National-World Archives

Mega Millions jackpot is the 8th largest in the US at $820 million

July 25, 2023 10:38 AM The Associated Press

Lottery players will have a shot at an estimated $820 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, less than a week after someone hit a Powerball…

UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike

July 25, 2023 9:49 AM The Associated Press

UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt…

How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates

July 24, 2023 10:57 AM The Associated Press

Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential…

Authorities search for grizzly bear that killed woman near Yellowstone National Park

July 24, 2023 10:43 AM The Associated Press

Authorities searched Monday for a grizzly bear that attacked and killed a woman on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park along the…

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

July 24, 2023 10:18 AM The Associated Press

Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of…

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

July 21, 2023 10:57 AM The Associated Press

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards graced a decades long career that…

Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida

July 21, 2023 10:03 AM The Associated Press

A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining…

Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads

July 20, 2023 12:49 PM The Associated Press

Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more…

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?

July 20, 2023 10:30 AM The Associated Press

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction…

Trump’s target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

July 19, 2023 9:34 AM The Associated Press

A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is…

Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey used celebrity status for ‘opportunity grab’ described by accusers

July 19, 2023 9:26 AM The Associated Press

It was no coincidence that three of Kevin Spacey ‘s four accusers described similar crotch-grabbing incidents, a prosecutor said Wednesday in her…

A key part of Biden’s strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

July 19, 2023 8:57 AM The Associated Press

A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration’s immigration…

Hollywood strike makes it way to New York

July 18, 2023 12:55 PM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Picketers marched near New York’s Union Square on Tuesday, July 18, in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA…

Small plane crashes into New Mexico home, investigation underway

July 18, 2023 12:26 PM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

A pilot is dead after a small plane crashed into a house and caught fire near Santa Fe…

Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl trophy on display at Kansas State Capital

July 18, 2023 8:30 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The next stop on the tour is set for next week, July 23. The trophy will be in Iowa for the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race…

No Powerball winner in Monday’s drawing, climbed to $1 billion

July 18, 2023 7:34 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The winning numbers in Monday night’s drawing were 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and the Powerball was 21. The estimated jackpot was $900 million. The next drawing…