DES MOINES, Iowa — The historic Powerball jackpot boosted to $500 million on Tuesday was all part of a plan lottery officials put in place early this year to build jackpots faster, drive sales and generate more money for states that run the game.
ATLANTA — The wife of a shoplifting suspect who died after he was wrestled to the ground outside a Walmart said Tuesday store employees used too much force to subdue him. Vidal Calloway died Sunday after he was taken down in the parking lot of a suburban Atlanta store and put into a choke hold by a security guard as employees held him down and waited on authorities to arrive, according to a police report. Calloway, an ex-convict, was accused of stealing two Blue Ray DVD players. "I don't think that it should've happened," Calloway's wife Fatimah Calloway said. "He didn't deserve to die over a DVD player." About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a store manager asked Calloway for a receipt near the door and he ran out of the store, according to the police report. The manager, Michael Burton, grabbed Calloway and slammed him down to the ground, but Calloway fought back, punching Burton in the face, neck and chest, according to the police report. The security guard, Jaiviere Pruitt, rushed Calloway and the three men fell to the ground. Pruitt put Calloway into a headlock because he was still fighting. He "told the suspect to tap when he can't breathe," store employee Phille Roberts, who also helped hold Calloway down, told police. Emergency medics tried to treat Calloway, but he was unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Detectives were awaiting autopsy results to determine exactly how Calloway died. Burton and Roberts have been suspended with pay and Pruitt, a contractor working security with the store, will no longer work there, according to Bentonville, Ark.,-based Wal-Mart Inc. "Associates are trained to disengage from situations that would put themselves or others at risk," Wal-Mart Inc. spokeswoman Dianna Gee said. "That being said, this is still an active investigation and we're working with police to provide any assistance." Calloway had a criminal record that includes shoplifting, forgery and substance abuse.
The Friday after Thanksgiving has been called Black Friday since 1966 to signify the busiest day of the year. The Monday after Thanksgiving has been called Cyber Monday- a term coined by Shop.org on Nov. 28, 2005.
FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he was already punished enough when he was locked up alone in a small cell and forced to sleep naked for several nights.
Behind Oprah Winfrey’s $2.7 billion net worth are stories of pain, struggle and — eventually — triumph.
Gov.-elect Mike Pence has tapped one of his top campaign aides and a veteran of Gov. Mitch Daniels' administration to lead the state's budget office.
The Indianapolis Colts have a rookie quarterback, an interim coach, a long injury list and one of the league’s youngest teams.
Eight months after a trio of ticket buyers split a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot to set a world lottery record, Powerball is offering up a prize that would be the second-highest.
Two seasons ago, the Ball State football team walked off the field at Scheumann Stadium as 59-21 losers to Northern Illinois in its final game to end as 4-8 on the season.
Supporters and opponents of gay marriage are already squaring off in a battle over whether to amend Indiana’s constitution.
In an effort to get a different point of view on finance, Ball State’s Finance Society is bringing Mayor Dennis Tyler to campus Tuesday.
After more than an hour and 40 minutes of a conversation almost cut short, Ball State students said they were more than pleased with David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey.
Add seven swans, six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago.
Two years before the playoffs start in college football, the Southeastern Conference is staging a semifinal to determine who plays Notre Dame in the BCS title game.
The city of Muncie has given more than $45,000 in grants to several organizations in an effort to improve the city.
Despite the ongoing National Hockey League turbulence, student fans remain dedicated to the sport.
Winfrey offers up painful childhood memories and advice for young people as she and Letterman compare their lives.
Students got a rare chance to meet Dave and Oprah this afternoon in the David Letterman Media and Communications building.
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis neighborhood that was ravaged by an explosion that killed a young couple is gearing up for the first of dozens of demolitions as investigators continue to search for answers about the blast.
Traders came back to work on Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend to the same old worries about the fiscal cliff and the European debt crisis.
