Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites) delivers her speech in the House of Lords. The British government announced a range of new measures to fight global terrorism and organized crime, as the Queen set out its new lawmaking agenda ahead of expected polls next year.(AFP/POOL/Kirsty
A very grateful guy this Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2004 -- Mega Millions winner Juan Rodriguez's entire life savings couldn't buy him a cup of joe.
The $149 million man — the biggest single winner in New York lottery history — had just 78 cents in his bank account the day he filed for bankruptcy, court papers show.
The destitute 49-year-old Queens man was almost $45,000 in debt — and considering he only earned $31,000 a year as a parking attendant, there was no way he could repay it. More