Just days away from being evicted from his Chicago-area home, Ricardo Cerezo stumbled upon a $4.85 million lottery ticket. The windfall was a godsend for a man who was having a very difficult year.
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WATCH: North Texas Tornadoes Were ‘Like Hell’
In addition to the six people killed, most of the 110 homes in the Rancho Brazos neighborhood of Granbury, Tex., were destroyed.
Jacob and Sophia Top Baby Names for 2012
Both names have been trending for years.
Prince Harry Returns to the U.S.
Leaving his bad-boy image behind, Prince Harry meets with political power players and wounded soldiers on the first leg of his latest American tour
Behold: New York’s Glorious New Skyline, 4,259 Days in the Making
4,259 days. That’s the span between the collapse and the completed rebuilding.
Top 10 U.S Cities with the Worst Traffic
Los Angeles, Honolulu, and San Francisco lead the country in worst traffic nightmares
Bay Area Limo Fire: Details Emerge in Nurse’s Bridal Party Tragedy
A limousine turned into a deathtrap for a group of nurses celebrating a bridal shower, leaving the driver haunted about what more he could have done to save his passengers
Cannibalism at Jamestown: Listening to the Bones
She was thrown out, or at least her head was, with the remains of other animals – dogs, horses, squirrels – and other debris that the colonists discarded during the winter of 1609-1610.
More Boston Bombing Arrests: What We Know About the Three New Suspects
4:40 p.m.: Lawyers for two of the newest suspects maintained that their clients did not know about the Boston bombing plans in a televised statement outside the courtroom Wednesday. Robert Stahl, who is representing Dias …
The Empire State Building: A City Icon Turns 82 Amid Battle to Go Public
How do you know that you’re in New York City? Yellow cabs, pushcarts, the electric pulse in the air might all tip you off – but catch sight of the Empire State building and you have, unmistakably, stepped into The Big Apple. …
Man Loses Life Savings Playing Carnival Game, Wins Giant Banana
On the bright side, he did win a giant banana with dreadlocks.
Woman Accidentally Swallows $5000 Diamond Prize
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