"Idaho Set to Execute Longest-Serving U.S. Death Row Inmate"

Idaho is preparing to execute Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., for the murder of five people in three states. Creech's supporters have sought to have his sentence converted to life without parole, citing his transformation during his decades in prison, but legal appeals have been unsuccessful. His last chance for a stay of execution hinges on a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. Creech's execution will be the second in the U.S. this year, following Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for an execution last month.