Is tonight the night? Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.25 billion after months without a winner
Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $1.25 billion, the fourth-highest ever for the lottery.
2023-08-04 20:52
US and Western officials fear Putin unlikely to change course in Ukraine before 2024 election
Top US and European officials are concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is factoring the 2024 US presidential election into his Ukraine war planning in hopes that a loss by President Joe Biden next year will lead the US to curtail its support for Ukraine and improve Russia's negotiating position, four US officials told CNN.
2023-08-04 18:21
Niger media guide
An overview of the media in Niger, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
2023-08-04 16:57
Drone ships: What are they and how much do they cost?
Two attacks by Ukrainian drones against Russian warships have been thwarted according to Moscow.
2023-08-04 16:25
Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on base
Ukraine said it had carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian naval base, as footage showed a damaged Russian warship listing heavily in the Black Sea early Friday.
2023-08-04 16:19
3 women injured in rare otter attack in Montana's Jefferson River
An evening of inner tubing turned perilous for three Montana women when they were attacked by an otter.
2023-08-04 15:56
Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with journalism professor over hiring controversy
Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said her tenured position offer fell apart after backlash to her work on diversity and equity efforts, the university announced Thursday.
2023-08-04 15:21
A Florida man is charged with murder in the death of his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases
A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and dismembering his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases at a beach last month, authorities said Thursday.
2023-08-04 15:18
Connecticut landowner claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his vacant lot after a fraudulent sale
A man claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his Fairfield, Connecticut, property without his permission after somebody fraudulently sold the land to a property developer, according to a lawsuit.
2023-08-04 13:47
The Parkland school shooting will be reenacted with live gunfire in civil lawsuit against former school resource officer
At least 140 live rounds of bullets will be fired inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday in a reenactment of the 2018 mass shooting -- part of a civil lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who remained outside during the massacre.
2023-08-04 12:45
Trump's surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead
As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation's psyche were just the start.
2023-08-04 12:27
'We are not imperial': Justice Kagan says Supreme Court still subject to checks and balances
Justice Elena Kagan declined Thursday to outright answer the question of whether Congress could impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, but she did allow that it could do "various things" to regulate the high court.
2023-08-04 11:20