LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- A semi-rural service station was abuzz with activity Thursday, with reporters and onlookers hoping to learn who held the winning $400 million ticket in the latest... READ MORE »

BOSTON (AP) -- A fund for a homeless man who turned in a backpack with more than $40,000 inside has collected nearly $98,000 -- an overwhelming response that is a "statement to everyone in... READ MORE »

FOX CHAPEL (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania teenager says he was wrongly suspended from school after he realized he had forgotten about a hunting knife in his pocket at a high school football... READ MORE »

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Ten years ago, Roeen Rahmani and some friends spent $300 on an overhead projector and a rented room to teach a business course to Afghans emerging from civil war... READ MORE »

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway initially thought the Twitter photos showing young people partying at his family's second home in upstate New York were a... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A West Virginia woman on trial for allegedly drowning her 2-year-old son in a suburban Pittsburgh hotel bathtub performed several web searches in the days before the... READ MORE »

ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) -- A 14-year-old Georgia girl abducted in a home invasion robbery was found alive on Wednesday after a massive search by multiple law enforcement agencies. Ayvani Hope... READ MORE »

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a registered sex offender who allegedly impregnated a 12-year-old southern New Jersey girl may have had more victims. Joseph Anthony Caracciolo... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Some state Democratic lawmakers want to bar Pennsylvania mental-health providers from trying to change the sexual orientation of gay minors. Reps. Brian Sims of... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. The fine line that the retailer is walking to address... READ MORE »