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Lauren Jackson has 34 points as Storm beat Lynx

Lauren Jackson scored 16 of her season-high 34 points in the first quarter, and the Seattle Storm rallied from an early deficit to rout the Minnesota Lynx 96-71 on Saturday night.

WNBA Capsules

Ivory Latta scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half to help the Atlanta Dream end the longest losing skid to start a season in league history with a 91-84 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday night.

Nebraska 2by2 Lottery results

The numbers drawn Saturday in the $20,000 2by2 lottery were:

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Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown

Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.

BLM considers grouse boundaries

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to take a few extra weeks to consider existing coal-bed methane facilities in the Powder River Basin before setting boundaries for future energy development and other activities that could be limited over the next two years as the bureau considers how to protect sage grouse.

Kansas farmers spend holiday in fields

Some years, farmers harvesting the state's winter wheat crop might be able to take a break for Independence Day.

Rural Williston church rises from the ashes

A rural Williston church that was destroyed by fire in February 2007 has risen from the ashes.

New England boaters wary of ethanol

With the recreational boating season getting into full swing, some boat and marina owners across northern New England are less worried about the cost of gas than the type of fuel that's going into their fuel tanks this holiday weekend.