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Giant mechanical animals stalk French theme park

By CNN STAFF
 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

By Matt Sloane - CNN
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

By Heather Walker - NBC
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 ...

By CNN Staff
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

By Marina Marraco - NBC
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

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By CNN Political Unit
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'Traumatic day': Residents return to tornado-devastated neighborhood

By Nick Valencia and Jason Hanna CNN
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?

By CNN Staff
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

By Scot Yount - NBC
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

By Melissa Beckman - NBC
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

By Louisiana Lottery
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.

SUVs put to the test

By Chris Clackum - NBC
For the safety tests of small SUVs, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ran 13 of them into rigid barriers where only a corner of the front gets crushed on impact missing the absorbing structure of the front and everything gets pushed in

Waitress receives the tip of a lifetime

By Mary Milz - NBC
CeCe Bruce has received a couple of large tips in her life, but nothing like the one she got Wednesday morning. CeCe works at an Indianapolis Steak 'n Shake restaurant.

Man sentenced in hammer attack

By Monica Robins - Reporter
A Cleveland, Ohio man who beat his former girlfriend with a hammer while their children slept across the hall has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.

Columbia University seeks to change 'whites-only' fellowship

By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley - CNN
Columbia University is seeking to alter the 1920 charter of one of its graduate school fellowships which is still limited "to persons of the Caucasian race," though the fellowship has not been granted in years.