Tennessee halted the execution of Tony Carruthers after officials failed to find a vein for lethal injection drugs. Carruthers, convicted of a 1994 triple murder, has maintained his innocence and his attorneys raised concerns about the execution process and evidence.
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Gabriela Gonzalez and two others face charges in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Jack Avery, the father of her child, amid a custody dispute. The scheme involved payments to an undercover FBI agent posing as a hitman.
Colorado Democrats censured Gov. Jared Polis after he commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, convicted for election tampering. The party condemned the decision as harmful to election integrity and barred Polis from party events.
Two teenagers killed three people in a livestreamed attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego, leaving behind a 75-page manifesto filled with neo-Nazi ideology and broad-spectrum hate. Authorities are investigating the suspects' radicalization and the influence of prior mass shootings.
The U.S. indicts former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others for the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes that killed four Cuban Americans. The charges include conspiracy, murder, and destruction of aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-Cuba tensions.
The Justice Department has launched a $1.7 billion fund to compensate individuals claiming they were politically targeted, following a settlement involving former President Trump. The fund, overseen by a commission, has already received its first claim from a Trump ally and faces criticism over transparency and oversight.
Amin Abdullah, the security guard killed in a San Diego mosque shooting, is praised for his heroism in protecting children and staff. The attack, involving two teenage suspects, is under investigation as a hate crime.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, with two teenage suspects found dead nearby. Police are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime involving anti-Islamic rhetoric.