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Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:49am

(AP) — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:42am

(AP) — Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing body.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:15am

(AP) — French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:59am

(AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:49am

(AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:49am

(AP) — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:47am

(AP) — Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:44am

(AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:27am

(AP) — 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.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:19am

(AP) — A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:16am

(AP) — Dan Bylsma has spent more than four years watching Sidney Crosby be Sidney Crosby.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:14am

(AP) — The last thing Keegan Bradley wanted to do at the 18th hole with a cozy lead was flirt with the water on the left.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:13am

(AP) — There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes — either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:12am

(AP) — Orb is ready for his whirl at history.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:05am

(AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 2:39am

(AP) — The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad."

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 2:19am

(AP) — Bills defensive end Mario Williams isn't any closer to getting back his $785,000 diamond engagement ring from his former fiancee, Erin Marzouki.

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 12:19am

(AP) — The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 11:55pm

(AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 11:42pm

Is Michael Phelps planning a comeback?