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Amanda Knox says she's "tremendously relieved and grateful" that Italy's highest court overturned her murder conviction in the slaying of her roommate.More >>
Amanda Knox says she's "so grateful to have my life back" after Italy's highest court overturned her murder conviction in the slaying of her roommate.More >>
NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it - a stepping stone for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars.More >>
NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it - a stepping stone and training mission for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars.More >>
Two particularly hungry, exotic termite species apparently have found love halfway around the world and, as with so many other Florida hook-ups, the results are disturbing.More >>
Two particularly hungry, exotic termite species apparently have found love halfway around the world and, as with so many other Florida hook-ups, the results are disturbing.More >>
The last time Lynette Austin saw the Afghan children, they were weak, wounded and broken.More >>
The last time Lynette Austin saw the Afghan children, they were weak, wounded and broken.More >>
The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout.More >>
The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout.More >>
The University of Oklahoma is expected to disclose the results of its investigation into a racist fraternity chant that was captured on video.More >>
Members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity apparently learned a racist chant that recently got their chapter disbanded during a national leadership cruise four years ago that was sponsored by the fraternity's...More >>
Autopsies are scheduled on the bodies of two children found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home.More >>
A brother and sister whose bodies were found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home had been beaten to death, autopsies determined Friday, painting a more complete picture of the horrors that unfolded inside the home for...More >>
Days after Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA and in jeopardy of losing his Los Angeles Clippers, he was trying to ensure that the woman who led to his downfall had a house of her own.More >>
The wife of Donald Sterling sought revenge Friday against a woman whose recording cost her husband ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers by playing audio that showed the billionaire showered her with millions of dollars in...More >>
Despite the murder case hanging over her head, Amanda Knox has tried to lead a normal life in the more than three years since she was freed from an Italian prison.More >>
Despite the murder case hanging over her head, Amanda Knox tried to lead a normal life in the more than three years since she was freed from an Italian prison: She recently got engaged and has started writing theater...More >>
A California woman and her boyfriend say kidnappers entered their house in the middle of the night this week, abducted the woman and held her for ransom before releasing her two days later. Police are skeptical.More >>
A California woman and her boyfriend say kidnappers entered their house in the middle of the night this week, abducted the woman and held her for ransom before releasing her two days later. Police are skeptical.More >>
Smokey fire, building collapse near New York University injure 12 people; gas blast blamedMore >>
Smokey fire, building collapse near New York University injure 12 people; gas blast blamedMore >>
Cellphones, other distractions a bigger factor in teen crashes than previously knownMore >>
Cellphones, other distractions a bigger factor in teen crashes than previously knownMore >>
AP Investigation: Men forced to work as slaves to catch seafood for global supplyMore >>
AP Investigation: Men forced to work as slaves to catch seafood for global supplyMore >>
Maker of iconic Louisville Slugger bats selling brand to Wilson Sporting Goods for $70 millionMore >>
Maker of iconic Louisville Slugger bats selling brand to Wilson Sporting Goods for $70 millionMore >>
Supreme Court wrestles with state's power to keep Confederate battle flag off license platesMore >>
Supreme Court wrestles with state's power to keep Confederate battle flag off license platesMore >>
Police unable to confirm alleged gang rape described in Rolling Stone, suspend investigationMore >>
Police unable to confirm alleged gang rape described in Rolling Stone, suspend investigationMore >>
US trains Iraqi security forces as battle to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State group goes onMore >>
US trains Iraqi security forces as battle to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State group goes onMore >>
Aging US veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary of iconic WWII battleMore >>
Aging US veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary of iconic WWII battleMore >>
Orthodox Jewish neighbors struggling with loss of 7 'beautiful little children' in deadly fireMore >>
Orthodox Jewish neighbors struggling with loss of 7 'beautiful little children' in deadly fireMore >>
FBI urges patience during investigation into hanging death of black man in MississippiMore >>
FBI urges patience during investigation into hanging death of black man in MississippiMore >>
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Officials in Somalia say gunmen who stormed a hotel frequented by government officials and dignitaries killing at least nine people are exchanging fire with government troops more than 12 hours later.
Capt. Mohammed Hussein said Saturday that the government troops had managed to take up the ground floor of the Maka Al-Mukarramah hotel in the Somali capital, in Mogadishu, and the gunmen are believed to be on the fourth and fifth floor. The African Union Mission In Somalia, or AMISOM, posted on Twitter that there are reports of possible hostages.
The siege began Friday.
Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab controlled much of Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011, but was pushed out of Somalia's capital and other major cities by African Union forces. Al-Shabab continues to wage a deadly insurgency against Somalia's government.
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