Korva Coleman

A federal court in Guatemala has thrown out the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, which had been called a breakthrough in the region's human rights.

NPR's Carrie Kahn reports that "all trial evidence and testimony as of April 19th, the date a trial judge was removed from the case, must be re-entered."

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan imposed states of emergency in three states Wednesday, promising to send more soldiers to the northeast to put down a growing threat from militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram group and an offshoot, Ansaru.

If it seems as though lottery jackpots keep growing in size, you're right — the multistate Powerball lottery has ballooned to its third-largest size in history, and one or several lucky people could win Wednesday night's drawing.

At this writing, the Powerball is worth an estimated $360 million, with a $229.2 million cash value. The Associated Press says not only is this one of the biggest Powerball jackpots ever, it's the seventh-largest prize ever awarded in any lottery.

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- FBI Says Data About Probe Of Bombing Suspect Was Shared.

-- Survivor Rescued 17 Days After Bangladesh Building Collapse.

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As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe focuses on boosting his country's bottom line, a lingerie company is hoping to give Japan a different type of lift.

The "Branomics Bra" from Triumph International is a play on Abe's economic policy known as "Abenomics." The company says the garment has a "growth strategy" to help bust Japan's persistent inflation problem, according to Reuters.

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Cleveland Kidnappings: Horrors Began With Offers Of Rides.

-- Reports: Cousin Of Boston Suspects Is 'Prominent Islamist'.

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Internet access appears to be returning in Syria after an outage hit most of the war-torn country, according to web monitoring firm Renesys.

It estimates the web blackout began Tuesday night and lasted for nearly 20 hours but tweeted Wednesday afternoon that "platform traffic to the country is increasing."

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Cleveland Kidnappings: Wednesday Developments.

-- Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson Is Retiring.

-- Head Of Environmental Crimes Unit Is Leaving Government.

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Cry For Help Led To Freedom For Missing Women In Cleveland.

-- Many Offers, But No OK's For Burial Of Boston Bombing Suspect.

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Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Putin Biographer To Write Book On Tsarnaev Brothers.

-- Rapper Chris Kelly Dies, 'Jump' Was Hit For Duo Kris Kross.

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