Before Thursday, no execution had ever been carried out in the U.S. using the method, and experts have repeatedly warned that nitrogen toxicity may cause the condemned person to suffer unnecessarily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Alabama inmate, who officials say is scheduled to die in October by nitrogen hypoxia, is pushing for execution by firing squad, ...

Alabama plans to carry out its first execution of the year March 12 amid weeks of protests from death penalty opponents, putting Charles Lee "Sonny" Burton to death by nitrogen gas hypoxia for a ...

The day after Alabama carried out the first-known US execution using nitrogen gas, its attorney general sent a clear message to death penalty states that might want to follow suit: “Alabama has done ...

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m.

Ohio lawmakers are looking to use nitrogen gas executions to end a long-standing pause on executions nearly a week after Alabama used the method on an inmate. The legislation - introduced by ...

Alabama executed a death row prisoner Thursday using nitrogen gas, becoming the first state in the U.S. to use the gas in an execution, despite concerns about the untested method. Kenneth Smith, 58, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — The Arkansas Senate has approved a bill allowing executions using nitrogen gas, advancing House Bill 1489 closer to becoming law. The proposal cleared the Senate on Tuesday with a ...

Jessie Hoffman's execution was cleared by a federal appeals court that vacated a preliminary injunction by a lower court.

Kenneth Smith, 58, became the first American to be executed by nitrogen gas. The Alabama attorney general said Friday that nitrogen gas is now a "proven" method of execution and that he believes more ...

While traditionally used in stouts, nitrogen helps smooth out beers, giving them a creamy taste. Although Guinness is the most popular, there are other classic beers filled with nitrogen.

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Kissimmee) announced more than $13 million in FEMA funding for Osceola County infrastructure projects. MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man ...