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After an hours-long public meeting, the Wright State University board of trustees Thursday voted to approve $30.8 million in cuts from the school’s...

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that denying a teacher a job because she is lesbian violates the Civil Rights Act. It's the first time the law has been found to cover the LGBT community.

Yemen is minor producer of crude oil but controls a strategic energy waterway. More than 3.8 million barrels a day pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.

Nearly 11,000 more were injured. The toll includes four Americans who died at a Mount Everest base camp. In addition to food, the U.N. says medical supplies are desperately needed.

The official overseeing East Cleveland’s finances on behalf of the state says the city is on track with its plan to recover from fiscal emergency. East Cleveland expects to spend about $9.8 million from its general fund this year, about 14 less than the year before. Another 2 percent reduction is planned for next year. Quentin Potter, who leads the state panel overseeing East Cleveland’s finances, told city officials this week they’re headed in the right direction.

The aircraft is called the Flying COW, for Cell on Wings. Developed by AT&T, it can provide voice, data and Internet service for 40 square miles and up to 8,000 people at a time.

Beijing says it will spend 8.1 percent more than last year on modernizing its military. The announcement comes amid continued tension between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea.

Burkina Faso has allied with Western governments to counter violent extremism and has suffered previous attacks by al-Qaida allies.

8:15 p.m. update Friday March 9: Just heard from Mark Heyne. He says he's "changing careers." His comments added to story below. "Cincinnati Edition"...

My mother used to call the obituaries The Irish sports page. I'm a devotee. Here are the some of the musicians who died in 2012. As NPR reported, they…