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Watch VideoLotto Fever Sweeps the Country

Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country

Across the U.S. millionaire-hopefuls lined up for Powerball lottery tickets with Saturday night's estimated jackpot already at $600-million dollars. The Powerball is played in 43 states as well as the District of Columbia and the odds of winning are said Full Story

Watch VideoCoffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest

Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest

Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee recognized Caleb McGillvary after authorities say he was wanted in the death of a lawyer. (May 17) Full Story

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Watch VideoLisa Rinna's 'Celebrity Apprentice' Strategy

Lisa Rinna's 'Celebrity Apprentice' Strategy

From going vegan to wearing glasses, Lisa Rinna shares some of her secrets to success on 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.' She also talks about the idea of reprising her role of Jason Dohring's mom in the 'Veronica Mars' movie. (May 17) Full Story

Watch Video$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest

$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary, French officials said Friday. (May 17) Full Story

National

New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Full Story

Entertainment

A Native American tale with international pedigree

A Native American tale with international pedigree

It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen. Full Story

Health

Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands. Full Story

World

Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris, a company official said. Full Story

News in Pictures

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

Local

Obesity Drops Among Nevada Kindergartners

There's some progress in reducing obesity among Nevada's youngest students. The Institute for Children's Research and Policy at UNLV found nearly 30-percent of Silver State kindergartners were obese. That's down eight-percent from ... Full Story

Sports

Angels again lose 3-0 to Sale and White Sox

Angels again lose 3-0 to Sale and White Sox

The only saving grace for C.J. Wilson after another quiet night by the Los Angeles' bats was that he won't have to match up against Chris Sale in his next start. Full Story

Politics

Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on

Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on

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. Full Story

Finance

Gauge of US economy's future health up in April

Gauge of US economy's future health up in April

A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market. Full Story

Science & Tech

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters. Full Story

Strange

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. Full Story