A death row inmate who raped and murdered a five-year-old girl is begging authorities to execute him as fast as possible.

The governor of Alabama has commuted a death sentence, which doesn't happen very often. The case involves someone convicted for murder who did not pull the trigger. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Alabama's governor has halted an execution two days before it was to be carried out, citing a punishment gap between the gunman and the man who didn't fire a shot. On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey changed ...