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Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $3.5 million, not to a lucky prize winner, but to a collection of states that accused the marketing company of once again misleading consumers. A decade after the company, best known for its million-dollar sweepstakes, got itself in hot water for misleading...

One Million dollars. That's the prize that 24-year-old Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama won for pitching a perfect game. If you didn't hear the news on ESPN, don't worry, Wade isn't a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He is a video game record setter, who pitched his perfect game in MLB 2K10,...

If you're over age 60 and you have a great idea for giving back to the world or just your neighborhood, here's some inspiration -- the $100,000 Purpose Prize. It's awarded annually by San Francisco-based Civic Ventures that honors older people who started a second career that benefits society. The...