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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. "This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner.”
Man convicted in East Peoria killing May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Obama: Boston culprits to feel ‘weight of justice’ Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way.
Japan, U.S. raise chance of new North Korea nuclear talksApr 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The United States and Japan on Sunday offered new talks with North Korea to resolve the increasingly dangerous standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but said the reclusive communist government first must lower tensions and honor previous agreements.
Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in BaliApr 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities among the 108 on board. The National Transportation Safety Committee is examining the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 that snapped in half before coming to a stop in shallow water near Bali's airport on Saturday.
Mexican president faces teachers’ revolt Apr 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Teachers marched by the thousands through the streets of the state capital, some masked and brandishing metal bars and sticks in an escalating showdown over education reform that's become a key test of President Enrique Pena Nieto's sweeping project to reform Mexico's most dysfunctional institutions. The fight is freezing progress on a national education reform that Pena Nieto hoped would build momentum toward more changes.
Gun deaths in U.S. shaped by race, locale Mar 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Gun deaths are shaped by race in America. Whites are far more likely to shoot themselves, and African Americans are far more likely to be shot by someone else.The statistical difference is dramatic, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Irish official skips Savannah to avoid all-men meal Mar 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Eamon Gilmore, who as deputy prime minister and foreign minister is essentially Ireland's No. 2 politician, made stops in Atlanta and New Orleans — where St. Patrick's Day crowds and parades pale in comparison to the nearly 200-year-old celebration in Savannah, which boasts that its parade is the nation's second-largest.
Republicans unveil government funding measure Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to ease a crunch in Pentagon readiness while limiting the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the Border Patrol from the across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect. The effort is part of a huge spending measure that would fund day-to-day federal operations through September — and head off a potential government shutdown later this month.
Significant storm damage in Hattiesburg, Miss. Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Emergency officials say an apparent tornado has caused significant damage in Hattiesburg, Miss., after passing along a main road. Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown says there is major damage in Hattiesburg and Petal, including on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. He couldn’t confirm injuries.
Police: Woman in crib allegedly batters officer Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A northwestern Indiana woman has been arrested after police say she struck an officer who discovered her curled up in a portable crib inside a mobile home.
Syrian forces bombard rebel areas near capital Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Syria's 21-month conflict has turned into a bloody stalemate that the United Nations says has killed more than 60,000 people, and it warns the civil war could claim the lives of many more this year. International efforts to stop the fighting have failed so far, and although rebels have made gains in recent months, they still can't challenge Assad's hold on much of the country.
Police: Three elderly Mennonites attacked in home Dec 15, 2012 12:00 AM
Three elderly Mennonites were tied up and assaulted with a stun gun by a home invader who raged against their faith and vandalized their Bible, authorities said.
Alabama police kill suspects after separate shootings Dec 15, 2012 12:00 AM
Police in Alabama killed two suspects Saturday following separate shooting incidents 75 miles apart that left three other people dead and several injured, including two officers.
Images: Photos from Newtown, Connecticut Dec 14, 2012 12:00 AM
A man opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children. "Our hearts are broken today," a tearful President Barack Obama, struggling to maintain composure as he spoke about the incident.
Gold predicted to decline in 2013 Dec 6, 2012 12:00 AM
BNP Paribas SA lowered its 2013 gold price forecast to $1,865 an ounce from $1,900 an ounce.
Apartment where Oswald lived being demolished Nov 30, 2012 12:00 AM
The apartment, where Lee Harvey Oswald lived from November 1962 to March 1963 with his wife, Marina, and young daughter, is mentioned in the Warren Commission report, which investigated the president's death.
You say Myanmar; we say Burma Nov 17, 2012 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar, known by the U.S. as Burma, brings up an unusual problem of protocol: What does he call it?
Thousand of toy trucks donated to honor tot mauled at zoo Nov 9, 2012 12:00 AM
NY marathoners run to help in storm-ravaged Staten Island Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
Jordan Metzl thought he’d be running in his 30th marathon today. Instead, the sports medicine doctor will jog through the streets of storm-ravaged Staten Island to deliver relief goods from his backpack. “Our first reaction was it’s a shame and then we wondered what can we start to do to help,” said Metzl, a physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. “Let’s run into Staten Island.”