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Residents of the South End neighborhood of Albany, N.Y., had made repeated requests for a bus route for their underserved neighborhood. Resident Willie White brought his neighbors together to demand a bus route — and a seat at the table in city politics.

Led by superstar Brittney Griner, the Lady Bears beat Notre Dame 80-61. Baylor is the first basketball team in NCAA history — men's or women's — to win 40 games in one season. And the team did it without losing any.

Rick Santorum came surprisingly close to an upset in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary, losing to Mitt Romney by less than 5 percentage points. It was not as heartbreakingly close as his previous losses in Michigan and Ohio, but it was one more reminder of what might have been.

Though multiple twisters tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday, there were few injuries and no reported fatalities.

Employment prospects for many of Europe's youth are bleak due to the debt crisis and austerity measures. That's not the case in Germany, which has Europe's lowest youth unemployment rate. Part of the reason is an on-the-job apprenticeship system that serves Germany's high-tech economy.

Students at Santa Monica College were trying to get into a board of trustees meeting. During shouting and pushing with campus police, some were doused with pepper spray.

Patrick Sullivan will serve his 38-day sentence in a jail that's named for him. He was once named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association.

A defiant Rick Santorum dismissed calls to drop out and predicted he'll win the next contest in his home state of Pennsylvania on April 24. A look at what Santorum faces as the race heads to his backyard.

Also: Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in northern Afghanistan; Oakland shooting suspect said to have "anger management" issues; Baylor women finish perfect season.

Steve Inskeep talks to the mayor of Lancaster, Texas, Marcus E. Knight, about Tuesday's storms. Officials have identified some 300 buildings damaged in the southern Dallas suburb. The last time a bad tornado ripped through the community was 1994, but Knight says this time, it's worse.