A physician who was expected to oversee Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike on Wednesday was previously involved in another botched lethal injection effort that was halted after prison staff ...

A botched execution in Tennessee is putting a renewed spotlight on California's death penalty debate, including a state moratorium that could be revisited by the governor elected next year.

She survived what should have been a lethal dose of pentobarbital, her lawyer confirmed on Oct. 1, complained of pain and could still be heard snoring as witnesses were rushed away from the execution ...