Photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom, official portrait 2026 (file image)
USANewsom commutes all 548 California death sentences in largest mass clemency in US history
California Governor Gavin Newsom has moved to commute every death sentence in the state to life without parole, in what would be the largest mass commutation in American history — though most cases still need the state Supreme Court's approval.
Photo: The Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville
USAChrista Pike speaks for first time since surviving botched Tennessee execution: 'I am in constant pain'
Christa Pike has released her first public statement a month after surviving two lethal-injection doses in Tennessee, saying she remains in constant pain as the state reviews what went wrong.