Pierce freed after DNA disproves 1986 rape conviction
Jeffrey Pierce, who spent 15 years in prison after a 1986 rape conviction in Oklahoma, was released when DNA testing refuted the charges. He endured family strain and divorce, with his wife raising their twins in his absence. A state judge vacated the conviction and 65-year sentence amid the wider Oklahoma lab scandal.
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Cincinnati officer charged in fatal shooting sparks mix of outrage and protests
A grand jury indicted Officer Stephen Roach on negligent homicide and obstructing official business for fatally shooting Timothy Thomas as he fled. The slaying followed by riots left Cincinnati scarred by racial tension. Thomas was the fifth black man killed by police since November and the 15th since 1995. The victim’s mother Angela Leisure called it insufficient justice. If convicted, Roach faces up to nine months in jail or probation.
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Heat wave and blackouts sweep California cities
Temperatures hit record levels across California as power grid managers ordered hour long outages affecting more than 100 000 customers. The first rolling cuts since March signaled a preview of a tense summer as supply and demand stretched the grid for the fifth time this year.
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Powerful anti cancer drug shows early leukemia promise
A drug that homes in on cancer cells has produced striking preliminary results in a leukemia type and may help a rare stomach tumor. Doctors praise its design based on cancer cell biology and it could herald a new class of drugs. STI-57 and Gleevec are in trials and under FDA fast track review.
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Police accuse man of stabbing spree at Mountain View
Anchorage police say Jason Pritchard, 33, stabbed a child outside Mountain View Elementary while others were attacked inside a classroom. He fired bean bag rounds, was subdued, treated, then jailed on four counts of first degree attempted murder and four counts of first degree assault with a $2 million bail.
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