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An Afghan captive provides the first sworn statement about what sparked a massive hunger strike at the American prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

More than three-quarters of the land in the lower 48 states is suffering through conditions ranging from "abnormally dry" to "exceptional drought."

U.S. exports aren't limited to stuff. We also sell billions of dollars worth of ideas to people around the world.

There were 388,000 first-time claims for jobless benefits last week, down just 1,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says.

Three winning tickets were sold for the record $656 million jackpot. They've now all been turned in. We'll learn who the Illinois winner is on Wednesday, officials say.

Neither of today's economic reports change the picture. They add to evidence of sluggish growth.

The NBA draft is Thursday, and the likely No. 1 pick has two features that could earn him big money. First, Anthony Davis is expected to make millions with his shot-blocking skills. Second, he has trademarked the catchphrases that his unibrow has inspired: "Fear The Brow" and "Raise The Brow.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center says Ashoka Mukpo was cleared by the CDC and will be discharged on Wednesday.

In Romania, a cobbler crafted leather shoes two and a half feet long. You flop around, as if in swimming fins, and it is suddenly hard to get too close to other people.

The Byler kids have started kindergarten — each in separate classrooms. Apparently it's been a tough transition. It's the first time the five brothers and one sister have been on their own since they were born.