the grounded plane●
(16:00) Why every passenger had to be cleared before leaving the aircraft and how Gander prepared for thousands of unexpected guests
(20:45) Sharlene finally sees the attacks on a TV at Walmart more than a day after they happened
(23:00) A note and a police hat lead Sharlene to Oz Fudge and a message from her sister
(28:00) Teenagers give free rides, Walmart hands over its keys, and the hockey rink becomes the town’s refrigerator
(36:45) Local teenagers create a special experience for stranded Make-A-Wish kids who missed their trip to Disney World
(41:45) Returning to Gander, hearing the original air traffic control recording, and seeing Come From Away with the people who lived the story
(46:30) How the hug from Oz Fudge delivered on Sheryl’s behalf became part of the production of Come From Away
(51:45) A scholarship fund started on the flight home has now sent more than 300 Gander students to college
(56:45) Delta employees wave American flags along the Atlanta taxiway, and Sharlene share a message about remembering the way people cared for one another after 9/11
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Sharlene Bowen spent 34 years as a Delta Air Lines flight attendant and was a crew member aboard Delta Flight 15 when it was diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001. She later became a level one trauma nurse and charge nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where she recently celebrated 20 years of service.
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From Crisis to Compassion: A 9/11 Retrospective with Constable Oswald Fudge
Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an active crime scene investigator for a metro Atlanta police department and the director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, which partners with colleges and universities nationwide. With more than four decades of experience, she has worked on thousands of cold cases using her investigative system, The Last 24/361, which integrates evidence, media, and advanced forensic testing.
Her work on high-profile cases, including The Boston Strangler, Natalie Holloway, Tupac Shakur and the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynching, led to her Emmy Award for CSI: Atlanta and induction into the National Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Witnesses recount the horrific scene inside the death chamber after Tennessee’s botched execution attempt of death row inmate Christa Pike left her in critical condition. A Massachusetts military veteran faces federal cyberstalking charges following an intense harassment campaign targeting former White House aide Katie Miller. Gymgoers in Cambridge are left shaken after 40-year-old Laquan Holland allegedly barged into a Planet Fitness women's locker room and sexually assaulted multiple people. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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