Алабама
В штате Алабама провели смертную казнь с использованием азота
США - единственная из развитых стран, где применяется смертная казнь. За последние десятилетия количество смертных казней в Соединенных Штатах резко сократилось на фоне судебных споров, нехватки препаратов для смертельной инъекции и снижения общественной поддержки данного вида наказания. Большинство штатов либо отменили, либо приостановили применение смертной казни. После вступления в должность пр...
Former Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron is running to be Alabama's lieutenant governor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who helped lead the team to back-to-back national championships, announced Thursday that he running for lieutenant governor of Alabama. McCarron made the announcement in a video posted to YouTube on Thursday. McCarron, a first-time candidate, described himself as a political outsider. He cited conserv...
Alabama to execute man for 1993 murder in state's latest nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man over a drug debt was set to be executed Thursday evening in the state’s latest death sentence carried out with nitrogen gas. Anthony Boyd, 54, was sentenced to death for his role in killing Gregory Huguley in Talladega County more than 30 years ago. Prosecutors said Huguley was doused in gasoline and set on fi...
Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Chase Mathis told prison guards he was being threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But within hours of being moved to an adjacent prison, he was dead. Mathis died June 4, 2024, after being placed in general population instead of a cell for his own protection, his father said. Tim Mathis said he wants answers. He is concerned his 31-year-ol...