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This photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and 10.  Officials also seized a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.  The meat was from a protected species in Thailand and was bound for Fresno, Calif.  (AP Photo/U.S. Customs & Border Protection)

Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency says in a press release Monday that the illegal items were seized between May 6 ...

Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Brandon Deaderick (68) stretches during NFL football organized training activities, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jaguars give castoffs Deaderick, Love fresh start

Cast off by New England, Brandon Deaderick and Kyle Love are trying to catch on in Jacksonville. The Jaguars claimed both defensive linemen off waivers last week, giving them a fresh start with a rebuilding team that desperately wants to improve its pass rush. It remains to be seen whether ...

This May, 14, 1942, U. S. Army Air Corps photograph, provided by the National Archives, College Park, Md., shows the burning tanker Potrero del Llano, a Mexican ship heading to New York that was sunk on May 14, 1942 by a German U-boat, about 15 miles southeast of Miami’s Biscayne Bay. It carried about 1.8 million gallons of oil aboard. A new government report details 87 shipwrecks that could pollute U.S. waters with oil. Most were sunk during World War II. The potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. They estimate that far less oil will leak into the ocean than the BP oil spill of 2010, which spewed roughly 200 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico alone. However, six leaks are considered potentially significant coastal pollution problems. Study author Lisa Symons said Monday those six keep her up at night. Five are off the Florida coast, one just 15 miles from shore. (AP Photo/National Archives, College Park, Md)

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German submarines — have the potential to leak tens of millions of gallons ...

Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place

So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what? If you won Saturday's historic Powerball jackpot and you haven't already done so, sign the ticket. Now. Finished? Now call a lawyer — even before your spouse if things are a little shaky on that front. Next you'll need ...

Bosh aiming to be impactful against Pacers

This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert when the Miami Heat open this series against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, especially since the Pacers' biggest man is arguably enjoying the best postseason ...

Did you just win $590m? Get a good team in place

For the winner of the historic $590 million Powerball jackpot, it will be crucial to assemble a good team of advisers. That's according to more than 20 financial planners contacted by The Associated Press. They say the person will need to hire a good lawyer, followed by a financial adviser, ...

A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. The highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at this Publix supermarket. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city ...

A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. The highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at this Publix supermarket. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)

Fla. Powerball winner hasn't come forward

So far the winner hasn't come forward to claim the highest Powerball jackpot in history. The lucky ticket was bought at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a city of about 13,000 people about 30 miles northeast of downtown Tampa. The winner will have up to two months to claim ...

Long-term care Medicaid patients start enrolling

Phone counselors are now available to help long-term care Medicaid recipients choose their health plans. State health officials say the call centers went live Monday. Long-term care Medicaid recipients can call the hotline and ask questions about what doctors and medications are covered in different plans. The counselor can also ...

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