Author: Associated Press

Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, 3rd-largest ever in US

Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night’s huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing Saturday night. That is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The numbers drawn Wednesday night…

In Mexico, Day of the Dead is actually a celebration of life

Thousand of people walked the grounds of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, some wearing bold colors, skulls and flowers to awaken spirits for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Source: KCBS via CBS Newspath Now.MEXICO CITY (AP) — During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November in Mexico, the living remember…

Powerball prize soars to $1.2B after no winners found Monday

Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceThere were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers. The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Monday were: white balls 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and the red…

Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says

Source: Reuters via CBS Newspath NowA representative confirms that rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting outside of a Houston bowling alley. Takeoff — whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. He was 28. Houston police say officers responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting at 810…

Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner

Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing. It happened again Saturday night as no one matched all six numbers and won the estimated $825 million grand prize. That means the next drawing Monday night will be for a massive $1 billion through an annuity or $497.3 million in…

S. Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge

The death toll has reached at least 153 from the Halloween incident in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood Saturday night. Source: CNN Newsource.SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea grieved the deaths of at least 153 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s. They got trapped and crushed after…

Beshear proposes education plan to overcome student learning loss

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Following the release of state assessment data, Gov. Andy Beshear announced he wants to address student learning loss. The governor says he wants to assist learning and teacher vacancies by providing funding for a 5% pay raise for school staff, universal pre-K, textbooks, technology and training, teacher student loan forgiveness and social and mental health services. The…

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who sang ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ dies at 87. Source: CNN via CNN Newsource. The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. Of all the greats to emerge in the 1950s…

AP source: Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in attack

Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceWASHINGTON (AP) — The suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi, the House speaker’s husband, specifically targeted their San Francisco home, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The intruder shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ one person familiar with the situation said, a chilling echo of chants during the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Police said Paul Pelosi was severely beaten…