Ariz. winners claim half of $588M Powerball prize

PHOENIX (AP) The other ticket holders in last week's record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot have claimed their half of the prize but aren't stepping into the spotlight just yet, the Arizona Lottery said Friday. The winning family opted to take the cash option of $192 million. They declined...

UK hospital: Nurse involved in Kate hoax call dies

LONDON (AP) The news that Prince William and the former Kate Middleton were expecting their first child joyous news for a couple looking forward to starting a family immediately turned bittersweet with the simultaneous announcement that the duchess was being hospitalized for acute...

China's mini Apple takes slice of smartphone pie

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Technology is a fairy tale for nerdy entrepreneurs. Less than three years after its founding, the smartphone maker is valued at $4 billion and evokes Apple-like adoration from its fans, some of whom are desperate enough to skip work for a shot at buying the...

Obama to attend PSY performance despite protests

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama will attend a charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform after reports that the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago. A spokesman says Friday that the Obama family will attend the Dec. 21 Christmas in Washington...

Why is Wall Street losing its appetite for Apple?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) This holiday season is shaping up to be a record-breaking period for Apple as shoppers snap up iPhones and iPads. So, why is the world's most valuable company losing its luster with investors? Apple began selling the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21, the same day the company's stock...

SC Gov. Haley shuts door on Colbert for US Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the U.S. Senate, all because the comedian didn't know the state drink was milk. During "The Colbert Report" on Thursday, Colbert urged his fans to send Gov. Nikki Haley messages...

Egypt protesters breach barriers, march on palace

CAIRO (AP) Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters push past barbed wire fences installed by the army and march on the presidential palace, calling for President Mohammed Morsi to "leave" a day after they say he offered no concessions to opposition demands. Climbing over tanks of the Republican...

'BioShock Infinite': 5 ways it's different

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Fans clamoring for the video game "BioShock Infinite," the highly anticipated spiritual successor to the landmark "BioShock," will have to wait a bit longer, but it should be worth the wait. At a media preview of the game this past week at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel,...

Egypt opposition calls protests against president

CAIRO (AP) Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets after Friday midday prayers in rival rallies and marches across Cairo, as the standoff deepened over what opponents call the Islamist president's power grab, raising the specter of more violence. President Mohammed Morsi responded to bloody...

UK's Kate leaves hospital after morning sickness

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William's pregnant wife Kate left the King Edward VII hospital in central London on Thursday where she had spent four days being treated for acute morning sickness. Accompanied by her husband, Kate, 30, appeared at the steps of the hospital smiling and holding a bouquet...