Today's vote on recognizing a Palestinian state could give them leverage in future border talks with Israel. Powerball officials say winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Arizona to split the $579.9 million jackpot. A French appeals court is set to decide today whether to uphold a manslaughter conviction against Continental Airlines for the fiery crash in which 113 were killed. Palestinian refugee women chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in front the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians will request to upgrade their status on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan.. The political rivals will break bread today at the White House. The proposed law being considered by a Senate committee today requires authorities to get a warrant before accessing private information. Security forces used water cannons on the spiritual devotees just hours before opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was to visit the area. In her latest run-in with the law, police say the actress hit a woman during an argument at a nightclub.