Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children; White House reacts

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children; White House reacts

Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos can be considered children under state law critics of the decision are speaking out.

February 21, 2024 27

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US set to execute prisoner by nitrogen gas for first time

Alabama is set to become the first US state to use nitrogen gas to execute a prisoner on death row. It will be the second time the state has tried to execute Kenneth Smith - after a lethal injection failed in 2022. Smith was convicted for his role in a 1988 murder for hire plot. Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports.

January 26, 2024 16

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Four months in jail for Navarro found guilty of contempt of U.S. Congress

Peter Navarro, long-time trade advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in jail on Thursday. He'd been found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for not appearing at a January 6th committee hearing. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

January 26, 2024 18

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US Supreme Court declines to stop nitrogen gas execution in Alabama

The US Supreme Court says it will not intervene to halt the execution of a convicted murderer in Alabama who is due to become the first inmate to be put to death with nitrogen gas. Kenneth Smith is due to be executed on Thursday, after an earlier attempt to put him to death was botched in 2022. Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

January 25, 2024 12

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Alabama execution method deemed unethical for animals

Veterinarians from across the United States and Europe have deemed unacceptable the use of nitrogen gas as a form of euthanasia. But despite this Alabama is preparing to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas later this month. Kenneth Smith was sentenced to death for the murder of a pastor's wife back in 1988. Jody Jacobs reports from New York.

January 19, 2024 19

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Republican candidates face off in Tuscaloosa debate

In the United States, four Republican presidential hopefuls will battle it out later tonight in the fourth GOP primary debate taking place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Front-runner Donald Trump will once again skip the event - which comes just weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses next month. Toni Waterman has more.

December 6, 2023 10