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Is $790 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could pay off with an estimated $790 million prize, the nation's fourth-largest jackpot, after the game’s next drawing Tuesday night. ISN'T IT AN OBVIOUS QUESTION? Not really. To...

Russia's Gazprom raised more questions Monday about the return of a part that has been at the center of tensions over natural gas deliveries through a major pipeline to Europe, saying that it isn't satisfied with documents it has received. The state-owned energy giant reduced the gas flow...

Director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival in August, festival director Alberto Barbera said Monday. Baumbach wrote and directed the film, which looks at the contemporary American family through...

For as long as anyone can remember, rent increases rarely happened at Ridgeview Homes, a family-owned mobile home park in upstate New York. That changed in 2018 when corporate owners took over the 65-year-old park located amid farmland and down the road from a fast food joint and grocery store...

If the United Auto Workers union can't organize workers at new electric-vehicle battery factories that will supply Detroit's three automakers, the union's future would be in serious doubt. Ray Curry, president of the 372,000-member UAW, says union representation at the battery plants is...

The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed settlement seeking to end what it claims have been longstanding deceptive and abusive practices for workers. The suit is being filed in federal court in Maryland...

Despite the Madden Julian Oscillation or MJO – the big month-to-month driver for storminess in the tropics – landing in a more conducive configuration for tropical activity this week, the primary disturbance we’re tracking over the eastern Atlantic appears unlikely to take advantage of this MJO...

Monday marks the beginning of week 2 in the penalty phase trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Last week ended with prosecutors showing jurors photos of the horrific damage the bullets fired by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s AR-15 rifle did to some of his 17 victims, causing...

A 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying to reel it in on a boat. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office says the sailfish stabbed the Maryland woman in the groin area with its pointed bill last...

A ratings agency has plans to downgrade more than two dozen Florida-based property insurance companies in a move that could cost more money for homeowners with loans. The ratings firm Demotech plans to downgrade the 27 insurers from an “A” rating to ratings of either “S” for substantial or “M”...

Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that has further eroded the country’s unstable currency. The unprecedented move was announced Monday by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, to boost confidence in the local...

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-beloved pop extravaganza in the designated host country, Ukraine. The U.K. said the 2023 event would be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and...

Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday began Monday, giving families a break on the 6% sales tax rate as the start of the new school year nears. The sales tax holiday runs through Sunday, Aug. 7. During this time, sales tax will not be collected on the following items: • Clothing...

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into...

Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized he wanted a place to live that was more affordable. Waldholtz, 35, eventually found a...

Russia appears to have reversed itself after the country's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal is to topple the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian artillery barrages and air strikes continue to pummel cities across Ukraine. The remark from Russian Foreign...

Florida gas prices dropped an average of 17 cents per gallon last week – the largest weekly decline since gas prices began falling six weeks ago, AAA reported Monday. According to AAA, the state average has now dropped a total of 79 cents per gallon since setting a new record high of $4.89 per...

A man was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center early Monday morning following a crash. The crash was reported at 1:58 a.m. in the area of Northwest 119th Street and 27th Avenue. According to Miami-Dade police Detective Angel Rodriguez, officers responded to the scene after...

A Lamborghini burst into flames in Fort Lauderdale after crashing into a home. Police were called to the area of Northwest 11th Street and Seventh Avenue Sunday afternoon after the Lamborghini SUV somehow ended up on the roof of a home. The home was heavily damaged and the people inside the...

A German union has called on Lufthansa ground staff to walk out on a one-day strike Wednesday in a dispute over pay. The ver.di service workers' union said Monday that the call applies to all Lufthansa locations in Germany. It comes amid negotiations on pay for about 20,000 employees of...