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Another jackpot surpasses $1 billion. Is this the new normal?
Remember this moment because it probably won't last: A U.S. lottery jackpot soared above $1 billion, and that's still a big deal. After three months without anyone winning the top prize, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night....
Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says
ATLANTA (AP) — At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night,...
Appeals court overturns ex-49er Dana Stubblefield's rape conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man's trial. The retired football player was sentenced to 15 years...
California man fatally shot by his parole officer, authorities say
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California Justice Department officials are investigating the death of a man who was shot by his parole officer in the early afternoon of Christmas Eve, authorities said Friday. Jeremy Sanchez, 26, was being visited by the agent at his home in Fresno when a...
Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Northern California
PLYMOUTH, Calif. (AP) — A man was fatally shot during an encounter with a highway patrol officer in Northern California, authorities said Friday. The shooting occurred in Plymouth, a small town east of Sacramento. Authorities did not say specifically whether the officer shot the...
Scottie Scheffler injures right hand on a broken glass, withdraws from PGA Tour opener in Hawaii
Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Hawaii. “Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,”...
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of...
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia, said...
Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from organization in the coming days
Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from the organization after being the public face of the organization's planned move from Oakland to Las Vegas. Kaval has been president of the A's for the past eight years and will step down from the role on Dec. 31 to pursue new business...
Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024
2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people's lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries. This ability to store large amounts of electricity...
