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Man hits $1 million lottery for 2nd time
November 29, 2011 7:54 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - A southwest Atlanta man has won his second $1 million Georgia Lottery prize. Delma Kinney, who will celebrate his 51st birthday Dec. 5, recently won a $1 million prize playing the instant game Super Millions. In 2008, Kinney won $1 million playing another instant game.... more » -
Nobel Prize winners named
October 4, 2011 8:24 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Johns Hopkins University professor says his "jaw dropped" when he learned he is sharing the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics with two others. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at the university, is sharing the prize with fellow American... more » -
Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 8, 2010 8:10 AM
Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China." The Nobel Committee says it has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. The award is likely to... more » -
$261M Powerball prize claimed
July 7, 2010 9:09 AM
A person who bought a $261.6 million Powerball lottery ticket in Ohio has claimed the prize, but the winner's identity has not been revealed. The Ohio Lottery says the holder of the sole winning ticket in the June 2 drawing claimed the winnings Tuesday and chose to take a... more » -
NF5 fan wins pearls! Next giveaway: VEGAS!
July 6, 2010 4:27 PM
News First 5 is rewarding people just for being our Facebook fans! Dina Jamnik was our winner for June. On Tuesday she collected her prize: an 18'' strand of chocolate freshwater pearls from Armstrong Jewelers. The pearls are valued at $650. News First 5 asked Jamnik what her reaction was... more » -
Nobel prize missing after burglary
April 16, 2010 11:57 AM
Police in Massachusetts have caught a man they suspect of breaking into a Harvard professor's home, but they are still looking for his missing Nobel Prize medal. Police tell the Boston Herald that Stephen Beaulieu, of Skowhegan, Maine, broke into the Arlington, Mass., home of Roy Glauber (GLAW'-buhr) last... more » -
Colorado casino says $43M prize message was mistake
March 31, 2010 12:48 PM
A Colorado woman who won $42.9 million off a penny bet in a slot machine had her dreams quickly dashed when the casino said the jackpot message was an error. Now Colorado gaming authorities are testing the faulty machine while the state's 39 casinos scramble to reassure gamblers. Louise Chavez... more » -
1,725-pound pumpkin takes the prize in Ohio
October 7, 2009 11:04 AM
A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights. Christy Harp of Jackson Township near Canton took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield. She won $2,500 and could claim... more » -
Expired ticket; woman wins and loses $160,000 scratcher
September 14, 2009 8:42 PM
How's this for bad luck? About a year ago Laurice Pillar bought a crossword puzzle scratch ticket. At the time she didn't realize it was a winner, set it aside and subsequently lost it. This week, when she was cleaning out her address book she found the ticket again and... more » -
Father of 'green' revolution dies at 95
September 14, 2009 11:22 AM
Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Borlaug died just before 11 p.m.... more »
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