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MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — A western Wisconsin man will share his millions in lottery winnings with a longtime friend because of a promise they made to each other nearly three decades ago. Friends Tom Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands in 1992 and promised that if either one of them ever won the

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service says a fugitive of the week” was found sleeping on a porch in New Hampshire. Fifty-five-year-old John Cathcart was sought on multiple arrest warrants issued from Belknap County. The warrants included failing to appear on a charge of being a

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island criminal defendant tried faking his death to avoid a jail sentence, but prosecutors say the phony death certificate his lawyer submitted had a glaring spelling error that made it a dead giveaway for a fraud. Robert Berger now

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of the most popular government-run tourist attractions in the nation’s capital are ready to begin welcoming guests again. The Smithsonian has announced that the National Zoo in Washington D.C. will reopen on Friday. The zoo will have limited hours to help fight the