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You can sit at the bar at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and drink history. Order a Sazerac — it's the very first cocktail, dating back to the early 1800s, concocted by Antoine Peychaud of his own bitters and Sazerac cognac for extra zest.

The shooting was one of the deadliest for law enforcement officers in Kentucky's history.

Under a proposal, a J&J subsidiary will re-file for bankruptcy protection and seek court approval for a plan that would result in one of the largest product-liability settlements in U.S. history.

The department announced it had reached a tentative settlement of $144.5 million, ending a legal back-and-forth that has lasted years.

Often considered the greatest punter in football history, Ray Guy died Nov. 3 at the age of 72.

The jackpot for Wednesday's drawing would be the third highest in U.S. history and will grow until someone wins. The game's odds of 1-in-292.2 million are designed to build big prizes.

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $1.1 billion, the fourth highest jackpot in the game's history.

Former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history. The pair now face lengthy prison sentences.

Author and journalist Thomas Ricks says the Iraq war "was the biggest mistake in the history of American foreign policy" and that U.S. troops will most likely remain in the country long after Obama's target date for withdrawal.

The nation's longest-serving Republican in Senate history and a major figure in Alaska politics is facing seven felony counts. Ted Stevens, 84, is accused of concealing more than a quarter million dollars in gifts from a powerful oil contractor, but he says he never knowingly submitted a false financial disclosure form.