Alabama executed death row inmate Kenneth Smith using nitrogen gas as a new method of execution. Experts have expressed concerns about the potential pain and torture caused by this method.
At least 12 people were killed and 75 injured when a UN facility sheltering civilians was struck in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency. The facility, run by UNRWA, was hit by two shells during fighting in the city's western outskirts. Israel's military has denied responsibility and is reviewing nearby operations to determine if it was Hamas fire. The clashes and bombardment around the city's hospitals have also trapped thousands of patients, staff, and displaced people.
Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, a new and controversial execution method. Critics argue that the method is cruel and experimental, while the state claims it will be humane. Smith's attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution, citing constitutional concerns.
Israel denies responsibility for the attack on a U.N. shelter in Gaza and suggests that Hamas may have launched the shelling.
The Supreme Court has denied a request to stop Alabama from executing an inmate using the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia. This marks the first time in the United States that nitrogen gas will be used to carry out an execution. Despite legal pushback and criticism from the United Nations, Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be put to death with nitrogen gas.
Atomic scientists cite nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe.
Early results from CNN's exit poll of New Hampshire's GOP presidential primary reveal that voters were less conservative and less tied to the Republican Party compared to the electorate in Iowa. However, a majority of the primary voters still expressed support for former President Donald Trump over his remaining rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began.