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Why a $10M jackpot doesn't count so much

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Signage showing the current jackpot of the Powerball outside of a convenience store in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Ticketholders are hoping to win Wednesday's Powerball drawing, estimated at $425 million so far. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)Casual lottery players have dollar signs in their eyes — and dreams of BIG winnings.

Pentagon poised to revise same-sex benefits

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Raeford, N.C., Tracy Dice Johnson and her wife, Sgt. Donna Johnson, are shown in a portrait, while Donna's military portrait hangs at rear. When Donna Johnson was killed in Afghanistan last year, Dice, a North Carolina National Guardswoman, heard about it from her sister-in-law. Although Donna Johnson had listed Dice as her next-of-kin, Army casualty officers informed Johnson's mother of her death first because of a federal law that prohibits the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex unions. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)The Pentagon is poised to extend health care, housing and other benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members by the end of August, but may reverse earlier plans to provide benefits to gay partners who are not married.

No bomb found on plane diverted to Philly despite threat call

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:09 PM PDT

A plane from Ireland makes an emergency landing because of an unspecified threat, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A bomb threat investigation that prompted a search of a trans-Atlantic flight and questioning of its passengers has turned up nothing suspicious, officials said.

Lawyer: Hasan intent on getting death sentence

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 05:02 PM PDT

CORRECTS HENRICKS' RANK TO COLONEL INSTEAD OF LT. COLONEL - In this courtroom sketch, military prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks, right, speaks as Nidal Malik Hasan, center, and presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn look on during Hasan's court-martial Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Forth Hood, Texas. Hasan is representing himself against charges of murder and attempted murder for the 2009 attack that left 13 people dead at Forth Hood. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — On the first day Maj. Nidal Hasan went on trial in a fight for his life, he claimed responsibility for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. He posed no questions to most witnesses and rarely spoke. On one of the few times he did talk, it was to get on the record that the alleged murder weapon was his, even though no one had asked.

Egypt says diplomacy has failed to resolve crisis

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi holds his posters with Arabic writing which reads " Yes for legality," during a protest outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military-backed interim leadership proclaimed Wednesday that a crackdown against two protest sites is inevitable, saying that nearly two weeks of foreign diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve its standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed.

White House floats health care fix for Congress

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT

FILE - In his May 9, 2013 file photo, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Obama administration has tossed back in the lap of Congress a prickly political question involving health insurance for staffers and lawmakers themselves. Proposed regulations issued Wednesday say lawmakers' offices should individually decide whether staffers are subject to a health law provision that would require them to switch their insurance from the federal plan to new coverage coming next year under President Barack Obama's overhaul. The rules do clarify that the government will continue to pay its standard share of premiums, resolving one of the biggest unknowns about the health law provision, which was authored by Grassley. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It started out a political "gotcha" — an amendment to President Barack Obama's health care law requiring members of Congress and staffers to get the same coverage offered to uninsured Americans. Wednesday, the administration tossed it back in the lap of Congress.

Ind. officials find school grading 'manipulation'

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:56 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's top education official on Wednesday acknowledged "manipulation" in the way the state's schools are graded, the latest fallout from an Associated Press report that found her predecessor worked behind the scenes to improve the score of a charter school founded by an influential Republican donor.

More insensitive remarks on CBS 'Big Brother' show

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:22 PM PDT

This photo released by CBS shows houseguest Amanda Zuckerman, left, the 28-year-old real estate agent in Boynton Beach, Fla., on "Big Brother." A run of ethnically insensitive remarks has continued on filming for "Big Brother," raising questions about whether CBS should be doing more to police its reality show. (AP Photo/CBS, Sonja Flemming)NEW YORK (AP) — A run of ethnically insensitive remarks has continued during filming for the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother," raising questions about whether the network should be doing more to police it.

Union files appeal of Rodriguez's suspension

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:28 PM PDT

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez leaves the dugout to take batting practice before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)CHICAGO (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association formally appealed Alex Rodriguez's 211-game suspension Wednesday, sending the case to an independent arbitrator.

Friend: Suspected Calif abductor had crush on girl

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:32 PM PDT

This composite photo released by the San Diego Sheriff's Department shows James Lee Dimaggio, 40, left, Ethan Anderson, 8, and Hannah Anderson, 16, whose mother, Christina Anderson, 44, was one of two people found dead in a house fire Sunday night. An Amber Alert was in effect early Tuesday Aug. 6,2013 for the two missing children of Christina Anderson, whose body was found inside a burned rural house near the U.S.-Mexico border, and authorities said Dimaggio, suspected of killing the woman may have abducted the children. (AP Photo/San Diego Sheriff's Department )LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl told her he had a crush on her and would date her if they were the same age, a friend of the girl said Wednesday as police searched for the man who is also wanted in the death of the girl's mother and possibly her 8-year-old brother.

Feds, family reach deal on use of DNA information

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

This 1940s photo made available by the family shows Henrietta Lacks. In 1951, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancerous cells from Lacks without her knowledge or consent. Those cells eventually helped lead to a multitude of medical treatments and formed the groundwork for the multibillion-dollar biotech industry. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, under an agreement announced by the federal government, Lacks family members will have a say in how such research proceeds. (AP Photo/Lacks Family via The Henrietta Lacks Foundation)NEW YORK (AP) — Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent. Those cells eventually helped lead to a multitude of medical treatments and lay the groundwork for the multibillion-dollar biotech industry.

Judge halts trial in Fort Hood shooting rampage

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:05 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, who is charged in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and more than 30 others wounded. The Hasan case prompted a slew of finger-pointing among government agencies over why more action wasn't taken when red flags appeared, particularly his e-mail contact with a radical cleric in Yemen. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death sentence, abruptly halting the trial after only one day.

Inferno roars through E. Africa's largest airport

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Onlookers watch as black smoke billows from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Segeni Ngethe)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A small fire at Kenya's main airport swelled into a roaring inferno Wednesday that destroyed part of East Africa's largest aviation hub and hampered air travel across the continent.

Syrian troops kill more than 60 in desert ambush

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:45 PM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man carries an injured child away from a missile strike in Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Wednesday's missile attack came after Human Rights Watch said missiles fired by the Syrian army into populated areas have killed hundreds of civilians in recent months. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops ambushed a large group of rebels Wednesday trudging through what once was a secret route through a desert road northeast of Damascus, killing more than 60 fighters in a barrage of machine gun fire and leaving their bodies in the sand.

Cleveland house in kidnap, rape case is demolished

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:25 PM PDT

Debris is loaded onto a truck at a house where three women were held captive and raped for more than a decade, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, in Cleveland. Authorities want to make sure the rubble isn't sold online as "murderabilia," though no one died there. The house was torn down as part of a deal that spared Ariel Castro a possible death sentence. He was sentenced last week to life in prison plus 1,000 years. He apologized but blamed his addiction to pornography. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CLEVELAND (AP) — With several swipes from the arm of an excavator and applause from spectators, a house where three women were held captive and raped for a decade was demolished Wednesday, reduced to rubble in less than an hour and a half.

Satellite images show devastation in Syria's largest city

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:48 PM PDT

Composite satellite photo made available by Amnesty International on Wednesday Aug. 7 2013 of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria, a UNESCO world heritage site, on March 1, 2013, left, compared to May 26, 2013, right. Amnesty claim Syrian government forces have relentlessly and indiscriminately bombarded areas under the control of opposition forces across Syria, with civilians being at the receiving end of such attacks and at the same time also being subjected to abuses by some armed opposition groups. (AP Photo/ Digital Globe via Amnesty InternationalLONDON (AP) — Satellite images have laid bare the suffering inflicted on Syria's largest city, a London-based rights group said Wednesday, cataloguing hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses and more than 1,000 roadblocks.

Togo arrests large-scale ivory trafficker

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, ivory carvings and elephant tusks seized from the shop of alleged ivory trafficker Emile N'Bouke are displayed at the offices of Togo's agency charged with combatting the trafficking of drugs and other illicit substances in Lome, Togo. Activists say the high profile trafficker's work has fueled the slaughter of more than 10,000 elephants dating back to the 1970s. Togo's environment minister Dede Ekoue said Wednesday that N'Bouke was found to be in possession of 700 kilograms of ivory at the time of his arrest Tuesday afternoon at his shop in Lome.(AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)LOME, Togo (AP) — A high-profile ivory trafficker whose work activists say has fueled the slaughter of more than 10,000 elephants dating back to the 1970s has been arrested in Togo, the country's environment minister said Wednesday.

Obama to speak at 50th anniversary of MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Martin Luther King: I have a dream speech Pt1President Barack Obama will make remarks on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Aug. 28 as part of a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the demonstration best remembered for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.

FBI meets plane in Philly after apparent threat

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:40 PM PDT

A plane from Ireland makes an emergency landing because of an unspecified threat, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An apparent bomb threat made in connection with a trans-Atlantic flight forced law enforcement officials and emergency personnel to meet the jet on the tarmac.

Obama: I’d benefit from refinancing — but can’t

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:46 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks out to speak about home ownership at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, ArizonaPresident Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would probably benefit from refinancing his Chicago home, but suggested that it's not something he can do while in office.

Bulger trial jurors seek clarification on charges

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:04 AM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, James "Whitey" Bulger, right, listens to his defensive attorney, J.W. Carney Jr., during closing arguments at U.S. District Court, in Boston, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Bulger's lawyers used their closing arguments to go after three gangsters who took the stand against the reputed Boston crime boss, portraying them as pathological liars whose testimony was bought and paid for by prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger asked the judge for clarification on the culpability of someone who helps in the commission of a crime as they started their second day of deliberations on Wednesday.

Fear is not a factor in border crossings

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 07:41 AM PDT

US Border SecurityPeople who enter the nation illegally have many good reasons, a study shows.

Kremlin disappointed over Obama canceling visit

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama has canceled plans to meet with Putin in Moscow next month. The rare diplomatic snub is retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. It also reflects growing U.S. frustration with Russia on several other issues, including missile defense and human rights. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin voiced disappointment Wednesday with President Barack Obama's decision to cancel his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said it remains ready to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and international issues.

Al-Qaida remains a threat, say U.N. experts

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Iraqi mourners chant slogans as they carry the coffin of Mohammed Aboud, a Shi'ite militia fighter who was killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army, during a funeral in BasraUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Al-Qaida's senior leadership has a diminished ability to direct global terror operations but the threat from loosely linked affiliates and individuals radicalized by its "infectious ideas" is becoming more sophisticated, U.N. experts said Wednesday.

Desperate father starts bone marrow donation campaign

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 05:50 AM PDT

MateoDoctors say Mathew, a 3-year-old from Spain, has a 1% chance of finding a donor. But his family won't give up.

Live: Obama takes your housing questions

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks about home ownership at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, ArizonaThe president discusses his economic vision in a Yahoo! event.

Al Qaeda is thriving

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 08:25 AM PDT

A police trooper checks a van at the entrance of Sanaa International AirportFailed states and revolutions are incubators for jihadists.

Ron Paul: Retired but not relenting

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:57 AM PDT

Ron Paul: Retired But Not RelentingPower Players Ron Paul doesn't miss much about being in Congress. The retired Texas Republican congressman and presidential candidate tells "Power Players" he's relieved to no longer have to book his flights based on House Speaker John Boehner's schedule and has left the "political shenanigans" of Washington behind. Paul, who serves as the chairman of [...]

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