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1 of 2 prize Powerball tickets sold near Phoenix
Arizona Lottery officials say one of the two winning Powerball tickets was sold at a convenience store in suburban Phoenix. The Arizona ticket was ...
Lawyer: Qatari poet gets life for 'insulting' emir
A Qatari poet was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for an Arab Spring-inspired verse that officials claim insulted Qatar's emir and encouraged the ...
NH couple arrested at Fla. parade after boy burned
Moments after they watched a parade at a theme-park in Orlando, Fla., a New Hampshire couple suspected of beating and burning the woman's 3-year-old ...
Somali Islamist militants slam soldier abuse video
A video that appears to show Kenyan troops beating militant suspects has opened the force to criticism from al-Qaeda-linked militants who are known ...
Manning still on witness list in WikiLeaks trial
Pfc. Bradley Manning remains on the list of prospective witnesses for a pretrial hearing on charges he gave classified documents to WikiLeaks.
2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot
Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt ...
Powerball officials: 2 winners for record jackpot
Powerball officials say the record jackpot has been won. Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold: One in Arizona ...
NJ spruce lights up as Rockefeller Center tree
An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor ...
Numbers drawn in $550 million Powerball jackpot
The numbers drawn for the record $550 million Powerball jackpot are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6. The drawing Wednesday night for the ...
Police: Slain Ark. girl was suffocated, raped
A 6-year-old Arkansas girl who was the victim in an abuse case last year and was found dead this past week in a vacant house in her neighborhood was ...
Officer: Suicide led to wariness about Manning
An Army private accused of sending reams of classified U.S. documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was kept in tight pretrial confinement ...
Zebra, mini horse corralled after NYC street jaunt
New York City can be like a zoo sometimes, but a zebra running wild through the streets is not something you ordinarily see. The Staten Island Advance ...
Study: US jails could handle Guantanamo detainees
The controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the 166 detainees being held there could be absorbed safely by U.S.
Texas millionaire charged with child molestation
Stanley Marsh 3, the eccentric millionaire artist best known for his "Cadillac Ranch" art display along an interstate in the Texas Panhandle, was ...
Texas out to seize Warren Jeffs' polygamist ranch
Texas wants ownership of Warren Jeffs' massive ranch where prosecutors say the convicted polygamist sect leader and his followers sexually assaulted ...
Attorney: Prayer group killing confession made up
A Kansas City man who told police he killed the wife of his prayer group leader at her husband's request made up the story and had nothing to do with ...
Man receives life in sexual assault of Texas girl
A jury has sentenced a Texas man to life in prison for his role in the attack of an 11-year-old girl who authorities say was sexually assaulted by 20 ...
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at age 86
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who wrote more than 30 books and focused on positivity and leading a balanced life, died Wednesday in Texas. He was ...
3 Calif men indicted in terror plot case
Three California men have been indicted on terrorism-related charges for allegedly plotting to kill Americans overseas. An indictment filed Wednesday ...
NY nanny pleads not guilty in 2 kids' knife deaths
A nanny accused in the stabbing deaths of two children in her care at their upscale home near Central Park pleaded not guilty Wednesday inside a ...
Dallas trucker talks about time in Mexican prison
Jabin Bogan spent seven months sleeping on the floor of a cell in a maximum-security Mexican prison, detained after he accidentally crossed the border ...
Woman on trial in killing of Fla. lottery winner
Abraham Shakespeare could barely read, wrote his name in block letters and had given away most of his $17 million in lottery winnings when he became ...
US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country
The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are ...
Trayvon Martin shooter to seek expense money
George Zimmerman plans to step up fundraising to pay for his expenses while he awaits trial for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Suspect in baby, grandma deaths had casino losses
A young man mired in gambling debts told police he killed a 10-month-old girl and her grandmother during a botched kidnapping after losing at least ...