Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk....
Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives....
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) -- National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains....
Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives....
7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop....
'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen."...
Police: Convicted murderer shot hikers on Appalachian Trail
PEARISBURG, Va. (AP) -- A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said....
Adam Hall Laces Up with Larry and John
The Pens-Flyers series is finally here, and the winner will determine who plays for the Stanley Cup. Larry and John talk to Pens' winger Adam Hall about the playoffs...
The Economics of Mothers' Day
Mothers' Day is a big day for retailers, and marketing guru Dr Audrey Guskey tells Larry and John why. Will you be buying Mom something special with your stimulus check?
Flowers for Mom May Cost More This Year
What's better then sending Mom some flowers for Mothers' Day? Larry and John talk to Pittsburgh Cut Flower President Bob Lutholtz about the flower business and how busy it is for Mothers' Day.
Now You Know... An Incredible Mother-Daughter Reunion
She searched for her daughter for over 40 years, and now you'll hear her and her daughter's incredible reunion story for Mothers' Day in this "Now You Know..."
A Rough Friday?
Disappointing earning releases dragged down the Dow, and it will continur through today...
UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday....
Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday in the country's worst sectarian clashes since the 15-year civil war....
US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul....
Tanks, missiles roll through Red Square on Victory Day
MOSCOW (AP) -- Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence....
Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Ehud Olmert's political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime minister illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen render him unfit for the country's top job....
Australia probes claims soldiers abused Afghan prisoners
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australia is investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in prison in Afghanistan, the military said Friday....
