A Tennessee Execution Was Halted an Hour Before It Was Set to Begin

Tennessee's execution of a woman for a murder she committed at age 18 was halted Wednesday about an hour before it was scheduled to begin. PBS NewsHour reports that a federal appeals court sought to review whether her allegations of childhood sexual abuse and rape were fully considered at her sentencing. The review turns on the sentencing stage — what that hearing weighed — rather than on the facts of the killing.