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The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $940 million for Friday night's drawing. There have been 28 consecutive drawings without jackpot winners. The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $940 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The prize has a cash value of $472.5 million , offered as a one-time, lump-sum payment. Alternately, the winnings can be paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. A Mega Millions wagering slip is held in Cranberry Township, Pa., Jan. 12, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP, FILE Friday's drawing is at 11 p.m. This is Mega Millions' fifth-largest jackpot ever. The largest prize was $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in October 2018. There have been 28 consecutive drawings without jackpot winners. The last jackpot was won on April 18. MORE: Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot sold in California One ticket from Texas won $4 million and another ticket in Maryland won $1 million on Tuesday night, according to Mega Mil...

New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer ... NEW YORK -- New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020. If approved by a judge, the settlement, which was filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, would be among the most expensive pay-outs ever awarded in a lawsuit over mass arrests, experts said. The lawsuit focused on 18 of the many protests that erupted in New York City in the week following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. With certain exceptions, people arrested or subjected to force by NYPD officers at those events will each be eli...

The Powerball jackpot is estimated to grow to $900 million for Monday night's drawing, becoming the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history, the lottery said. The Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $900 million for Monday night's drawing , a sum that would be the third-largest Powerball jackpot in History , the lottery said. The estimated cash payout would be about $465.1 million . A Mega Millions and Powerball lottery billboard is shown along a Los Angeles in Commerce, California, U.S., July 13, 2023. Mike Blake/Reuters The was no Powerball jackpot winner in Saturday night's $875 million drawing , Powerball said Sunday. MORE: Powerball jackpot reaches $875 million, 3rd largest prize There have been 37 consecutive drawings without a jackpot, Powerball officials said in a press release. The most recent jackpot winner was in the April 19, 2023, drawing, which had a grand prize worth $252.6 million, the lottery said. The $900 million jackpot trail...

There is no relief in sight for tens of millions of Americans who are bracing for steamy temperatures to get even hotter. There is no relief in sight for tens of million s of Americans who are bracing for steamy temperatures this week. The National Weather Service has issued dangerous heat alert s for 37 million residents from the Pacific Northwest to the deserts in the Southwest -- even stretching east toward the Florida Panhandle. MORE: Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded 4 days in a row Heat alert s will extend in the Southwest through the end of next weekend, forecasts show. Phoenix has reached at least 110 degrees for nine consecutive days, with the pattern of scorching temperatures expected to continue for another week. This could be the worst heat wave on record for the region, which could see an increase of heat-related illness in the coming days, according to NWS. Last year, Phoenix reached 10 consecutive days at 110 degrees or beyond but the record -- 18 days -- could b...

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband 's death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death. The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins in state court by Katie Richins, the sister of Kouri Richins' late husband Eric Richins. It accuses the woman of taking money from the husband's bank accounts, diverting money intended to pay his taxes and obtaining a fradulent loan, among other things, before his death in March 2022. Kouri Richins has been charged with murder in her late husband 's death. “Kouri committed the foregoing acts in calculated, systematic fashion and for no reason other than to actualize ...

Severe weather is possible for 16 million Americans across the Southern U.S. from Texas to South Carolina on Tuesday. Severe weather is possible for 16 million Americans across the Southern U.S. from Texas to South Carolina on Tuesday. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for parts of eastern Texas and northern Louisiana-- from Tyler, Texas to Shreveport, Louisiana, through 6 p.m., local time on Tuesday -- mainly for large hail and strong winds, according to experts. Areas from Jackson, Mississippi, to Dothan, Alabama, are facing the highest threat of very large hail and damaging winds, with a low chance of tornadoes in the area, according to meteorologists. MORE: Video Severe weather to hit most of the country Meteorologists said the stationary front will bring another round of severe storms from Louisiana to Georgia. In addition to severe weather , temperatures are expected to hit triple digits in Texas this week, as a heat wave envelops part of the state. A heat advisory has bee...

The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained under a settlement DENVER -- The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from government state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained, under a settlement announced Tuesday. The shooting of Christian Glass after his SUV became stuck in the mountain town of Silver Plume last year drew national attention and prompted calls to reform how authorities respond to people with mental health problems. In addition to the payout, believed to be largest of its kind in Colorado history, Sally and Simon Glass also negotiated for changes they hope will prevent another family from suffering a loss like theirs. Clear Creek County will establish a crisis response team and its sheriff’s office will trai...

The Mega Millions jackpot stands at an estimated $785 million ahead of Tuesday night's drawing. The first Mega Millions game of the new year is among its largest, with an estimated $785 million jackpot ahead of Tuesday night's drawing. It's the fourth-largest jackpot in the lottery game's 20-plus-year history and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. MORE: What comes next for the lucky Mega Millions winners who become wealthy overnight? The estimated $785 million prize can be paid with annual checks over 29 years or in a lump cash sum for an estimated $395 million. The Mega Millions jackpot has continued to balloon over the past two-and-a-half months, with 22 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14. A person holds a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Tempe, Ariz., on Dec. 30, 2022. Ross D. Franklin/AP "On only three previous occasions has the Mega Millions jackpot gone beyond $700 million , and all three times those rolls continued on past $1 bi...

A federal magistrate on Thursday ordered disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried released on a $250 million personal recognizance bond signed by his parents. A federal magistrate on Thursday ordered disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried released on a $250 million personal recognizance bond signed by his parents and secured by their Palo Alto, California, home. A prosecutor called it the largest pretrial bond ever. Bankman-Fried, who did not enter a plea during the brief hearing, appeared in a dark suit and tie with his distinctive mop of curly hair. Shackles were not visible around his ankles but echoed through the courtroom as he entered. Both of his parents, former Stanford Law professors, appeared in the gallery. The 30-year-old crypto executive is charged with defrauding customers and investors in the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. He made his initial appearance in a New York federal court hours after he arrived in the United States from the Bahamas, where he was arrested ...