Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike

Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.

Pennsylvania tallies a fifth death related to measles as outbreak approaches a thousand cases

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a fifth measles death, amid an outbreak that is on track to become the largest the U.S. has seen in decades and has sparked political clashes.

Nearly 1,000 children were abused at three Massachusetts dioceses, state probe finds

More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report ​by the state's attorney general.

Paramount-Warner Bros. merger moves forward after judge approves settlement

Paramount Studios entered the final stages of its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday afternoon, when a federal judge approved last week's settlement of an antitrust lawsuit.

Disney laying off a few hundred employees, source says

Walt Disney is laying off a few hundred ​employees across human resources and technology departments, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters ‌on Tuesday.

US can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules

A judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on national security grounds.

US removes Syria from arms export ban; Trump administration draws closer to new government

The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import U.S. weaponry, part of a process of easing sanctions on the new government.

Senate blocks bill to address data center costs

The Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators ​to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure.

Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West Bank

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require the Trump administration to report to Congress on ​increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including American deaths.

Federal watchdog: Trump canceling $810M in government funding was unconstitutional

A federal watchdog's ruling has escalated a fight between the White House and congressional appropriators over who holds budget authority.

The world's largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism campaign

Oatly, the world's largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers: Most people want their governments to take action on climate change.

John Curtis pushed to fast-track wildfire prevention bill on Senate floor — and it worked

The Senate unanimously approved a wildfire emissions bill aimed at helping states prevent wildfires after Utah Sen. John Curtis used a fast-track procedure to expedite its passage.

104-year-old woman receives brother's dog tags 83 years after he died during WWII

After 83 years, Dorothy Stewart of Beverly, Mass., finally has her brother's dog tags after his plane crashed during World War II in 1943.

Inflation rises less than expected in August; consumer spending surges

Inflation increased less than expected in August, which could see financial markets further reduce the ​odds of another interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month.

Iran says it receives US response to latest proposal as Washington pulls out of Iraq

Iran said on Wednesday it had received a U.S. response to its latest proposal to resurrect its collapsed ceasefire, days after President Donald Trump said he had rejected ​it.