BREDA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the body of a person was found in the remains of a burned house in Sac County, north of Breda. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and firefighters from Auburn responded Friday morning to a rural home and found that it had burned to the ground.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is at risk of being excluded from the next Democratic presidential debate based on criteria released Friday by NBC News. In order to qualify for the January 17th debate in Charleston, South Carolina a candidate must reach an average of 5 percent either in recent national polls or in polls in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina, NBC said.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With Powerball sales breaking records, the odds are growing that someone will win the $800 million jackpot. But if no one matches all the numbers Saturday, the next drawing is expected to soar past $1 billion. Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game expect about 65 percent of the possible number combinations to have been bought for Saturday night’s drawing.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — John Johnson, a two-time All-Star forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers who helped the Seattle SuperSonics win the 1979 NBA title, has died. He was 68. The former Iowa player’s godson said Friday that Johnson died Thursday at his San Jose home.