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Hill not only made his name as a mobster but as an informant who spent a decade in the witness protection program.

Manny Pacquiao landed punch after punch on his opponent Timothy Bradley only to suffer his first loss in seven years in a split decision. Fans and boxing experts generally agree that Pacquiao was robbed. NPR's Mike Pesca talks about the human element of making calls and judging wins in sports.

Tyler Saladino plays baseball in the minor leagues in Birmingham, Ala. A prospect in the Chicago White Sox system, he spent part of spring training with the major league club.

More than a year after its revolution, Egypt is still struggling for direction. The country holds a runoff Saturday and Sunday in its first competitive presidential election, and the choices show the country's divide: One candidate is from the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood; the other, a former prime minister in Hosni Mubarak's regime.

The city is rallying around its famous newspaper, the Times-Picayune, as it goes through layoffs and publication cutbacks. The public outcry is escalating, with the upper echelon of the city's political, business and cultural leaders pleading with the paper's owners to reconsider.

Matt Cain has thrown the first perfect game in Giants history, striking out 14 in a 10-nothing rout of the Astros. Cain’s gem follows Phil Humber’s…

Unionized nurses at Vermont's largest hospital say they don't like Fletcher Allen Health Care's latest contract offer. WAMC’s Tristan O’Neill reports…The…

Yemen announced earlier this week that it had driven out militants linked to al-Qaida from its southern region, an area that has become a focal point of U.S. concerns about terrorism.

Listen to Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional forecast. Paul Caianois a meteorologist at WNYT Newschannel 13. He graduated from SUNY Albany in May of 1993 with a…

Research from the University of Kansas finds judgments based on simply looking at someone's shoes were right 90 percent of the time. Shoes can reveal age, income, emotional state and even political preference.