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Powerball Jackpot Grows To $740 Million—Here’s How Much A Winner Could Owe In Taxes Winners can choose between $740 million over 30 years, or a lump sum of $346.1 million before taxes.

Winners can choose between $740 million over 30 years, or a lump sum of $346.1 million before taxes.

Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.

A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.

A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...

When a travelling doctor questioned why a patient had been receiving dangerous cancer treatments for 11 years, he set off a chain of events that would divide a city and implicate a beloved oncologist in a string of suspicious deaths.

(Published Dec. 2024)

Then they came for the Dreamers Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.

Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.

As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.

“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”

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More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit.

Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. n.pr/3M80fdi

Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.

GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard a boat in the Caribbean.

College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.

A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.

Trump's brand is tanking His approval rating with voters has cratered to its lowest level of his second term—and that's not all.

In the wake of the longest government shutdown in US history, an ongoing self-inflicted tariff war, and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump’s approval rating has cratered to 36 percent.

Also tanking? His meme coins.

The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.

Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras, helped orchestrate a decades-long scheme that prosecutors said brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S. He was convicted in a sweeping case last year, but President Trump said on Friday that he would pardon Hernandez.

Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...

Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.

Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians? Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.

Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated

Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’

A federal judge has released footage from nearly four dozen body cameras showing immigration agents’ ‘unprecedented’ use of force during their months-long deportation blitz in the Chicago area.

Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats Lawmakers from both parties say they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea.

Lawmakers from both parties want reviews of U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels after a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered all crew members killed in a Sept. 2 attack.

'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...

Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.

Pope Leo calls out 'extremely disrespectful' treatment of migrants in the U.S. The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S.

The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4

Trump meets business partner In the Oval Office From “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder.

“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”

Trump Administration Seeks Custody of Convicted Election Denier Tina Peters Read more here.

NEW: The Trump administration is seeking custody of election denier Tina Peters, who is currently in state prison for her role in a 2021 Colorado voting system data breach. While the reason for the request remains unclear, Trump has previously instructed the DOJ to secure her release.

Trump Intensifies Pressure on Indiana Republicans to Gerrymander Read more here.

NEW: Trump is waging war on his own party in Indiana — threatening to primary any GOP lawmaker who refuses to gerrymander the state’s maps ahead of 2026.

His attacks have already had consequences, with one lawmaker he singled out later being swatted.

Latino Voting Group Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Voter Retaliation, Intimidation Efforts Read more here.

A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accusing him of scheming to suppress the rapidly-growing power of the state’s Latino voters. If Paxton prevails, it could reshape the landscape for organizations working to expand voter turnout.

Collective State Action Can Stop Trump and Protect Democracy Read more here.

NEW: Washington may have folded to Trump, but there is one powerful, underused tool that could stop him: collective state action. By pooling resources, harmonizing policies and coordinating responses, states can help build a future worth fighting for, @gabygoldstein.bsky.social writes.

Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.

The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD

During the United Nations climate summit on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California responded to President Trump’s proposal to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California coast, declaring it “dead on arrival.” Read more: nyti.ms/4p3n3J7

🚨 BREAKING: New large-scale review involving hundreds of thousands of pregnancies has concluded that Tylenol use during pregnancy is not linked to autism or ADHD in children

Groups Sue to Reverse Trump’s Cuts to Energy Projects in Democratic States

New case filed today argues Russ Vought’s shutdown tactics on blue states violate the fifth amendment’s equal protection clause, specifically clean energy projects cancelled in sixteen Democratic-led states

Starbucks' union workers plan strike next week unless company agrees to a contract Starbucks’ union members have voted to strike at U.S. stores next week unless the company finalizes a contract agreement.

Starbucks' union members have voted to strike at U.S. stores next week unless the company finalizes a contract agreement.

Hundreds of protesters in Paris gathered as Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion retailer, opened its first physical store. The French government also suspended online access to the retailer after the discovery this week of child pornography sex dolls posted for sale. nyti.ms/3WCYXJd

Jamie Dimon hopes Mamdani calls Detroit mayor for advice | CNN Business JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has some advice for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: Talk to the man who helped bring Detroit back from the dead.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has some advice for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: Talk to the man who helped bring Detroit back from the dead.

Prince William reveals what he tells his kids about climate change to Amanpour | CNN Prince William says he tells his children that their future is “going to be as bright as futures gone by” thanks to scientists working to repair the world’s climate.

Prince William says he tells his children that their future is “going to be as bright as futures gone by” thanks to scientists working to repair the world’s climate.