Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after last week’s failed execution.
Christa Pike pictured in court in 2007. (J. Miles Cary/Reuters)
In a statement yesterday: Pike’s legal team called her apparent recovery “medically unprecedented.” But the attorneys cautioned that her long-term prognosis is uncertain.
What will happen to her now? It’s not clear. In light of her improved condition, her lawyers renewed their calls for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) to commute her death sentence.
Half a billion dollars in Republican spending has done little to move the polls.
Since Labor Day: Republicans have pumped money into competitive House and Senate contests. But their surge of attack ads has failed to hurt Democrats in critical midterm races.
Last night: Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson traded attacks in their first TV debate ahead of a crucial Senate contest in Maine. Find four key takeaways here.
President Donald Trump is planning a new Camp David at his own golf club.
Trump at his Palm Beach golf resort in 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty)
The idea: Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat. It would be a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents.
In a letter to Palm Beach officials: A lawyer representing the golf club described the plan as “a gift” to Trump’s successors. The Florida county is seriously considering the proposal.
The U.S. demanded Russia share more information about a potential plague leak.
The latest: Officials have sent a formal diplomatic message to Russia requesting details following a reported death linked to a facility in Siberia that studies pneumonic plague.
Russia is being tight-lipped: Its officials have downplayed the situation. But, if an outbreak were to happen, airlines would play a key role in attempts to contain the disease.
Sexual assault reports have risen on college campuses.
A student wears a Jane Doe name tag during a Justice for Survivors rally at Cornell on Monday. (Lauren Petracca/Reuters)
In recent weeks: Rape allegations at Cornell University have sparked outrage across the country, in part because of the brutal nature of the allegations and the lack of criminal charges.
Nationally: Incidents of rape and other kinds of sexual violence have risen on or around campuses in the past decade. See data from Cornell and other colleges in these eight charts.
A heart disease warning could soon show up in mammogram results.
This month: A first-of-its-kind law went into effect in Maryland requiring mammography centers to tell patients if their scans show evidence of breast arterial calcification or BAC.
Why it matters: Calcium deposits in breast arteries have been linked to an elevated risk for heart disease — a health issue that, according to surveys, some women underestimate.
When’s the best time to book for cheaper holiday flights? We looked at the data.
How soon you book, when you fly, how creative you get with your search and how you pay can all impact the cost of your flight. (Joshua Lott/The Post)
Flying costs are soaring: The average round-trip domestic flight for Thanksgiving will set you back $402, an increase of 31% from last year. But there are ways to soften the blow.
How? Find our booking hacks here. For example, the lowest prices for Thanksgiving are typically found 34 days before departing. For Christmas, the sweet spot is 56 days out.
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