AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is conscious and speaking after Tennessee's failed execution attempt. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital meant to put her to death last Wednesday for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. Her arms were burned and blistered during the execution attempt. Her attorneys say her survival raises further questions about her medical and legal future. Pike remains handcuffed and shackled to the bed, and her recovery is medically unprecedented.

Paramount has completed its takeover of Warner Bros to create a new Hollywood giant known as Skydance. The merger, valued at nearly $111 billion, includes HBO Max, titles such as "Harry Potter" and "The Godfather," and networks like CNN, all now under the same roof. The new entity is led by billionaire David Ellison and his co-CEO Ynon Kreiz.

Cornell University has appointed former high-ranking Department of Justice official Sally Yates to review the school's handling of sexual misconduct complaints following an outcry over allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house. Yates will examine how Cornell investigates sexual assault and harassment reports, its disciplinary process, campus police responses, and more. The investigation is in response to an outpouring of anger and a large protest over a complaint from a woman known only as Jane Doe.