the passengers started throwing up on a delta flight from istanbul to new york city. health inspectors are investigating whether the chicken was the culprit. the passengers all declined to be taken to the hospital afterwards. late last night, texas executed its 500th inmate since reinstating the death penalty in 1982. kimberly mccarthy was convicted in the 1997 murder of her elderly neighbor. she is the first woman put to death in the u.s. in three years. texas has executed 40% of all death row inmates since 1976. it's the first of its kind. nypd police dog injured in the line of duty returning to a hero's welcome. getting a standing ovation. a deranged woman kicked out his teeth, but the heroic german shepherd was able to still chomp down on the suspect's foot and hold on until she was cuffed. he's expected to be back on the crime beat in about two weeks. those are your headlines.