Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of an inmate two days before his execution, saying it would be "unjust" to take his life when he wasn't the triggerman in a robbery gone bad. The ...

Alabama is set to execute an inmate this week who wasn't even in the building when the murder he was convicted of took place. Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton, 75, is set to be executed by a controversial ...

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

A social media post by Gov. Kay Ivey reflecting on her childhood and accomplishments sparked hundreds of requests for the governor to use her authority to stop the execution of a man who was convicted ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery.

Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Alabama inmate Charles "Sonny" Burton, who was scheduled for execution this week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Family members and supporters of an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed this month pleaded Wednesday ...

Alabama executed Anthony Todd Boyd, 54, with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder on Thursday, after he used his final words to maintain his innocence and criticize the justice system. Boyd was convicted of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man who is scheduled to be executed later this month for a 1993 murder continues to maintain his innocence, saying on Wednesday, ...