A $1 billion Powerball jackpot – the year’s second largest – is up for grabs tonight

Lottery hopefuls are taking their shot at Saturday night’s $1 billion Powerball jackpot – the 14th US lottery prize to ever reach $1 billion and the second to do so this year.

Powerball might have Mega Millions to thank for its latest $1 billion jackpot

Whether or not anyone wins the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot on Saturday, at least one of the losers might already be known: Mega Millions.
Opinion

Sherrone Moore’s firing and its shocking aftermath raises tough questions about the culture of Michigan’s athletic department

A series of scandals over the last several years begs a simple, yet critical question: Is what happened with Sherrone Moore a serious, but isolated, incident or a symbol of a broader, cultural problem ...

Target wants to revive ‘Tar-zhay.’ It just debuted a preview of that in New York

Target hopes that a recapturing of its cultural cachet will spark a turnaround for its business. It’s turning to a fashion-forward New York neighborhood to get started.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hails troops returning from Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday ...

Trump calls new photos released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate ‘no big deal’

President Donald Trump downplayed the new photos released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee from Jeffrey ...

Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Friday, her foundation said, citing her brother.

New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald ...

House GOP unveils narrow health care package with key deadline looming

House Republicans unveiled a narrow health care package on Friday that does not extend soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to avert ...

FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say

The US Food and Drug Administration intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans.

Department of Labor hosts first-ever prayer service, including a message from a right-wing rabbi

The Department of Labor held its first-ever prayer service for its employees this week, in a highly unusual move that mirrors an initiative at the Pentagon.

Justice Department sues Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 ballot stubs and other election records

The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was ...