LITTLE ROCK — The reaction to Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue’s statement that the lottery might include “monitor games” such as keno took Passailaigue by surprise. “For the life of me, I can’t figure it out,” Passailaigue ...

Canada is off to a perfect start at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, defeating Jamaica 1-0 on Friday in Carson, Calif. Toronto FC's Ali Gerba scored the winner for the Canadians in the 75th minute. "When you're a forward, the more you score, the more your ...

IN Franz Kafka’s famous novel, The Trial, the lead character is arrested and in­carcerated for an unspecified crime for reasons that are never revealed. In a mirror image of that story, an Iranian immigrant is let out of prison and allowed to ...

Canada has reported four new swine flu deaths, bringing to 31 the country's toll from the A(H1N1) virus. Two of the latest fatalities were reported on Friday in Manitoba province, with the third confirmed in Ontario and the fourth in Quebec, which ...

Social networking Web sites have mentioned such sick get-togethers as a way for people to expose themselves or their children to the H1N1 virus. In that way, they think the current mild strain of the disease will make them immune if the illness turns ...

If you don't win cash in the Michigan Lottery's new Dream Cruise game, you still get a shot at a 2010 Ford Mustang GT. The $2 tickets went on sale this week showing an orange car. But the one players could win -- to be displayed at the Woodward Dream ...

The US dollar as the global reserve currency of choice has been a stabilising force during the current financial crisis, Canada said, downplaying calls to debate the greenback's dominant status. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty added his weight ...

Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson¡¦s memorial extravaganza have been urged to stay away as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. Pop icon Jackson¡¦s sudden death on June 25 sparked a ...

El Salvador’s Osael Romero (L) kicks in the winning goal as Costa Rica’s Andy Herron (R) looks on in the second half of their CONACAF Gold Cup soccer match in Carson, California on July 3, 2009. (REUTERS) 4th July 2009, 4:04pm El Salvador’s ...

As of noon today more than 1.2 million people were pinning their hopes on the lottery for a seat at the memorial service, but only 17,500 ticket wristbands are available. ABC News will broadcast the Jackson memorial service live at 1 p.m. ET on ...