Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a Jan. 25 execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith using the new method of nitrogen hypoxia. Smith ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawyers for the first inmate scheduled to be put to death with nitrogen gas argued in Monday court filings that Alabama is seeking to make him the “test case” for an ...

Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced a Jan. 25 execution ...

With its recent history of botched attempts, Alabama's next scheduled execution is expected to bring national and even international attention. It's never been used in the United States.