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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 13-16-18-20-27, Powerball: 10, Power Play: 2 (thirteen, sixteen, eightteen, twenty, twenty-seven, Powerball: ten, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $244 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Source link
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — Thousands turned out Saturday in this Baptist seminary town to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, but the current political climate was never far from their thoughts. “If we’re paying attention, we’re seeing what could happen,” said Amanda Cottrill, co-chair of Wake Forest Pride Fest. “History repeats itself, … Read more
A helicopter that was coasting above a Southern California beach suddenly lost control and began spiraling, eventually losing altitude and slamming into a row of palms as sunbathers and beachgoers looked on HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter that was coasting above a popular Southern California beach Saturday suddenly lost … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The coalition of New York NAACP chapters had just begun its annual state convention when Letitia James, a longtime member and the state’s attorney general, canceled her appearance. James had just been indicted by the Justice Department for alleged mortgage fraud, a charge which she called “baseless” and “a grave … Read more
National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay … Read more
Official results show opposition figure Patrick Herminie winning the presidential election in Seychelles Source link
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The remnants of a tropical storm brought flooding across parts of the Southwest on Saturday, prompting hundreds of evacuations in southwestern Colorado as mountain streams raged above their banks and crews toiled to protect property with sandbags. Hardest-hit areas included Vallecito Creek, where almost 400 homes … Read more
LELAND, Miss. — LELAND, Miss. (AP) — Four people were killed in a shooting in a small town in the Mississippi Delta region after a high school football homecoming game there, a state senator said Saturday. The shootings happened occurred in the downtown area of the small town of Leland, Mississippi, where people had gathered … Read more
NEW YORK — Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance pledged Saturday to rally $2.5 million for dozens of grassroots groups who advance adolescent girls’ education by covering school-related costs, … Read more
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan … Read more