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
Jan 12 The chances of winning Powerball are 1 in 292 million. So why play? By Vikram Mansharamani I don’t gamble in Las Vegas to win money — I expect to lose money, viewing it as the cost of entertainment. Continue reading
Jan 09 Some personal finance advice on winning Powerball (or what would Voltaire do?) By Paul Solman As the Powerball pot creeps past $800 million, Making Sen$e asks, what would Voltaire do?… Continue reading
Feb 13 Mom of 4 wins $188 million Powerball jackpot, but state governments are still losing By Travis Daub "I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I saw the ticket and checked it," she said. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 3:08 The pitfalls of Powerball: Why some states are on the losing end of the lottery system By PBS News Hour Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has spiked to more than $450 million and is likely to grow. The prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013, which is putting state budgets on… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Hollywood Ending for 'Ocean's 16' Lottery Winners in Hurricane-Hit Community Hollywood Ending for 'Ocean's 16' Lottery Winners in Hurricane-Hit Community… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 16 Afghan Civilians In other news Wednesday, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan civilians last year. Bales recalled entering two villages at night and shooting his victims. Also, anti-government protesters in Turkey called for the ousting of police… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: North Dakota Outlaws Most Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Detected In other news Tuesday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation banning most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected -- as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Also, the Supreme Court decided that police must have a warrant… Continue watching