Who is Jamaal Howard? Texas carries out the first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection; here’s what we knowJamaal Howard faced execution on October 7, 2026, following the dismissal of his appeals by the US Supreme Court. Convicted for the 2000 mu...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Who is Nidal Hasan? Donald Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, TexasDonald Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Hasan’s execution would be ...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
"Modified Form 6 not approved by us": CJI observes on modified form for enrolling new votersThe Supreme Court asserted that it has not approved any modified version of Form 6 for voter enrollment. During a hearing, Chief Justice Su...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
US couple awarded thousands of dollars after logging crew cuts more than 1,000 trees from their Mississippi land; how photos, stump records and a survey helped them winA Mississippi couple won thousands of dollars judgment after a logging company working on neighbouring land crossed the property boundary a...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
With a mixed scorecard, Trump poised to test his powers again at US Supreme CourtThe US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with several cases testing the scope of President Donald Trump’s powers. Just...
02 Oct, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Christa Pike’s lawyers give update on her health condition after failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee; here’s what we knowChrista Pike, a Tennessee inmate on death row, faced complications during her execution on September 30, 2026. Lawyers stated that Pike exp...
02 Oct, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
US Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump's immigration detention policyThe US Supreme Court has decided to review a contentious issue surrounding the mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants, a policy bor...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Who is Christa Pike? Is Christa Pike going to be executed? Here's what to know about the Tennessee woman on death row and the crime she committed back in 1995Christa Pike, who was found guilty of the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer back in 1995, was facing execution in Tennessee. However, a fede...
01 Oct, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
Gary Wayne Sutton too on death row in Tennessee but his execution delayed after Christa Pike survives lethal injection: What happens next in Tennessee death penalty case?Sutton has been on Tennessee's death row since 1996 for the 1992 murder of Tommy Griffin. He and his uncle, James Henderson Dellinger, were...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Christa Gail Pike death penalty: US Supreme Court allows Tennessee execution to go forward overturning a last-minute stay. Why was it halted? Details hereChrista Gail Pike does not deny committing the killing, but her supporters argue the state should consider Pike’s age at the time, mental i...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.42 AM IST
Christa Pike execution halted at last minute: Why her 1995 murder case is raising questions about death sentences for 18-year-oldsA federal appeals court has halted Christa Gail Pike's execution while reviewing the consideration of her childhood trauma. Pike, who was c...
30 Sep, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
US Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court has permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries without the chance to present their concerns. This decisi...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.37 AM IST
US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction marketsThe 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Kalshi has not shown that its sports event contracts are "swaps" that should be regulated exclusiv...
27 Sep, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case"Apple's Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction's technology, which Taction's own testing of Apple's products confirmed duri...
27 Sep, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent caseA US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedba...
26 Sep, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
US Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third timeThe US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to reinstate Missouri’s new Republican-friendly congressional map, allowing the state to use i...
26 Sep, 2026, 07.30 AM IST