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• Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned
• Prosecutors: Evidence Germanwings co-pilot hid illness
• Greeks gone wild: Can schools solve the fraternity problem?
• Harry Reid retiring: Democrats who could replace him
• Astronauts blast off for 1-year trip to space station
• Inside the elaborate, often unglamorous world of presidential hotel stays
• Senate OKs Republican balanced-budget plan, following House
• Jury clears Kleiner firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case
• Two new accusers say Bill Cosby drugged, sexually assaulted them
• Arkansas Senate passes religion bill seen as targeting gays
• Is Moore, Okla., the ‘tornado alley of tornado alley’?
• Photos: Building collapse in New York City's East Village
• Icelandic whaling: Conservationists split over efficacy of Obama’s sanctions

Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:27 PM PDT Italy's highest court rules in favor of the American and her ex-boyfriend.

Prosecutors: Evidence Germanwings co-pilot hid illness Posted: 27 Mar 2015 02:30 PM PDT Police have searched the homes of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in two cities.

Greeks gone wild: Can schools solve the fraternity problem? Posted: 25 Mar 2015 06:53 AM PDT After at least seven fraternities have been suspended for offensive, dangerous and in some cases potentially criminal behavior this month, some schools are asking what they can do to get a handle on Greek life.

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Astronauts blast off for 1-year trip to space station Posted: 27 Mar 2015 01:46 PM PDT BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — American astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko blasted off early Saturday on a mission to spend an entire year away from the Earth.

Inside the elaborate, often unglamorous world of presidential hotel stays Posted: President Barack Obama has visited scores of foreign countries in his six years in the White House, conducting high-stakes diplomacy amid high-priced luxury at some of the world's poshest destinations.

Senate OKs Republican balanced-budget plan, following House Posted: 27 Mar 2015 08:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP's goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health care law.

Jury clears Kleiner firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:43 PM PDT By Sarah McBride and Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday cleared venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims brought against it by a woman former partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley. After further deliberation, the jury also cleared Kleiner on a claim that the firm had retaliated against former partner Ellen Pao by terminating her employment after she sued in 2012. The verdict dashed Pao's hopes for personal vindication, but the trial's embarrassing disclosures about how Pao and other women were treated at Kleiner have cast a long shadow over Silicon Valley corporate culture and its lack of diversity. The California Superior Court case laid bare the personnel matters of the firm that backed Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc, with Pao's attorneys painting Kleiner as a quarrelsome pressure cooker where a former male partner used business trips as opportunities to make advances to female colleagues.

Two new accusers say Bill Cosby drugged, sexually assaulted them Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:05 PM PDT Two more women came forward on Friday accusing veteran comedian Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them decades ago, when they were in their teens. Sunni Welles and Margie Shapiro joined the more than three dozen women who have accused the 77-year-old comedian of sexual assault, reading statements alongside celebrity attorney Gloria Allred. He was Bill Cosby and I buried it in my memory until all of these brave women began to come forward," said Welles, who sobbed during her statement. Best known for his "America's Dad" persona Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the top-rated "Cosby Show," Cosby has never been charged over any of the allegations.

Arkansas Senate passes religion bill seen as targeting gays Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:56 PM PDT The Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly approved on Friday a Republican-backed bill whose authors say is intended to protect religious freedoms but critics contend could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people. The bill advancing in the Republican-led Arkansas legislature says "governments should not substantially burden the free exercise of religion without compelling justification." Supporters say a business should not be forced to, for example, cater a same-sex wedding if doing so would violate the religious beliefs of the owner. Two of the most powerful companies in the United States, retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc, which has its home office in Arkansas, and technology giant Apple Inc came out against the measure. "We feel this legislation is counter to this core basic belief and sends the wrong message about Arkansas, as well as the diverse environment which exists in the state," a Walmart spokesman said in a statement.

Is Moore, Okla., the ‘tornado alley of tornado alley’? Posted: 26 Mar 2015 05:29 PM PDT Residents are wondering why their community has been a frequent target of twisters.

Photos: Building collapse in New York City's East Village Posted: 26 Mar 2015 01:15 PM PDT New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Orange flames and black smoke are billowing from the facade and roof of the building near several New York University buildings. (AP Photo/Suzanne Mitchell)

Icelandic whaling: Conservationists split over efficacy of Obama’s sanctions Posted: 26 Mar 2015 05:07 AM PDT The Icelandic Hvalur whaling company's killing of endangered fin whales has been denounced by the United States and the European Union. Is it time for greater action?

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