Crust News

Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution

Christa Pike survived an execution attempt in Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2026, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug. Gov. Bill Lee has temporarily suspended executions in the state.

Oct 1, 2026

As private equity, politics and prediction markets reshape sports, is the press box up to the task?

It was around a year ago that the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” released the first episode of what would become a 17-part series into alleged efforts by the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap rules.

Oct 1, 2026

3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away

It used to be considered against the law in America to starve a member of an endangered species to death or harm it by destroying its home.

Oct 1, 2026

A Colorado preschool case will be the Supreme Court’s latest to test boundaries of LGBTQ rights and religious freedom

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Oct. 5, 2026. One of the cases that the justices have agreed to hear is a First Amendment religious liberty case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.

Oct 1, 2026

From suicide bombers to positions of authority – the changing role of women in jihadi groups

Khadra Essa, a Somali-born Dutch citizen operating in Syria under the name Umm Qaqa al-Somali, is a wanted woman.

Oct 1, 2026

Investigation

Mapping All Territory Illegally Held by Israel

Beyond its 1949 lines, Israel holds 5,777 km² in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria: 28 per cent on top of the state itself. We mapped all of it from UN, Israeli military and independent data.

Oct 1, 2026

FlyDubai incident: Airline safety expert explains how cockpits have become more secure – but only from outside threats

An incident in which a FlyDubai pilot is said to have stabbed the captain with the intention of crashing a plane of mainly Israeli passengers has shone a light on flight security.

Oct 1, 2026

Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court

Climate change is causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage every year from floods, fires, droughts and other consequences of a rapidly warming planet.

Sep 30, 2026