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US Supreme Court clears way for woman's execution

RTE 1 min read 5 hours ago

The US Supreme Court has ruled ⁠that Tennessee can proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate three decades ago.
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