Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- It's all about the odds....

Funeral-goers describe Texas swindler as loving
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) -- Billie Sol Estes may have been infamous as a swindler who spent time in prison for Texas-sized schemes, but his family and friends say he was a loving, generous man who once gave his Cadillac to a stranger who needed a ride....

Uranium developer to close NM offices
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Uranium Resources, Inc. has announced that it will be closing its offices in Albuquerque, Crownpoint and Grants....

Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units....

Texas budget deal struck, but will Perry approve?
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A deal on a Texas budget is finally done. Now the Legislature must withstand one final and furious week without sinking a compromise that restores nearly $4 billion to public schools and puts more water in the pipeline amid a historic drought....

Texas judge denies women's request for attorneys
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- A federal magistrate has refused to appoint appellate attorneys for an Amarillo mother and daughter convicted in a 1995 murder-for-hire scheme....