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Powerball reveals winning numbers for $1 billion jackpot
Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing gave America’s lottery players a chance at an estimated $1 billion prize, one of seven 10-digit jackpots in U.S. history, three of which have been Powerball drawings.
Trimmed trees outside LA studio become flashpoint for striking Hollywood writers, actors
A row of tightly trimmed ficus trees along a stretch of sidewalk outside Universal Studios has become a hot spot in the face-off between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters and actors.
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Sue Martin had the summer mapped out for her family from St. Augustine, Florida.
Police cast doubt on Carlee Russell's kidnapping claim
Authorities in Alabama cast doubt Wednesday on the story of a woman who set off a frantic search when she disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on the highway. Carlee Russell told investigators she was abducted and forced into a car Thursday, but they have been unable to verify her account, police said.
Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina badly damaged by tornado, company says
A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. on a day when floods deluged communities in Kentucky and scorching heat smothered Phoenix and Miami.
Most Chinese Americans give thumbs down to the Communist nation
Most Chinese Americans hold an unfavorable view of their ancestral homeland, according to a new study, making them the Asian immigrant group most negative about their country of origin.
Movie Review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is a kinetic thing of dark, imposing beauty that quakes with the disquieting tremors of a forever rupture in the course of human history.
Model Gigi Hadid and friend don't let marijuana arrest spoil Cayman Islands vacation
Hadid, who arrived on a private aircraft from the U.S., was arrested after Customs and Border Control agents searched her luggage and found a small amount of cannabis.
Ta-Nehisi Coates attends school board meeting to back teacher told to stop using his book on racism
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat silently through a school board meeting in South Carolina to support a high school teacher told to stop using his book on growing up Black in America in her advanced English class.
What residuals are -- and why Hollywood actors and writers are striking over them
Residuals are a central issue of the current simultaneous strikes of Hollywood actors and screenwriters, and a subject of constant comment on picket lines.
Time to empty the freezer? This cook challenged herself to make a week of meals with forgotten food
In many kitchens, a lot of food sits forgotten and unused in freezers, fridges and pantries. What if you tried to turn it all into meals?
Dollar General on the hook for $17 million in workplace-safety fines
Dollar General, one of the most profitable retail stores in the country, still owes at least $17 million worth of fines related to workplace safety violations.
Jill Biden welcomes proposal for Medicare to pay for navigation services for cancer patients
First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday welcomed a new proposal to have Medicare pay for navigation services for cancer patients, saying it will make "an enormous difference in people's lives."
Congress moves to crack down on feds buying Americans' data from private brokers
The House Judiciary Committee wants to stop the U.S. government from buying Americans' data after the intelligence community revealed it gets information from brokers who sell details from people's cars, phones and other devices.
Rising costs, consumer disinterest have broken U.S. bottle-recycling industry
Inflation has driven hundreds of private bottle redemption centers out of business, putting pressure on states to bail out the businesses, despite signs consumers are increasingly disinterested in hauling their recyclables to the facilities.
CDC finds opioids mixed with cocaine, meth driving more overdose deaths
Deadly multidrug cocktails of opioids mixed with cocaine or psychostimulants such as crystal meth have driven more overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
