A 55-year-old man admitted to law enforcement that he killed the man found dead on the Whitesburg Bridge on May 30 after a fight, court documents revealed.

The justices’ action comes in an appeal from Alabama, which is seeking to execute Joseph Clifton Smith. He was sentenced to death for killing a man in 1997. Lower federal courts found Smith is ...

The justices' action comes in an appeal from Alabama, which is seeking to execute Joseph Clifton Smith. He was sentenced to death for killing a man in 1997. Lower federal courts found Smith is ...