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Film on Ga. graveyard wins film festival award

A film that documented the recovery of an unmarked graveyard in Middle Georgia has won two awards in an international film festival focused on human culture. The 33-minute film "I Remember, I Believe," won the best script and best music awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 09-31-35-41-57, Powerball: 26 (nine, thirty-one, thirty-five, forty-one, fifty-seven; Powerball: twenty-six) Estimated jackpot: $40 million ___ Online: Multi-State Lottery Association: http://www.powerball.com/

Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win

Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, to her own version of hide-and-seek — using an atlas. The boys would comb through the book, trying to be the first to find a city ...

Minnesota Twins' Trevor Plouffe (24) is forced out at second base by Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla (26) on a Ryan Doumit (9) ground ball in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Atlanta. Plouffe was injured on the play and left the field under his own power. Atlanta won 5-4 in ten innings. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL

The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play. Plouffe was injured in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta ...

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At ...

Mega Millions winning numbers

Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: 02-15-17-48-55 (two, fifteen, seventeen, forty-eight, fifty-five) Mega Ball: 11 (eleven) ESTIMATED MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT $12 million

Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 4 (four)

FILE - This May 14, 2012 file photo shows brochures at a Home Depot store in Danvers, Mass. The Home Depot Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results

Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday. The company's shares rose to a 52-week ...

New England Patriots football team owner Robert Kraft, second from right, speaks with reporters during a break in the NFL spring meeting in Boston, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. And Miami took a double defeat when Houston was awarded ...

Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Dunwoody police spokesman Timothy Fecht says officers arrested Cozart after responding to a call about illegal drug activity at the Le Méridien hotel just north of Atlanta Monday afternoon. ...

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