Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say | Tennessee

Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say | Tennessee

Tennessee’s prison chief is under fire over the botched execution of Christa Pike, which lawyers say was the fifth “botched” execution under his leadership in two states since 2022. Frank Strada, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, has faced growing questions about the state’s top-secret death penalty protocols since Wednesday night, when Pike … Read more

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed

Without providing evidence or giving further details, he told Fox News’ “Hannity”: “What happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the United Kingdom over the weekend is a very serious situation. It is a situation that clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor.”

America Wants to Make More Generic Drugs. India Shows Why That’s Hard.

America Wants to Make More Generic Drugs. India Shows Why That’s Hard.

Most people have never heard of the FTO U-3 factory in Hyderabad, India, but its products intimately affect millions of Americans. Inside the sprawling facility, around 1,900 Indian workers at Dr. Reddy Laboratories work around the clock to manufacture more than 100 generic medications, including antihistamines, statins and antidepressants. Of the nearly one billion oral … Read more

Astronomers Detected Radio Signals From An Alien Planet

Astronomers Detected Radio Signals From An Alien Planet

Astronomers are always on the lookout for radio signals from outer space. Here on Earth, we rely on these signals for virtually all forms of wireless communication. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are two different forms of radio communication that you’re probably familiar with, but many planets and other celestial bodies naturally emit their own radio signals. … Read more

The Truth About Vaccine Schedules: An Injection of Politics?

The Truth About Vaccine Schedules: An Injection of Politics?

We spent the twentieth century beating measles, polio, and newborn hepatitis B into statistical irrelevance. In 2025, the man who fought hardest against that victory was put in charge of federal vaccine policy. How did this happen? And what is going to happen now? Vaccines have worked, spectacularly, for a hundred years. It’s far too easy … Read more