SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – Karrie Jeremiah (search) pulled a discarded lottery ticket from a restaurant trashcan and hit the jackpot. Two other people had purchased the $5 Hoosier Lottery (search) scratch-off ticket last week at the Chaperral Cafe (search). When a clerk at the downtown cafe told them it wasn’t the …

WICHITA, Kan. – A man suspected in a string of 10 slayings that terrorized Wichita (search) residents for more than three decades was being held Sunday on $10 million bond and could appear in court as early as Monday, prosecutors said. At that appearance, Dennis L. Rader, 59, would stand …

NEW YORK – A downstairs neighbor of debonaire James Bond actor Sean Connery (search) has filed a $30 million lawsuit alleging he’s a bully who’s trying to force the family out of the townhouse they share. “Notwithstanding the cinematic James Bond image of consummate finesse, the defendant Connery, in true …

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) is calling on European leaders to support his campaign to spread democracy abroad at a time people in many of those countries have doubts whether that should be the U.S. role in the world, Associated Press polling found. A majority of people in Britain, France, …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Internet child porn photos showing a girl being victimized were taken at a Walt Disney World (search) hotel, authorities said after making a public appeal for tips to figure out the location. Canadian investigators took the unusual step of publicly releasing six photos last week, removing the …

LOS ANGELES – News organizations covering the Michael Jackson (search) trial are seeking an end to the secrecy surrounding key aspects of the case, including the grand jury indictment describing the pop singer’s alleged crimes. On Wednesday, a lawyer for The Associated Press and other news outlets covering the case …

MONTERREY, Mexico – Eva Longoria (search) was desperate to set the record straight on her love life during a photo shoot in this northern Mexico city where her family has roots. The “Desperate Housewives” (search) co-star was spotted at Monterrey’s international airport Sunday with ‘N Sync singer JC Chasez (search), …

WASHINGTON – The CIA (search) is preparing retrospective reports to revise officially the intelligence on Iraq’s weapons capabilities before the 2003 invasion, according to an intelligence official familiar with the process. Among them is a document titled “Iraq: No Large-Scale Chemical Warfare Efforts Since Early 1990s,” said the official, who …

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – The prison that houses some of California’s most violent inmates will remain on lockdown for several weeks as authorities investigate what they call a “very sophisticated” plot to kill three guards. Pelican Bay State Prison (search) has been under a state of emergency since Feb. 4, …

Hi all, It’s so nice to be back! (I got an e-mail from viewer Pete Johnson on Monday with a stern scolding, “Stop taking days off!”) Okay, Pete — no more vacation for a while. Here’s what we’re working on Tuesday. Road rage (search). Ever felt it? Been on the …