Innocent North Carolina man freed After 37 years in prison

A man who spent nearly four decades behind bars was freed from prison Friday after a three-judge panel found him innocent in the 1976 stabbing deaths of a Bladen County mother and her adult daughter.

Last month, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended the case of Joseph Sledge for judicial review after newly discovered evidence cast doubt on whether he had anything to do with the killings of Josephine Davis, 74, and Ailene Davis, 53, in their Elizabethtown home.

Autistic schoolboy hanged himself after falling for scam 'police' email saying he had looked at indecent websites

Tragic: Joseph Edwards 

An autistic schoolboy hanged himself after receiving a bogus "police" email claiming he had been looking at illegal websites and must pay a £100 fine.

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Socialist Popular Alliance Party activist Shaima al-Sabbagh (middle) was shot and died of birdshot wounds during clashes with Egyptian police during a protest in central Cairo today on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak

A female demonstrator (pictured) was killed in clashes with Egyptian police during a protest in central Cairo today January 24th on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.

 A health ministry spokesman said Shaima al-Sabbagh died of birdshot wounds, which fellow protesters said were fired by police to disperse the march.

Today in Histroy

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

 1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49

1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.

1908 - In England, the first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.

1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.

 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.

1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 kilometres (50,600 mi) of Uranus.

Quote of the Day

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” 

― Eleanor Roosevelt