Four UN experts have expressed alarm over the upcoming execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama, warning that the state’s intention to kill the prisoner with an untested method using nitrogen gas could subject him to cruel and inhuman treatment amounting to torture. Related: ‘Astonishingly cruel’: Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row ‘guinea […]
ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama is poised to use nitrogen gas in a planned execution next month, the first state to attempt such a method, setting the stage for legal challenges as officials across the U.S. examine alternatives amid a shortage of lethal injection drugs. But while Alabama is intent on using nitrogen hypoxia, in which […]
The United Way of West Alabama raised more than $4 million for 30 nonprofit agencies during its 2023 campaign. Campaign chair Chris Gunter of Buffalo Rock Pepsi and a group of “Live United” children announced this year’s fundraising total on the court at halftime of the Dec. 23 UA men’s basketball game against Eastern Kentucky University at […]
This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife. Alabama plans to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three states but has never been used. Alabama Department of Corrections via […]
Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he’s acquired since being released from prison. He says he does painting and home repairs on the side, “trying to be productive in society.” Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he’s acquired since being released […]
That fame can come with a price is a truism most associated with stars of film and screen or other arts. But the inhabitants of one small town in rural Alabama, deep in the American south, have discovered the truth of that notion via one of the most popular mediums of the internet age: the […]
GOP candidates prepare for Alabama debate, Trump not attending – CBS News Watch CBS News Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will take the debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to debate one last time before the Iowa caucus. CBS News chief election […]
REFORM, Ala. — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showed her appearing to shock a handcuffed and compliant man with a stun gun and telling him to shut up after he cried out in pain. The video shows a white female police officer shocking a Black man after […]
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy argue on either side of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, in November. Mike Segar/Reuters Over the course of the three Republican presidential primary debates, the […]
Four White House hopefuls will meet onstage in Alabama for the fourth Republican presidential primary debate, the smallest lineup yet as the window for denting Donald Trump’s lead narrows. Wednesday night’s debate, hosted by the cable network NewsNation at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, offers one of the last […]
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., announced Wednesday that she is endorsing former President Donald Trump, locking down Trump’s 2024 support from the state’s whole Republican congressional delegation. With Britt’s endorsement, Trump now has the backing of both Alabama senators and all six Alabama GOP House members. And Britt’s announcement comes as Trump’s rivals for the Republican […]