Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the ...

Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state's ...