A federal judge barred Arkansas from implementing one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws Friday, calling it "more than likely unconstitutional."The law, which the Legislature enacted over Gov. Mike Beebe's veto in March, makes abortions illegal after only 12 weeks of pregnancy. It's scheduled to take effect in August.At a hearing Friday in Little Rock, U.S. District Judge...

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Sheriffs in Colorado filed a federal lawsuit Friday ahead of the implementation of new state gun laws that broaden background checks and limit the size of ammunition magazines, saying that the bills would be nearly impossible to enforce.The laws "severely restrict citizens' rights to own, use, manufacture, sell, or transfer firearms and firearms accessories," the sheriffs said in their...

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Ticket sold in Fla. has matched all 6 numbers in the record $590.5M Powerball drawing.

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Do you have the lucky ticket? The winning Powerball numbers drawn late Saturday are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with Powerball number 11.Four out of every five possible combinations of numbers were in play, Powerball officials said. The jackpot of the 43-state lottery game surged ahead of the drawing, and had been estimated at $600 million. Powerball officials said after the drawing that the final amount...

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Do you have the lucky ticket? A winner for the huge Powerball jackpot was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a Florida Lottery official confirmed to NBC News early Sunday.The winning Powerball numbers drawn late Saturday were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with Powerball number 11.Powerball's website said one winner was sold in Florida, and David Bishop of the Florida Lottery confirmed that it was...

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By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC NewsA heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance.Nearly 47 million people – one in seven Americans – rely on food stamps for some of all of their daily sustenance, according to the Department...

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Rock CenterA month after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, survivor Marc Fucarile is determined to leave the hospital, though he’ll leave with one leg gone and a body full of shrapnel.“It’s right on the surface,” says Fucarile of the shrapnel still within his body. “There’s more BBs, like, in my, I got shrapnel in my heart.  It came up through a vein and came out in my...

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As the countdown ticks on to tonight's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.

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A U.S. Airways official said a jet with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing early this morning at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.

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Young writers show an appetite for risk in college application essays about money, class and the economy, submitted at a columnist’s invitation.

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