The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $281 million for Friday’s drawing after no one claimed the top prize on Tuesday. The winning numbers will be drawn just after 11 p.m. on Friday and we’ll have the results below. In March, a lucky Mega Millions player from New Jersey won a whopping $1.1 billion. Although…
Some Social Security beneficiaries are scheduled to soon get the first of three checks – yes, three – in the month of November. It’s not a mistake, just an oddity of the calendar. Those who also get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will get three checks in the month of November. Here’s the lowdown: SSI recipients…
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied in two battleground states, with Trump ahead in one three new polls released by Echelon Insights Thursday. The polls show the candidates tied in Michigan and Wisconsin with Trump ahead in Pennsylvania. The three states are a part of the “blue wall,” a collection…
At least 62 people have been killed after heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in eastern Spain Tuesday, leaving roads and towns underwater, local authorities said Wednesday. Rescuers using dinghies worked in the dark to scour the floodwaters in Valencia, rescuing several people, television pictures from the town of Utiel showed, and emergency services were…
Two ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes with only about a week to go before Election Day. The Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a fire in the Buckman neighborhood of the city at about 3:30 a.m. The fire had been extinguished by security…
Push aside imagery of the towering Tyrannosaurus rex because the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs have been unearthed and represent an all new type of dinosaur species. Six small non-avian dinosaur eggs, no bigger than grapes, were discovered during a field study in Ganzhou, a city in southeast China, in 2021, according to a report published by…
A fat Russian cat who is not the biggest fan of diets is proving to be very relatable in his struggle to shed his extra pounds. Kroshik, which translates in English to “Little Baby” or “Crumbs” is anything but little thanks to receiving a little too much love at his old home. While he’s still…
With Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day both falling on Monday, will any businesses or services be open on the holiday? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national holiday in 1934, according to the Library of Congress. Now a federal holiday, the second Monday of October has been celebrated as Columbus Day since…
The head of the Federal Communications Commission says former President Donald Trump‘s calls for CBS and other networks to have their licenses revoked are threats against free speech. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released the statement Thursday in response to a Trump request that CBS should have its license revoked in a Truth Social post. In…
Former President Donald Trump-backed “God Bless the USA” Bibles were printed in China, according to the Associated Press, even as the Republican nominee has continuously criticized trade between the U.S. and China. The “God Bless the USA Bible,” named after the Lee Greenwood song frequently played at Trump rallies, touts itself as the “only Bible…