A high-profile independent review has been launched to examine how a major university investigates and responds to sexual assault allegations, with former federal officials tasked to assess current policies. Meanwhile, a woman who survived a failed execution attempt last week has shown signs of recovery, with her legal team reporting she is now awake and able to communicate. Separately, political tensions escalate as a U.S. president’s remarks about retaliatory strikes against American cities by a foreign adversary draw sharp criticism.
In our news wrap Tuesday, Cornell named former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how the school handles sexual assault reports on campus, lawyers for Christa Pike said she's awake and speaking after surviving a botched execution attempt last week and President Trump is facing backlash after he suggested that Iran could "take out" two cities in California.
