Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Written by BARBARA RODRIGUEZ,Associated Press TAMARA LUSH,Associated Press
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
Written by SUSAN HAIGH,Associated Press
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor.
Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Written by ANGELA K. BROWN,Associated Press
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
Written by ALAN FRAM,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday.
A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
Written by BARBARA ORTUTAY,AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.
US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
Written by BRADLEY KLAPPER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping.
OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
Written by KEN RITTER,Associated Press LINDA DEUTSCH,Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia.
General: sex abuse trend linked to respect issue
Written by LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press ROBERT BURNS,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's top general said Friday that sexual assaults in his branch of the military typically involve alcohol use and can be traced to a lack of respect for women.