Nation Oct 13 Florida executed a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence. It's the state's 17th execution of the year By David Fischer, Associated Press
Nation Jun 12 Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitutionally cruel, issuing a brief order that came well after… By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Sep 23 Son of murdered woman asks Alabama to stop her killer's execution Gov. Kay Ivey indicated she does not plan to commute the death sentence. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Sep 25 Watch 6:34 Missouri executes man despite prosecutors, victim's family saying he should be spared Tuesday, Missouri executed Marcellus Williams over the objections of the local prosecutor and against the wishes of the murdered victim’s spouse. Earlier this year, the St. Louis County prosecutor filed a motion to overturn the conviction, citing a lack of… By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Apr 04 Oklahoma executes man convicted of two homicides in 2002 via lethal injection During a clemency hearing last month, Michael Dewayne Smith expressed his “deepest sorrows” to the victims’ families, but denied he was responsible. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Feb 28 Idaho set to execute 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation's longest-serving death row inmates By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press He is one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S. who has been imprisoned since 1974 and convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. Continue reading
Jan 25 Alabama carries out country's 1st execution by nitrogen gas after Supreme Court ruled it could proceed By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics… Continue reading
Jan 24 Federal court says Alabama can carry out first nitrogen gas execution; Supreme Court appeal expected By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A federal appeals court says Alabama can carry out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia. Continue reading
Jan 19 Alabama inmate asking federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas By Kim Chandler, Associated Press An Alabama inmate set to be the first person put to death by nitrogen gas will ask a federal appeals Friday to block the upcoming execution. Continue reading
Nov 09 Texas man who said death sentence was based on discredited testimony is executed for 1990 killing By Juan A. Lozano, Michael Graczyk, Associated Press The execution was carried out after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected claims by Brewer's attorneys that prosecutors at a 2009 resentencing trial had relied on false and discredited expert testimony. Continue reading