American warplanes began airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Tikrit for the first time after more than three weeks of remaining on the sidelines. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10538
An investigator said evidence from a cockpit voice recorder from the Germanwings aircraft indicated one pilot left the cockpit before the plane’s descent and was unable to get back in. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10527
The Army announced U.S. soldier and former Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion and could face life in confinement over his disappearance from an outpost in 2009. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10537
Republican Party leaders asked the Obama administration to specify when it first learned that Hillary Clinton's pledge to disclose all donors to her family's charities had been "repeatedly violated." http://www.infobitt.com/b/10550
In a 5-4 split—with the progressive wing winning—the Supreme Court vacated the decision of an Alabama judicial panel, ordering a re-examination of what appears to be a race-based redistricting plan. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10549
New York’s Attorney General says he will take “appropriate action” if the personal data of RadioShack customers is included as part of a bankruptcy sale. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10534
House Republicans narrowly passed a budget that will boost defense spending, following a rift within the party that led GOP leadership to propose two competing plans. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10545
The journal Nature Genetics announced that the DNA of "an entire nation"—Iceland, as represented by 10,000 different Icelanders—has been effectively deduced. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10551
An analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that Ebola is more deadly for young children than adults. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10541
A former University of Oklahoma fraternity member caught on video leading a racist chant said he's deeply sorry for his role in the incident and upset and embarrassed that he failed to stop it. http://www.infobitt.com/b/10544
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