Country's Jason Aldean has special place for ACMs

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• Country's Jason Aldean has special place for ACMs
• Venezuelan leader returning to Cuba for treatment
• Humor can help candidates; ouch when it doesn't
• Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters
• Romney pivots to fall, doubts linger in GOP right
• Taylor Swift's date for ACM Awards hospitalized
• Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own
• Jackie Mason companion arrested on assault charge
• Court could dent US federal power in health case
• Monterosso wins $10 million World Cup
• Clinton: Time running out for diplomacy with Iran
• Egypt's Brotherhood fields presidential candidate
• Search intensifies for runner Micah True in NM
• Radwanska downs Sharapova to win Miami title
• Kan., Ill., Md. tickets win $640M lottery jackpot
• Man denied entry to US from Mexico to bury son, 10
• Protesters march in US town where teen was shot
• Who are the lucky 3 to share record $656 million U.S. lottery?
• Trio share record $640 million US lottery jackpot
• Euro zone agrees to boost rescue capacity
• Dutch minister says to follow IMF on aid to Greece
• Mega Millions winning numbers
• Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana
• Sharapova loses in Key Biscayne final to Radwanska
• Syria says it won't be first to lay down arms
• Ireland faces popular revolt over new property tax
• Jordan arrests 12 activists for insulting king
• San Diego woman gives birth while on the freeway
• French diplomat doubts Afghan attack claim
• Bombs in southern Thailand kill 14, wound 341
• Menu from Titanic's last lunch sells at UK auction
• Stricken cruise ship repaired, heading to Malaysia
• Search continues for ultrarunner Micah True in NM
• Libya: 147 killed in 6 days of clashes in south
• Cuba makes Good Friday a holiday after papal trip
• Dubai Gold Cup race halted after horse goes down
• Pa. trial shows church abuse allegations strategy
• Poles talk about CIA prison, breaking silence

Country's Jason Aldean has special place for ACMs Posted: Jason Aldean will always remember his first time.

Venezuelan leader returning to Cuba for treatment Posted: President Hugo Chavez says he's returning to Cuba for another round of cancer treatment.

Humor can help candidates; ouch when it doesn't Posted: Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a "humorous" story about his dad shutting down a factory.

Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters Posted: the anguished cries, the stories of heroism — are the central narratives of our age, both enthralling and horrifying. And our obsession began a century ago, unfolding in just 160 terrifying minutes, on a supposedly unsinkable ship, as more than 1,500 souls slipped into the icy waters of the North Atlantic. And the band played on.

Romney pivots to fall, doubts linger in GOP right Posted: Appearing ever-more confident in Wisconsin's primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney focused entirely on Democratic President Barack Obama during a campaign trip through this upper Midwestern battleground that could effectively seal the nomination for him Tuesday.

Taylor Swift's date for ACM Awards hospitalized Posted: The New Jersey teen who is fighting cancer and scored a date with Taylor Swift to The Academy of Country Music Awards is back in the hospital and won't make the show.

Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - The upheaval within billionaire investor George Soros' firm continues as one of his sons is separating some of his personal fortune to manage it himself. Jonathan Soros, who stepped down in September from day-to-day management of Soros Fund Management LLC, plans to hire at least one of his father's key employees, say two people familiar with the situation. The two sources said Soros' son intends to set up his own family office - something the Soros Fund converted to last year - with the help of David Kulsar, currently chief risk officer for the Soros Fund. ...

Jackie Mason companion arrested on assault charge Posted: Police say a woman who accused comedian Jackie Mason of roughing her up during a domestic dispute has been arrested on an assault charge stemming from the incident.

Court could dent US federal power in health case Posted: A rejection of President Barack Obama's health reform would mark a rare rebuke by a conservative Supreme Court eager to limit the powers of the US federal government, analysts say.

Monterosso wins $10 million World Cup Posted: Monterosso won the $10 million Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race, in a victory for the ruler of Dubai after one of his horses was badly injured in another race.

Clinton: Time running out for diplomacy with Iran Posted: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program and said talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in mid-April.

Egypt's Brotherhood fields presidential candidate Posted: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, announced on Saturday it was fielding its own presidential candidate, reversing an earlier decision not to do so and escalating its confrontation with the nation's ruling generals and the group's secular and liberal critics.

Search intensifies for runner Micah True in NM Posted: Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

Radwanska downs Sharapova to win Miami title Posted: Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska captured her second title of 2012 by defeating world number two Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the WTA/ATP Miami tournament on Saturday.

Kan., Ill., Md. tickets win $640M lottery jackpot Posted: Three lottery tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland hit the world record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said Saturday, dashing the get-rich-quick dreams of millions of players across the country.

Man denied entry to US from Mexico to bury son, 10 Posted: A Mexican national said he has been barred from entering the United States to bury his 10-year-old son, a U.S. citizen who died Tuesday in a house fire in northeastern Pennsylvania that killed three other people.

Protesters march in US town where teen was shot Posted: Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, vowing to continue protesting until an arrest is made.

Who are the lucky 3 to share record $656 million U.S. lottery? Posted: ATLANTA (Reuters) - Three lucky ticket-holders in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland will share the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history of $656 million, after about 1.5 billion $1 tickets were sold, lottery officials said on Saturday. At least two of the winners' tickets were "quick picks" - meaning all six numbers of the Mega Millions lottery computer picked the winning numbers announced at the drawing Friday night in Atlanta: 2-4-23-38-46 and Mega Ball 23. ...

Trio share record $640 million US lottery jackpot Posted: A record $640 million US lottery jackpot will be shared by three ticket-holders who clinched the prize after frenzied sales sent the massive windfall soaring ever higher, organizers said Saturday.

Euro zone agrees to boost rescue capacity Posted: COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to increase their financial firewall to 700 billion euros to ward off a new flare-up of Europe's sovereign debt crisis, drawing a positive initial reaction from G20 partners and markets. The 17-nation currency area agreed to combine two rescue funds to make 500 billion euros of new funds available in case of emergency until mid-2013, on top of 200 billion euros already committed to bailouts for Greece, Ireland and Portugal. ...

Dutch minister says to follow IMF on aid to Greece Posted: ATHENS (Reuters) - The Netherlands will not give its share of bailout funds to Greece if the International Monetary Fund deems Athens has failed to keep its pledges and withholds its next tranche of aid, the Dutch finance minister said in a newspaper interview. The minister, who took a hard line during negotiations on Greece's second, 130 billion euro ($173 billion) bailout earlier this year, has in the past warned the programme remains fraught with risk and that its success depends on Athens' ability to push through reform. ...

Mega Millions winning numbers Posted: The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:

Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana Posted: Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday in his Montana hometown of Great Falls on burglary and drug possession charges, police said.

Sharapova loses in Key Biscayne final to Radwanska Posted: Maria Sharapova lost her serve in the final game of each set Saturday and again fell short in a bid for her first Sony Ericsson Open title, losing to Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 6-4.

Syria says it won't be first to lay down arms Posted: Syria rejected international envoy Kofi Annan's call for the regime to halt violence first just days after the government agreed to a cease-fire plan. A senior official declared victory over the opposition.

Ireland faces popular revolt over new property tax Posted: Debt-mired Ireland is facing a revolt over its new property tax.

Jordan arrests 12 activists for insulting king Posted: Jordanian security forces arrested 12 activists for insulting the country's King Abdullah II in a rally in the capital on Saturday, a police official said.

San Diego woman gives birth while on the freeway Posted: A San Diego woman who was four days past her due date gave birth to a boy while her husband sped 85 mph to the hospital.

French diplomat doubts Afghan attack claim Posted: A former French ambassador Saturday confirmed a plot to assassinate him and two other top Western diplomats in Afghanistan, but doubted whether the governor whose province they were in was involved.

Bombs in southern Thailand kill 14, wound 341 Posted: Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand's restive south, killing 14 people and wounding 340 with car bombs that targeted Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists.

Menu from Titanic's last lunch sells at UK auction Posted: A British auctioneer says that a first class menu from the Titanic's last lunch has sold for 76,000 pounds (about $120,000.)

Stricken cruise ship repaired, heading to Malaysia Posted: A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that had drifted for 24 hours after being disabled by a fire was headed toward Malaysia following repairs, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday.

Search continues for ultrarunner Micah True in NM Posted: More search teams fanned out in the rugged wilderness of New Mexico's Gila National Forest Saturday as the search expanded for renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who has not been seen since heading out for a run four days earlier.

Libya: 147 killed in 6 days of clashes in south Posted: Six days of tribal clashes in a remote desert town in southern Libya have killed 147 people, the country's health minister said Saturday.

Cuba makes Good Friday a holiday after papal trip Posted: Cuba has honored an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI and declared next week's Good Friday a holiday for the first time since the early days following the island's 1959 Revolution, though a decision on whether the move will be permanent will have to wait.

Dubai Gold Cup race halted after horse goes down Posted: The $1 million Dubai Gold Cup was halted and called off Saturday after a horse owned by the stables of Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed tumbled to the track.

Pa. trial shows church abuse allegations strategy Posted: The long, typed letter fantasizes about a seventh-grader's body, and asks if the boy wants to try various sex acts.

Poles talk about CIA prison, breaking silence Posted: For years, the notion that Poland could allow the CIA to operate a secret prison in a remote lake region was treated as a crackpot idea by the country's politicians, journalists and the public.

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