Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Now the state’s AG expects more states to follow

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution ... justice for the woman killed more than three decades ago. Read More

Georgia carries out execution for first time in four years for 1993 killing

Three top nitrogen gas manufacturers in US bar products ... The execution, the first in Georgia since January 2020, came after the supreme court rejected an appeal by Pye’s legal team. Read More

Sex assault charge against U.S. Marine in case of teen found on base is dropped

SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Marine was freed from confinement ... the minor and her family through her lawyer.” NBC News could not reach the girl’s family for comment Tuesday night. Read More

ISIS-K could slip through US border and carry out Moscow-style attack, US official warns

ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an ... of the chaos at the US-Mexico border and seek out a “bigger” target, a current federal official told The Post ... Read More

Solar eclipse 2024: Photos from the path of totality and elsewhere in the U.S.

Images show the Great American Eclipse, seen by tens of millions of people in parts of Mexico, 15 U.S. states and eastern Canada for the first time ... Photo Editor for NBC News digital Chelsea ... Read More

What to Know: The Total Solar Eclipse and States in the Path of Totality

blocking out the face of the sun in what is known as a total solar eclipse. It will be the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous U.S. until 2044. Those within the so-called path of ... Read More

Pride flags banned at all US embassies under $1.2T spending bill

The flying of pride flags at U.S. embassies has been debated between Democrats and Republicans for years. They were first flown at ... but a statement to CBS News on Saturday reads, “Biden ... Read More

U.S. News' law school rankings are out, with fewer big moves

April 9 (Reuters) - Yale and Stanford have retained their shared perch atop U.S. News & World Report's influential ... No. 14 spot after getting bumped out of the T-14 on last year’s list. Read More

U.S. updates how it classifies people by race, ethnicity for first time in decades

The changes in classification data will be made on, among other things, the census surveys that the government sends out every 10 years. (Paul Sancya/AP) The federal ... The U.S. Office of ... Read More

U.S. News Announces Inaugural Best Bed & Breakfasts Rankings

Many couples and solo travelers these days are looking for a more relaxed experience or an authentic place to stay, so U.S. News & World Report set out to identify some of the top options on the ... Read More

Why April's total solar eclipse will be a historic event in the US

The next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. won't be until August 2044. "Eclipse Across America," will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National ... Read More