Groundskeeper wins jackpot in MD lottery — and will use it to take care of mom
A groundskeeper won the top prize in a Maryland lottery game and knew immediately how he’d use half a million dollars, officials said. “A new home for his mother was all that he could talk about while ...
Powerball player’s ‘heart just dropped’ when she checked numbers. She won big
“My heart just dropped,” she told lottery officials when she realized she had won. She said she used some of her favorite ...
Railroad workers find human remains with ‘distinct’ tattoo in bag, Utah cops say
Railroad workers cleaning up a construction area in Utah found a black plastic bag with human remains, police said.
Vibrant, scaly creatures discovered in Alabama river. See colorful new species
One of the study’s authors named the two new species, Etheostoma kimberlae and Etheostoma michellae, after his daughter, ...
29-year-old shoots and kills mom, then shoots passing cars, killing 1, ME cops say
As he was sitting in the passenger seat of a car his mom was driving, a 29-year-old man pulled out a gun and fatally shot her ...
Critically endangered tortoise becomes oldest first-time mom in world. See babies
Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest-known first-time mother of her ...
Will Trump tariffs hurt ‘the average American?’ Here’s what a new poll found
In a new YouGov poll, 57% of respondents said they believe raising tariffs will hurt the average American. Meanwhile, 19% ...
Reef predator — with ‘electric blue’ lines — found as new species off Mexico
The new species was identified off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The body of water was renamed as the Gulf of America by executive order on Jan. 20 by ...
Pierce County man killed in ‘neighbor on neighbor’ dispute has been identified
Harold Nagata, 46, died from a gunshot wound to the head on March 28 near the 4400 block of 60th Street Court East, according ...
Lottery player tests his luck on $10 scratch-off — and wins big SC jackpot prize
A South Carolina man won a six-figure prize on a scratch-off game he didn’t plan on buying, lottery officials said. Photo by ...
Five dogs surround man and attack him, Arizona cops say. He dies days later
Five dogs escaped and brutally attacked a 43-year-old man in Arizona, leading to his death days later, deputies said. The ...
CA man tied to extremist group targeted kids for sexual exploitation, feds say
A man accused of targeting kids “for sexual exploitation online” through his role in a “violent” network of extremists has ...