Within a state workforce already threatened with layoffs, a small group of workers has apparently found the sudden luxury of walking away from their jobs if they choose.No one has stepped forward to claim the weekend's $319 million Mega Millions jackpot, the fifth-largest in the multistate game's history. But media reports have said seven workers…

An Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Libya and Comoros Islands this Sunday has been moved from Tripoli to Malian capital Bamako because of conflict in the North Africa country.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also confirmed that post-election unrest in Abidjan has led to the Ivory Coast-Benin tie on Saturday being switched to Ghana.Ivory…

LOS ANGELES – Sheriff's detectives on Wednesday delivered the results of an extortion investigation involving Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend to prosecutors.The district attorney's office will now decide whether to pursue charges against Oksana Grigorieva in the extortion case, and against the Academy Award winner on domestic violence allegations.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office previously concluded its…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2011 – HAF and HRB launch program to educate Spanish-speaking taxpayersWASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hispanic Access Foundation has announced it has partnered with H&R Block, the world's largest tax services provider, to educate Spanish-speaking taxpayers about tax issues affecting where they live, work and play. (Logo:)HAF and H&R Block…

NEW YORK – A Scottish deerhound that loves to chase wild animals wound up catching her biggest prize yet.A 5-year-old named Hickory pulled a huge surprise Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club, winning best in show and the title of America's top dog. She became the first of her breed to capture the purple-and-gold…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc's weaker quarterly margins seemed to confirm investors' fears that growing competition may be forcing the company to cut prices to protect market share.Shares of Cisco fell more than 7 percent after Cisco Chief Executive John Chambers failed to reassure investors that public sector spending, a…

SEOUL (AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son and heir apparent Kim Jong-Un attended a Lunar New Year concert celebrating the communist state's army and people, official media said Thursday.Kim Jong-Il, accompanied by senior party, state and army officials, enjoyed the performance by the Unhasu Orchestra, the KCNA news agency said without…

WASHINGTON – Ford Motor Co. recalled nearly 365,000 F-150 pickup trucks in North America on Thursday to fix a problem with the interior door handles that could lead to the doors opening in a crash.Ford said the recall affects about 280,000 F-150s in the U.S. from the 2009 and 2010 model years built from Jan.…

BILLINGS, Mont. – Five years after a cow dubbed the "Unsinkable Molly B" leapt a slaughterhouse gate and swam across the Missouri River in an escape that drew international attention, the heifer has again eluded fate, surviving the collapse of the animal sanctuary where she was meant to retire.Molly B was among an estimated 1,200…

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback; E-Ebook1. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) (F-H)2. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)3. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)4. "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs (MIRA) (F-P)5. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) (NF-H)6. "The Girl…