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| $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- 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.... Sun, 19 May 2013 06:58:52 GMT |
| Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanup BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured, as the focus begins to shift toward cleanup and rebuilding ahead of challenging times for travelers and commuters along the Northeast Corridor.... Sun, 19 May 2013 07:09:21 GMT |
| Hofstra student killed by police during break-in MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.... Sun, 19 May 2013 07:07:47 GMT |
| Obama agenda marches on despite controversies WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:17 GMT |
| Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) -- Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency before the accident.... Sun, 19 May 2013 07:17:58 GMT |
| Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:53:57 GMT |
| IRS probe ignored most influential groups WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:36 GMT |
| Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:38 GMT |
| Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.... Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:34 GMT |
| Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense.... Sun, 19 May 2013 04:53:37 GMT |
