A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas. It was scheduled to take place next week ...

agreed Thursday to unseal a redacted version of Louisiana's new protocol for using nitrogen gas in executions, shedding public light on how the state plans to put him to death on March 18.

The use of nitrogen gas is considered too barbaric and inhumane for euthanizing dogs and cats, according to veterinarians, and has been banned in all but two states. But, on March 18, Louisiana ...

A court battle is gearing up over whether Louisiana’s nitrogen gas execution protocol is a public record as the federal courts weigh a case that could determine whether the state performs its ...

The first person to be executed in America by way of nitrogen gas was Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama, just over a year ago. Witnesses said Smith writhed and seized for several torturous minutes ...

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Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23. The ...

18, 2009, in Angola, La. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) Arkansas state Rep. Jeff Wardlaw speaks to the House Judiciary Committee about a legislation that would add nitrogen hypoxia to the list of ...