North Carolina mother claims share of $564 million Powerball jackpot

A North Carolina woman said she is eager to give her four children a more comfortable life after state lottery officials confirmed on Monday that she had presented one of the tickets worth a third of the $564.1 million U.S. Powerball jackpot. Dressed in a beige pant suit, Marie Holmes, 26, smiled as confetti fell at a Raleigh news conference where a lottery official handed her a ceremonial big check.