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Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 03-16-17-42-52, Powerball: 3

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice

Oil prices jump back up near $100 a barrel on skepticism over fragile US-Iran ceasefire

Oil prices skipped higher and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran

Sheriff's deputy killed in central California while serving eviction notice

A man shot and killed a central California sheriff's deputy while authorities were serving an eviction notice

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and other topics in president's firing

Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff

Officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million

California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who acknowledged beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time

1 dead and 2 missing after parking garage collapses in Philadelphia

Officials say one person is dead and two others are missing after a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia collapsed

Neighbor fatally shoots alleged gunman after 2 women shot in domestic dispute

A Washington state man allegedly shot two female relatives in a domestic dispute before a neighbor intervened and fatally shot him, police said.

Child among 4 dead as accused arsonist allegedly drank beer during chaos

Roman Amatitla is charged with murder and arson after allegedly setting a random Queens building fire that killed four, including a 3-year-old girl.

Coast Guard seizes over 4,500 pounds of cocaine worth $34M from suspected narco-terrorist vessel on Easter

DHS says the Coast Guard recovered more than 4,500 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Ecuador as part of Operation Pacific Viper counter-drug efforts.

Venezuelan lawmakers approve a sweeping mining bill to lure foreign investors

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government

Inflation may jump by most in nearly four years as gas prices spike

Inflation probably rose to 3.4% in March compared with a year ago, economists estimate, which would be a sharp increase from February's 2.4% increase