Alabama Inmate Faces First Nitrogen Execution In US
An Alabama death row inmate is about to undergo the first US execution by nitrogen gas after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court have declined to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith's lawyers called a cruel and unusual punishment. They say pumping nitrogen through a mask could mean he chokes on his vomit. The UN says it could amount to torture. Smith, 58, was convicted […]