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Eyeing $600M Powerball jackpot? You have better chance of death by lightning

The estimated jackpot for Saturday's multistate Powerball drawing has risen to $600 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association said Friday. That would be the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S.

VIDEO: Internet sensation 'Kai the hatchet-weilding hitchiker' has been arrested for murder

The internet celebrity who gained fame as "Kai the hatchet wielding hitch-hiker" has been arrested. Caleb McGillvary, better known as, "Kai the hatchet-weilding hitchiker." is behind bars in Philadelphia.

Cops: Kidnap suspect held after snatched girl's mom rams car

A 31-year-old man was charged with kidnapping Thursday, a day after the mother of a snatched 4-year-old girl chased down a car and rammed it with her own.

Parents of children allegedly slain by nanny say they're expecting baby boy

The parents of two children allegedly slain by their nanny in New York City last year are expecting a child this fall, roughly a year after the nightmare deaths, according to a Facebook post.

At Guantanamo, a costly confinement

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (CNN) -- Every day, the workers in the Guantanamo Bay kitchen cook three squares for the detainees held here.

Cigarette smuggling ring in East Coast may have terror links, officials

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A cigarette smuggling scheme that cost New York state millions of dollars in sales tax revenue may have raised funds for militant groups, authorities said.

After the storm: 'I thought that lady was gonna die in my truck'

(CNN) -- Tina and Billy Clark saw the funnel cloud approaching and did what many others would have done.

Learning to eat again: Man drops 130 pounds after surgery

Debbie Benzine lost her first husband to heart disease when he was 44. His death left her to raise a young child alone. For 16 years, she stayed single because, "going through it once was enough for me."

Brady Center sues Georgia town that requires residents to own guns

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Nelson, Georgia, a small town north of Atlanta.

$1 million in Chopard jewels stolen from Cannes hotel, police say

 Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.

"Dell"wether: Does the desktop decline point to an era's end?

Dell, the world's number three PC maker, reported Thursday a 79% profit plunge for the first quarter of the year -- to just $130 million -- owing to a slump in desktop and laptop sales, so-called "end-user computing" products.

Official: Dreamliner suffers 'minor' setback

A Japanese operator of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners said it suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month.

At Guantanamo, a costly confinement

Every day, the workers in the Guantanamo Bay kitchen cook three squares for the detainees held here.

House committee to question IRS officials on targeting

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee will take their turn Friday questioning Internal Revenue Service officials over the targeting of conservative groups by the agency.