Amanda Knox is walking free. As heard through an interpreter on CNN just moments ago, a judge with the Italian appeals court announced the panel was throwing out the former students murder conviction. So we have overturned. So, knox, Amanda, is free.
In the grips of a deep recession and an unrelenting debt crisis, the Greek cabinet has approved a budget for parliamentary consideration. The spending plan includes a decision to cut civil service staff by 30,000 by the end of the year. The next inst
A Northern California farm has broadened a recall to include nearly 15,000 bags of romaine lettuce. Bob Hensley of Capital Public Radio reports the produce has been distributed in 21 states. True Leaf Farms of Salinas has launched the recall after a
US stocks are higher in afternoon trading with word that China may buy bonds to help Europe get a handle on its relentless debt problems. But Richard Asquith with the global accounting services firm TMF says if European leaders holding marathon negot
People in Tunisia voted today in their first open and democratic election since overthrowing their dictator in January. Eleanor Beardsley reports analysts say there was a huge turnout. As the day wore on, lines at polling stations seemed to grow long
World stocks hit their highest level in seven weeks with the investors buoyed by news that European leaders may be closer to resolving their region's credit crunch. News of a series of acquisitions end by strong earnings posted by US companies. Cater
Turkish television is reporting a prison riot as a result of today's strong aftershock in the eastern city of Van. Authorities say inmates of the facility that can incarcerate as many as 1,000 people apparently panic. They set bedding on fire in an a
The eurozone's debt-fighting pact to bail out Greece and shore up the continent's banks is behind today's big advances in financial markets worldwide. On Wall Street, all the major US stock indexes have risen, ranging from 3% and 3.5% in afternoon tr
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. While US stocks trading lower and investors focusing more on the US economy that the European debt crisis deal reached earlier this week. At last check the Dow was down 8 points at 12,201; NASDAQs off ab
Not the usual sound for a New England fall day, but in many parts of the East, residents are digging out from a rare October snowstorm. National Weather Service forecaster Bruce Sullivan says several areas got heavier accumulations. We've seen snow t
NATO says five coalition troops and eight contractors as well as four Afghans were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul today. Rod Nordland is a correspondent for the New York Times in Kabul. It is the worst a