In Tennessee, the botched execution of Christa Pike has led to national discourse around the death penalty and its morality. Idaho has faced a similar situation with the failed execution of Thomas ...

The failed execution of Christa Pike, which left her clinging to life in Tennessee, was the latest grisly error to take place in an American execution chamber. By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Tennessee woman, convicted of murder, has survived attempts to execute her by lethal injection. She was rushed to hospital, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christa Pike in 2007. (Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS) The failed execution of Christa Pike in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete ...

When Social Security was first created, Americans didn't become eligible for any benefits until age 65. But reforms in 1956 opened up the door for women to collect a reduced benefit starting at age 62 ...

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Washington — A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democrats arguing the restrictions don't go far enough while pushing back ...

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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill sponsored by vulnerable GOP incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (Neb.) to restrict members of Congress from buying new stocks of publicly traded companies, ...

Social Security's full retirement age is currently age 67 for individuals born in 1960 or later. Workers in physically demanding jobs may find it difficult to extend their careers until that age. A ...