Nov 08 Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the $2.04 billion jackpot By Shameka Dudley-Lowe, Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Officials await announcement on a possible winner of the record-breaking prize. Continue reading
Nov 07 Powerball jackpot reaches record $1.9 billion after no winner By Associated Press A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night. Continue reading
Nov 05 Powerball jackpot hits record-breaking $1.6 billion, fueling ticket sales By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated record high of $1.6 billion, leading longtime players and first-timers alike to flock to buy tickets ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: North and South Korea tensions remain high amid military drills In our news wrap Saturday, Biden, Trump and Obama descended on Pennsylvania in a final midterms push, North Korea fired more missiles into the sea as the U.S. and South Korea conducted air combat exercises, Ukraine is seeing daily blackouts… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: More victims of deadly floods found in Kentucky, Appalachia In our news wrap Saturday, catastrophic flash floods across eastern Kentucky and wider Appalachia have killed at least 25 people, President Biden tests positive for COVID again in a rare rebound case, protestors storm Iraq's parliament for the second time… Continue watching
Jul 30 Winning Mega Millions ticket purchased in Illinois takes $1.3 billion jackpot By Don Babwin, Associated Press The jackpot was the nation's third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 6:37 How France is leveraging a lottery to finance historic preservation By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson From the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles, France is famous for iconic monuments and other structures. But the country also faces a large and growing challenge with protecting and preserving its lesser-known historic sites, many of which have… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 25:00 December 22, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 22, the federal government enters a partial shutdown, the third this year, over disagreement for funding for a border wall. Also, go behind the scenes at NewsHour Weekend as our producers discuss their favorite… Continue watching
Dec 22 El Gordo fever: Spain enthralled by annual Christmas lottery By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Multiple people picked the top winning number across Spain. Tickets for the national lottery, which was established in 1973, cost 20 euros (or $23), and many were purchased months in advance. Continue reading
Oct 24 South Carolina convenience store sold $1.537 billion ticket By Jack Jones, Michael Warren, Associated Press A single ticket sold at the KC Mart in Simpsonville, South Carolina, matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot. Continue reading