The odds of winning the South Carolina lottery are one in several million. The chances of being arrested in neighboring North Carolina for merely having a lottery ticket in hand are far better.

Faith Ireland isn't someone to mess with. When she isn't administering justice from the bench of the Washington State Supreme Court, Ireland is bench pressing 120 pounds, squat lifting 215 pounds and dead lifting 242 pounds.

All across the country, Civil War battles are regularly brought to life by history buffs reenacting the roles of Union and Confederate soldiers.

Starting this year, Florida is making it possible for corporations to give donations to private scholarship-granting foundations in return for a dollar-for-dollar credit on their tax bills.

Two legal battles over investments came to an end recently. In one, California's San Bernardino County and brokerage firm Salomon Smith Barney reached a settlement over improperly invested funds and allegations of fraud and bribes.