September 30, 2026

Tennessee halts executions after injection fails

Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike after administering two doses of a lethal-injection drug. She was taken to a medical facility afterward. Gov. Bill Lee halted the state’s remaining executions for the rest of 2026.

Associated Press [1]Tennessee Department of Correction [1]

U.S. consumer inflation measured 3.4% in August

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that consumer prices, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, were 3.4% higher in August than a year earlier. Economists had expected a 3.7% increase.

Associated Press [1]U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis [1]

U.S. completes troop withdrawal from Iraq

The U.S. military said it withdrew all American troops from Iraq, completing an agreement reached with the Iraqi government two years ago. The withdrawal ends a 12-year U.S. military mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Associated Press [1]