U.S. Powerball drawn for $768 million, third largest jackpot
A winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin for a $768 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the third largest in history, lottery officials said after the draw on Wednesday night.
Fukushima contaminants found as far north as Alaska’s Bering Strait
Radioactive contamination from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant hit by a tsunami in 2011 has drifted as far north as waters off a remote Alaska island in the Bering Strait, scientists said on Wednesday.
Powerball drawn for $768 million, third largest jackpot in history
A lucky ticket holder could be $768 million richer on Wednesday night after the drawing of the third largest U.S. Powerball jackpot in the lottery’s history, officials said.
Two killed, two wounded as gunman opens fire during Seattle rush hour
Two people were killed and two critically wounded when a gunman opened fire on two motorists and a Metro bus in Seattle on Wednesday and then caused a collision as he tried to flee in a stolen car during the afternoon rush hour, police said.
U.S., three Central American countries agree on joint police operations
The United States said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with three Central American countries to carry out joint police operations in the region, as the Trump administration seeks to stem the flow of migrants across its southern border.
Gunman opens fire during Seattle rush hour; two killed, two wounded
Two people in Seattle were killed and two others critically injured when a gunman opened fire on two motorists and a Metro bus, then caused a collision as he tried to flee in a stolen car during the afternoon rush hour, police said.
Chicago prosecutor defends dropping charges in Jussie Smollett case
Chicago’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday that her office believed actor Jussie Smollett “culpable” in the criminal case where police say he staged being the victim of a hate crime attack but said her office never intended to seal the court records.
Seattle police report multiple victims in shooting
A shooting in Seattle on Wednesday left multiple victims struck by gunfire, city police said on Twitter, as local media reported one person dead and three others wounded, including a bus driver.
Gunman in 2012 shooting rampage at California college dies in prison
A former California nursing student who killed seven people in a 2012 shooting rampage at a Christian college in the Bay Area city of Oakland, California, has died behind bars, state prison officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky, Arkansas
A federal judge on Wednesday overturned the Trump administration’s approval of plans by Kentucky and Arkansas to impose work requirements on people seeking Medicaid health insurance benefits.
