“Yes, nitrogen hypoxia deprives the condemned inmate of oxygen, but it is not suffocation in the lay sense, like drowning or smothering with a plastic bag or paralyzing the lungs. This is really ...

Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted of the 1994 killing of Vickie Deblieux, is scheduled to be executed Thursday.

Alabama is planning to carry out the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas. The move comes as critics argue the method needs more scrutiny before it is used to put another person to death. Carey ...