Jan 03 $785 million lottery prize is one of the largest in U.S. history By Associated Press The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game's numbers for more than two months. Continue reading
Jan 03 Damar Hamlin’s toy drive receives millions in donations following critical injury By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press A fundraiser that as of last month had raised $2,921 was up to $3,637,590 by 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. Virgin Islands fires attorney general in Jeffrey Epstein cases By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The removal comes just days after she filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in New York and accused the company of helping Epstein finance the illegal exploitation of women and children in the U.S. Virgin Islands and beyond. Continue reading
Jan 03 More kids sickened by edibles at home as legal pot grows, study finds By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021, climbing from about 200 to more than 3,000 per year. Continue reading
Jan 03 Child care disruptions continue amid ‘tridemic’ of RSV, COVID-19 and flu By Heather Hollingsworth, Claire Savage, Associated Press For working parents of young children, it seems the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 03 Bills’ Damar Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on field By Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter of the nationally televised game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was given medical treatment for nearly 20 minutes before being taken to a hospital. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 3:49 News Wrap: Thousands pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict at St. Peter’s Basilica In our news wrap Monday, about 65,000 people filed through St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Emeritus Benedict lies in state for the first of three days, downpours in San Francisco filled roadways and stranded cars as some resorted to makeshift… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 8:59 Ukraine carries out one of the deadliest attacks against Russian forces since war began By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Eliot Barnhart In Ukraine, the new year has brought no respite from Russia's war and little hope of peace. Air raid sirens blared and explosions boomed under a barrage of exploding drones. In turn, Ukraine confirmed it carried out a weekend attack… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 6:30 House Republicans spar over Speaker decision as McCarthy fights to secure votes By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López Tuesday marks the start of a new Congress, but the story at the Capitol is a familiar one: chaos. This time inside the incoming Republican House majority, as leader Kevin McCarthy vies to become Speaker of the House. Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 6:42 A look at the big issues that inspired new state laws taking effect in 2023 By Stephanie Sy, Cai Pigliucci The start of this new year is bringing with it some new state laws. Thousands of bills were passed in state legislatures in 2022, but there are a few issues that stand out for which many states have decided to… Continue watching