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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

WASHINGTON - Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him. | FULL STORY

Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town

AMMAN, Jordan - Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced residents to scramble for cover in basements and makeshift bunkers, activists said.

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

NEW DELHI - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

AMMAN, Jordan - The Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition fighters.

Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

NEW DELHI - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6

On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade.

Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash

DAMASCUS, Va. - Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade.

1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

DES MOINES, Iowa - A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds.

Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds.

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

MINEOLA, N.Y. - A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

MALMO, Sweden - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

BALTIMORE - Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness.