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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.
Authorities: Hofstra student killed by police
A student being held at gunpoint by an intruder was accidentally shot, police say.
Obama marches on despite controversies
His agenda doesn't appear to have been dramatically harmed thus far.
Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Investigators eye fractured rail in Conn. train crash
Authorities have ruled out foul play in Friday's collision.
Graying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Younger villagers are flocking to cities to seek work as part of Beijing's urbanization drive.
Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000.
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Authorities are investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison.
Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges
Richard DeCoatsworth has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
Police say a gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face.
Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute ...
Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
A simple test could have alerted officials that drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated.
Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying
Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.
Paul McCartney kicks off 'Out There' tour in U.S.
Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.
Plane makes emergency belly landing
An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.
Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill
Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.
