A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis allows more methods of execution for people convicted of capital crimes.

Human activities, such as agriculture, have dramatically increased nitrogen inputs into coastal seas. Microorganisms remove ...

While some states have passed or are considering legislation to allow nitrogen gas executions, it is uncertain how widely the method will be used. Public support for the death penalty is declining ...

A Louisiana death row inmate on Tuesday was executed with nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the state. "Louisiana has successfully used nitrogen hypoxia to carry out the ...

Lester Holt signed off from NBC Nightly News on Friday night after anchoring the program for ten years. He will now be ...

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops.

The inmate, Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, said the use of a mask to deliver only nitrogen gas, depriving him of oxygen, "substantially burdens" his ability to engage in his Buddhist breathing practices ...

A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked the usage of nitrogen gas in executions, ruling the new method could ...

Louisiana is scheduled to use nitrogen gas in an execution for the first time tonight. Here's what to know ahead of the expected execution of Jessie Hoffman, Jr., age 46. Louisiana state law ...

Nitrogen (N₂) is a useful gas for various applications, such as farming, chemical factories, and labs. However, nitrogen does not react very easily and is harml ...

Joshua Rhett Miller is a Newsweek chief investigative reporter based in New York. His areas of focus include U.S. politics, immigration and society, as well as crime, education and technology.