KILLER Kenneth Smith used his final words on Death Row this week as a powerful protest – but not everyone has something profound to say. As the murderer became the first American to be executed by nitrogen asphyxia, he told the world: “Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backwards . . . I’m leaving with love, peace … Read more
Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas on Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental. Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was … Read more
A CONVICTED murderer blasted the state of Alabama for “causing humanity to take a step backward” in his final moments before being put to death in the first-ever execution by nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm on Thursday, minutes after being administered pure nitrogen gas through a face mask. … Read more
It marked the first time that a new execution method has been used in the United States since lethal injection, now the most commonly used method, was introduced in 1982. Kenneth Eugene Smith. Photo: Alabama Department of Corrections The execution took about 22 minutes, and Smith appeared to remain conscious for several minutes. For at … Read more
The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Alabama says it … Read more
The storms and freezing temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games and resulted in the deaths of several people around the country. A jogger trots on a snow-covered road during a winter storm, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Grand Prairie, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Arctic Freeze: A major part of the United … Read more
Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely because they have something hanging from the rearview mirror of the windshield. That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang. The revised Illinois … Read more
A Nation in Transition | CBS Reports A Nation in Transition | CBS Reports 22:23 A federal judge declined Tuesday to pause litigation challenging Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors as similar cases wind upward toward the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke said no to a request from the U.S. Department … Read more
Three police officers in Decatur, Alabama have been fired and a fourth has been suspended after they fatally shot a man while his truck was being repossessed in September. The announcement came from the city’s mayor, according to CBS News 19. A Eulogy For The Jeep Renegade Police shot Steve Perkins to death outside his … Read more
By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as … Read more
