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Alabama committee votes to allow nitrogen executions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama moved closer to allowing death row inmates to be executed with nitrogen gas, ... Read more

Cnhi Network

Arkansas carries out fourth execution in eight days, concluding frantic lethal injection schedule

Arkansas executed a death-row inmate late Thursday night in the state's fourth lethal injection in eight days, concluding ... Read more

State And Nation

Arkansas inmate convulses during deadline-beating execution

VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas wrapped up an accelerated executions schedule with a lethal injection that left the ... Read more

State And Nation

Arkansas prepares to wrap up aggressive execution schedule

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will reach the end of an aggressive execution schedule Thursday as it ... Read more

Cnhi Network

Arkansas carries out country’s first back-to-back executions in almost two decades

Arkansas officials on Monday night executed two inmates in back-to-back lethal injections, carrying out the country's first double ... Read more

State And Nation

Arkansas prepares for 1st double execution in U.S. since 2000

VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas killers set to die Monday in the nation’s first double execution in ... Read more

State And Nation

Arkansas vows to keep pushing for executions despite setback

VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials vowed to carry out a double execution later this week after the ... Read more

Cnhi Network

Judges block Arkansas from carrying out scheduled executions

Two judges issued separate orders temporarily blocking Arkansas from carrying out a series of executions scheduled to begin ... Read more

Local News

Inmate’s lawyers argue last execution went ‘horribly wrong’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for a condemned Alabama inmate are pointing to problems with the state’s last ... Read more

State And Nation

A look at the status of the death penalty in several states

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The stop-and-start nature of U.S. executions in recent years hit another speed bump this ... Read more