Oct 4 Sun

Cornell University police made a drug-related arrest at a fraternity house 22 hours before a former student alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted there, according to a campus daily crime log reviewed by NBC. The log does not identify the drugs involved or establish any connection between the incidents. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports. Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital since her failed execution in Tennessee, according to her attorney. The governor's office says a former U.S. attorney will conduct an independent review of the state's lethal injection protocol. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports. The Pentagon is withdrawing all of its B-1 bombers from the RAF Fairford airbase in the U.K. The move, categorized by two officials as quick or rushed, comes just days after five men were arrested for a suspected terror plot involving vans containing explosives parked near the perimeter of the base. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports. Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel-bound plane was a ‘lone wolf' acting alone, rather than as part of a larger organization or on behalf of a foreign government, multiple U.S. officials briefed on the investigation and a former Israeli security official told NBC News. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports. A United States service member is in custody on suspicion of killing a Japanese national on the island of Okinawa. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports. A groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Chicago has potentially cured all 12 participants of Type 1 diabetes. The procedure involves transplanting cells on the pancreas - called islet cells - in combination with a new drug to prevent rejection. NBC News' Anne Thompson has a closer look. With this year's historic return of the Women's Pro Baseball League, the professional women players are already inspiring the next generation of girls to dream big and aspire to make the big league in the future. NBC News' Hallie Jackson has the story.