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Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million.No ticket for Saturday’s drawing matched the winning combination: white balls 2, 9, 43, 55, 57 and red Powerball 18. The jackpot was estimated at $875 million.Ticket buyers for Monday’s drawing have a chance at either $900 million paid out in yearly increments or a $465.1 million, one-time lump sum before taxes.The jackpot will keep growing until someone wins.The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November.The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million. Since then, no one has won the grand prize in the past 37 consecutive drawings.Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The Associated Press

Yellen visits India again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

GANDHINAGAR, India (AP) — On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges like the increased threat of debt defaults facing low-income countries.Yellen told reporters in Gandhinagar, the capital of the western Indian state of Gujarat, on Sunday that she was trying to foster warming relations between the U.S. and India. She also plans a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam, to address supply chain reliability, clean energy transition and other matters of economic resilience.Yellen said her goals for her time in India were to press for debt restructuring in developing countries in economic distress, push to modernize global development banks to make them more climate-focused and deepen the ever-growing U.S.-India relationship.Yellen’s frequent stops in the country signal the importance of that relationship at a time of tension ...

Alabama woman returns home following disappearance and search after reporting child on interstate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway.Police said Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had returned to the home she shares with her parents in Hoover, AL.com reported late Saturday night.Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said Russell arrived home alone and was transported to a hospital for evaluation, AL.com reported.Russell’s whereabouts were not immediately clear since around 10:45 p.m. Thursday when she called 911 and a family member to say she saw a young child walking on the side of I-459. Police found Russell’s car and her cell phone but were unable to find her or a child in the area. Hoover Police Lt. Daniel Lowe said the family member on the phone with Russell lost contact with her even though the line remained open. A single witness reported possibly seeing a gray v...

Israel’s Netanyahu is feeling ‘very good’ after overnight hospitalization following a dizzy spell

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still undergoing tests in hospital on Sunday after a dizzy spell but was expected to be released later in the day, his office said.Netanyahu, 73, was rushed to hospital on Saturday after feeling mild dizziness. His office said test results on Sunday were normal and that Netanyahu was feeling “very good.”His office said he had spent the previous day at the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel where temperatures climbed to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) amid a stifling country-wide heat wave. After a series of tests, the initial assessment was that the veteran Israeli leader was dehydrated.After being hospitalized, Netanyahu released a video on social media last night. Smiling, he said that he had been out in the sun on Friday without wearing a hat and without water. “Not a good idea,” he said.Doctors ordered him to remain in the hospital overnight for further observation, an...

Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Apart from claiming that its troops are edging forward, Kyiv has not offered much detail on how it’s going.Taking place mostly out of sight of impartial observers, the fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine pits troops equipped with new Western-supplied weapons against Kremlin forces that spent months digging formidable defenses and honing tactics.Here’s a look at what’s happening after more than 16 months of war:WHAT ARE UKRAINE’S TACTICS?Fighting has intensified at multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front line. Ukrainian forces are making steady progress along the northern and southern flanks of the wrecked city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces have been occupying since May.Battles are also raging along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainian forces are making minimal gains and coming up against formidable Russian fortificatio...

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in the Wimbledon final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row.Carlos Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club.Djokovic wants his 24th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz wants his second.There is plenty on the line when Djokovic and Alcaraz meet each other at Centre Court in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.There’s also this: Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, is ranked No. 1, and Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, is ranked No. 2. In addition to the Wimbledon trophy, the winner will have the top ATP ranking.This is a rematch of the showdown between Alcaraz and Djokovic in the French Open semifinals last month.The first two sets were terrific, and each man won one. But then Alcaraz was overcome by cramping — he said later he thought nerves were the main cause — and Djokovic took the anticlimactic last two sets 6-1, 6-1.Marketa Vondrousova won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by defeating Ons J...

Air Quality Alert and Marginal Risk for Severe Weather Sunday. Scorching Heat in U.S. Southwest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

Death Valley heat approaching record levels The Southwestern U.S. is currently trapped under a persistent heatwave that has brought extreme temperatures to that region. The heat in Death Valley National Park could approach record levels on Sunday, with readings in excess of 130 degrees (F). Known as the hottest place on earth, the all-time record high temperature there was set on July 10, 1913 at Furnace Creek, California.

Asprilla, Blanco rally Timbers to 3-2 victory over Crew

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla scored twice in the first half, Sebastián Blanco scored late in the second and the Portland Timbers rallied to beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.Asprilla picked up his third and fourth goals of the season for the Timbers (6-9-8). He used an assist from Dario Zuparic in the 28th minute and one from Franck Boli two minutes later to stake Portland to a 2-0 lead.Columbus (10-7-6) rallied to knot the score behind a pair of goals from Lucas Zelarayán. Zelarayán scored in the third minute of stoppage time to pull the Crew within a goal at halftime. He scored the equalizer in the 65th minute with his 10th netter this season. Jacen Russell-Rowe and Steven Moreira had assists.Blanco’s first goal of the season came unassisted in the 80th minute.Portland beat Columbus for a third straight time at home and improved to 4-0-2 all-time at home in the series. All four wins have been by one goal.The Timbers entered play having scored just five go...

Hallan con vida a mujer que llamó al 911 para reportar a niño caminando solo en una autopista

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

Autoridades en Alabama anunciaron el hallazgo de una mujer que había sido reportada desaparecida después de que llamó al 911 y a un familiar para reportar a un niño caminando en una carretera interestatal.Por medio de un comunicado, la policía de Hoover informó poco antes de las 11 p.m. del sábado que Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell fue hallada con vida en su casa.La uniformada indicó que Russell regresó a casa sola y que fue transportada a un hospital cercano luego de que la policía llegó a su residencia. Russell había sido reportada desaparecida el jueves después de que llamó al 911 y a un familiar para reportar que había un niño pequeño caminando por la I-459 poco después de las 9:30 p.m., la policía indicó.Hasta el momento se desconoce la condición de Russell. La policía no reveló más detalles sobre el caso. Hoover es una ciudad de unos 92,000 habitantes situada en la zona de Birmingham, al sur de la ciudad.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en...

Junqua’s own-goal helps Sounders in 1-1 draw with Dallas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s offense continues to struggle but the Sounders benefited from an own-goal by Sam Junqua to earn a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on Saturday night, extending its unbeaten streak at home in the series to 17.Junqua’s own-goal gave the Sounders (10-8-6) a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute.Bernard Kamungo scored the equalizer for Dallas 10 minutes later. Sebastian Lletget picked up an assist on Kamungo’s third goal this season.Seattle is 13-1-4 at home against Dallas (8-9-6) with its only loss coming in 2011. It is the longest current unbeaten run against a single opponent in the league.Junqua had scored two goals in his last three matches after scoring just once in his previous 58 appearances. Junqua’s own-goal helped the Sounders avoid being shut out for the seventh time in their last 11 matches.Stefan Frei returned from concussion protocol to save one shot for Seattle. Maarten Paes made two saves for Dallas.Dallas entered play having lost six of ei...