By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas | Sat May 18, 2013 6:37pm EDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. “Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual [...]

The Powerball jackpot being drawn tonight could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said. “Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being,” said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the [...]

By KYONG-AE CHOI SEOUL—North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, once again stirring tensions that had appeared to ease in the wake of a recent series of bellicose statements directed at South Korea and the U.S. Analysts said the launches were likely [...]

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when one heading east from New York City’s Grand Central Station to New Haven derailed about [...]

Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy has inspired other women to take control. A survey by market research company YouGov reveals seven out of 10 British women would have the procedure if tests showed they had a high chance of developing breast cancer.  On Tuesday, the Tomb Raider beauty announced [...]

His death was announced by Argentina’s Secretariat for Human Rights. At least 15,000 people were killed or “disappeared” during the junta’s campaign, according to government estimates. Human rights officials say the figure is closer to 30,000. In 1976, General Videla led a coup against President Isabel Martínez de Perón, widow of Juan Domingo Perón, the [...]

Steven T. Miller, who resigned as acting commissioner Wednesday, is to testify at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee beginning at 9 a.m.  Also on the witness list is J. Russell George, the treasury inspector general for tax administration who released a report this week detailing how employees in a Cincinnati field [...]

The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ’) turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn., late Wednesday on charges of violating an order of protection, and stalking, authorities said [...]

Daniel Werfel(Photo: James J. Lee Military Times) WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he is naming a trusted White House budget official, Daniel Werfel, to serve as his new acting IRS commissioner. The appointment of Werfel comes as a second top IRS official announced Thursday that he is stepping down in the aftermath of revelations [...]

House Republicans continue to demand more documents out of the Obama administration on the Benghazi terror attack, praising the release of 100 pages of internal deliberations as an encouraging step but claiming the government should do more to clear up questions.  “While these hundred are good and they shed light on what happened, we have [...]