Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
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Some lost everything to North Texas tornado
GRANBURY, Texas -- Raul Rodriguez counts himself a lucky man.
Police: Indiana mom died after killing 2 kids
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Police say a woman found drowned in a southern Indiana creek with her son and daughter had killed the children and believed her family was being stalked by "demonic presences."
1 SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt in training accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others, military officials said Friday.
Fund for freed woman in Ohio reaches $480,000
CLEVELAND -- An official says a charity set up to help the three women freed from a decade of captivity in a Cleveland house has raised more than $480,000 so far.
Michelle Obama speaks of 'hunger' for education
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University to honor the school's history and to pass their commitment to education on to future generations.
85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies
SALT LAKE CITY-- The wife of the president of the Mormon church has died.
Obama: 'Our focus cannot drift' from jobs, economy
BALTIMORE -- Trying to reset the agenda amid scandal in Washington, President Barack Obama turned his attention Friday to the economy and said lawmakers should spend every day resolute on how to help it grow and get people back to work. "Our focus cannot drift," he said.
Va. postal official sentenced for taking bribes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts.
Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The unlikely pair -- an itinerant hitchhiker turned Internet celebrity and a lawyer three times his age -- met amid the neon lights of Times Square and headed back to a squat brick home on a quiet New Jersey cul-de-sac, authorities say.
NYC parents of slain children expecting baby boy
NEW YORK -- A New York City couple whose two children police say were fatally stabbed by their nanny are expecting a baby boy.
Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
NEW ORLEANS -- Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.
1 sailor dead, others injured in training accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.
17-year-old charged in deaths of Ohio brothers
OTTAWA, Ohio -- A 17-year-old who pointed Ohio authorities to the bodies of two teenage brothers who had been reported missing was charged with aggravated murder in their deaths.
Firefighters battle flames, terrain, north of LA
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. -- Firefighters had to battle terrain as much as flames as they worked to surround a wildfire entering its third day in harsh hills and mountains north of Los Angeles.
Idaho man heads to court after terrorism arrest
BOISE, Idaho -- An Uzbekistan national living in Idaho has been arrested on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack.
Fund for freed woman in Ohio reaches $480,000
CLEVELAND -- An official says a charity set up to help the three women freed from a decade of captivity in a Cleveland house has raised more than $480,000 so far.
Calif. doc promising cancer cure to be sentenced
LOS ANGELES -- At the age of 3, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
GRANBURY, Texas - Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 13 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens.
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