Indiana lawmakers tried to pass legislation that would allow the state to execute people using nitrogen gas or a firing squad. What's Undetermined: The legislation failed to pass. If it had become law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, listens to a bill on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) After an ...

United Nations experts say they are “alarmed” at the prospect of the use of “untested” nitrogen gas for the execution of an inmate in Alabama, citing potential for cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment ...

Indiana lawmakers approved several changes Tuesday to a bill expanding execution methods, which is now pending a full House vote. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool) A bill expanding Indiana’s execution ...

A conservative anti-death penalty group is calling on Arkansas to forgo executions, citing concerns about a new form of capital punishment that critics describe as cruel. Known as nitrogen hypoxia, ...

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has refused ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death sentence. The ...

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 ...

Indiana lawmakers attempted to pass legislation that would allow the state execute people via gas chambers and firing squads. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: Indiana lawmakers tried ...