The cash prize option for Friday's drawing is expected to top $328 million, the lottery said.Powered by WPeMatico

A judge has ordered Kari Lake, the Republican who lost the Arizona governor’s race, to pay $33,000 in fees for witnesses who helped defend officials against Lake’s failed challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie HobbsPowered by WPeMatico

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Title 42 protocol, which allows the expulsion of migrants at the border, to remain in place pending a hearingPowered by WPeMatico

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance camerasPowered by WPeMatico

At least 55 people have died from the cold, wintry weather that wreaked havoc across the U.S. over Christmas weekend.Powered by WPeMatico

The City of Jackson, Mississippi -- long plagued with water problems -- issued a boil-water advisory on Christmas Day until further notice.Powered by WPeMatico

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem got a hot Christmas gift from her staff — literallyPowered by WPeMatico

Even though he’s still playing great football, it looks as if JPowered by WPeMatico

The customer was the president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane CountyPowered by WPeMatico

Pennsylvania’s top elections official is fully certifying results from the November vote after recount petitions in some counties delayed the processPowered by WPeMatico

The city of Fallujah saw some of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq war.Powered by WPeMatico

Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlierPowered by WPeMatico

Texas A&M University student Tanner Hoang had been missing since Dec. 16. His body was found Saturday in Austin, police said.Powered by WPeMatico

Lufthansa says a flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt, Germany, made an unscheduled landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after a passenger’s laptop caught firePowered by WPeMatico

Law enforcement officers in suburban Denver say a man killed his wife and then himself at a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in ThorntonPowered by WPeMatico

Tagovailoa met with doctors a day after the Dolphins' 26-20 loss.Powered by WPeMatico

South Korea fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated its airspace.Powered by WPeMatico

Holiday sales rose as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measurePowered by WPeMatico

President Joe Biden is celebrating a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and has spoken with American service members stationed around the worldPowered by WPeMatico

“Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekendPowered by WPeMatico

Canadian authorities say a bus rolled over on an icy highway in British Columbia on Christmas Eve, killing four people and injuring three dozenPowered by WPeMatico

At least 34 people have died from the cold, wintry weather that's wreaking havoc across the U.S. over Christmas weekend.Powered by WPeMatico

A federal judge in Florida has refused to throw out criminal charges against former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew GillumPowered by WPeMatico

A sheriff’s deputy in the Florida Panhandle was fatally shot Christmas Eve during a standoff with a suspect who was being served a warrantPowered by WPeMatico

The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris told investigators that he wanted to kill migrants or foreigners and then himselfPowered by WPeMatico

Ποιες παρεμβάσεις θα γίνουν χωρίς να αλλοιώσουν το χαρακτήρα ή να επιβαρύνουν το νησίPowered by WPeMatico

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is warning its staff of a possible attack on Americans at a top hotel in Pakistan’s capitalPowered by WPeMatico

Police say a Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in northwest England killed a young woman and wounded three menPowered by WPeMatico

Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do Russians.Powered by WPeMatico

South Africa is coming to grips with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by a Christmas Eve tanker truck explosionPowered by WPeMatico

Pope Francis has used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanityPowered by WPeMatico

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the worldPowered by WPeMatico

A 19-year-old man is dead after a verbal altercation became violent in a Nordstrom branch at the Mall of America on Friday evening. Five suspects are now in custody.Powered by WPeMatico

Maxi Jazz, a DJ and singer who fronted the eclectic British dance band Faithless known for such hits as “Insomnia” and “We Come 1,” has diedPowered by WPeMatico

In the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis was presiding over Christmas Eve MassPowered by WPeMatico

Officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say the city’s water system is experiencing “fluctuating” pressure on Saturday afternoon amid frigid temperaturesPowered by WPeMatico

The 82-year-old soccer icon has been at the hospital since the end of November.Powered by WPeMatico

A federal judge has temporarily banned San Francisco from clearing homeless encampments, saying the city is violating its own policiesPowered by WPeMatico

The Taliban has ordered all non-governmental groups to suspend employing women.Powered by WPeMatico

It's the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot this year.Powered by WPeMatico