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Neighbor angry with unkempt lawn sets home on fire with man and child inside

Georgia police are searching for the Cartersville man they say burned down a neighbor's house Wednesday morning because he was angry that the neighbor had not mowed his lawn.

Google CEO Larry Page wants less tech squabbling

Google CEO Larry Page delivered a simple message to a crowd of developers: we need to stop fighting over little things and work together.

Woman discover KKK pamphlet in her driveway

A Ku Klux Klan pamphlet was left on the driveway of an Orange County, Florida woman's home, and she says its message scares her.

Overworked IRS unit was treated like a 'stepsister'

The Internal Revenue Service group under fire in the current scandal was overworked, understaffed and lacked a layer of experienced middle managers, according to two former IRS employees.

Giant mechanical animals stalk French theme park

 A prehistoric roar drowns out the delighted squeals of children madly dashing out of the path of the giant creature plodding towards them.

A workout a day may keep cancer away

Less cancer treatment may be better, and being in good physical shape may help keep cancer away, according to the latest research being presented at the largest convergence of cancer experts worldwide.

Michigan high school removes photos of pregnant students from yearbook

This year's White Cloud High School yearbook doesn't invoke the nostalgic feeling it's supposed to junior Deonna Harris and senior Kimberly Haney.

Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...

The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11.

Pastor accused of downloading child porn while working at Disney resort

A Florida pastor and former Disney hotel custodial manager has bonded out of jail after he was accused of downloading child pornography while working his Disney job, authorities said.

Jindal: IRS offenses worthy of jail time

Louisiana Gov.

'Traumatic day': Residents return to tornado-devastated neighborhood

Scores of people stood outside a north Texas church Saturday morning, waiting to be escorted to their neighborhood for the first time since tornadoes devastated it three days earlier.

Got THE ticket for tonight's big Powerball drawing?

Two dollars and a dream. That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Missouri, convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball jackpot.

Family members of Boston bombing victims walk the marathon route one month after the blasts

On the one-month anniversary of the blasts that tore at a nation's heart, Caitlin and Colleen Norden, their uncle Peter Brown and some friends set off from the fabled Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts with a goal of

Massive shrimp boat fire leaves nasty mess on Florida river

Crews contracted by the US Coast Guard are cleaning up after a fire on a shrimp boat on Florida's Anclote River.

Mississippi Woman claims $1 million Powerball prize

Reality was still sinking in for Samantha Netterville after she claimed a $1 million Powerball prize from the May 11 drawing. A frequent Louisiana Lottery player, the 29-year-old resident of Woodville, Miss.