Alabama Resumes Executions with First Lethal Injection

Alabama is set to carry out its first lethal injection since pausing executions due to difficulties with IV insertion. James Barber, convicted of the 2001 beating death of a woman, is scheduled to be executed. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Barber's request for a stay, clearing the way for the execution. Barber's attorneys argued that the execution would likely be botched, citing previous problems with IVs. The state has made changes to its execution procedures following an internal review. Barber's execution comes hours after Oklahoma executed another inmate.