Mega Millions lottery tickets on a counter at a Pilot travel center near Burlington, N.C. (Associated Press) The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot swelled to $868 million early Wednesday, making it the second-largest lottery grand prize in U.S. history and the
By reducing politics to a celebrity obsession, the media misdirects and confuses us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot What kind of people would you expect the newspapers to interview most? Those with the most to say, perhaps, or maybe those
State legislators vote for complete shift to clean energy such as solar and wind by 2045 and now bill heads to senate and governor for approval California has given fossil fuel-derived energy a hefty shove towards obsolescence after legislators voted
New York (CNN)Facebook on Thursday, just weeks before the US midterm elections, announced that it had removed more than 800 pages and accounts that the company said violated its rules “against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” “And like the politically
More Iranians are paying big money to buy passports in neighboring countries through bribery or fraudulent information, in a bid to evade U.S. sanctions and the Trump administration’s travel ban on Iran and six other nations, multiple sources have told
Edward Hallowells father, uncle and aunt as children both brothers had severe mental health issues. Photograph: courtesy of Edward Hallowell Growing up in a family where mental illness seemed to swim in the genes, though, meant that Hallowell became comfortable
Paris (CNN)France’s environment minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation during a live radio interview on Tuesday, citing his disapproval of government policies and efforts to tackle climate change. Hulot said he had not warned President Emmanuel Macron’s government or Prime
Washington (CNN)Debra Katz, the lawyer for a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, said Monday that her client would be willing to testify in public to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford is the author of a
The mother of Meighan Cordie, pictured, didn’t tell authorities all the information relating to her daughter’s disappearance, a prosecutor says. (Mountain Wave Search and Rescue) Meighan Cordie’s death was ruled an accident this week after she was found dead by