More than two-thirds of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty. Here’s a look at the execution methods still used elsewhere, and the debates over their safety and humanity.

Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abraham Bonowitz, of the group Death Penalty Action, leads a demonstration outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, ...

Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a ...

What to Know About the Evolution of Execution Methods in the US Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking ...