Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Oct 08, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they're confident players won't mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and…
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Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at 63
Oct 07, 2024
MICHIGAN (AP) -- Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his representative Brad Taylor told The Associated Press Sunday. He had…
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year
Oct 04, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national…
Second fan files lawsuit claiming ownership of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 baseball
Oct 03, 2024
MIAMI (AP) — The claim to Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball grew more complicated this week, with a second fan filing a lawsuit asserting he had possession of the historic baseball. According…
Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is expected to plead guilty
Oct 02, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical…
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Oct 01, 2024
PORTLAND (AP) -- Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the…
The final day for the Oakland Athletics arrives ahead of next season's move away from the Bay
Sep 30, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) — When manager Mark Kotsay removed his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it was bound for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across…
Athletics bid emotional farewell to Oakland Coliseum that they called home since 1968
Sep 27, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay treated this moment, this daunting day, like the World Series he has never had as a player or manager. Kotsay fought tears, just like so many others Thursday, as the Oakland Athletics…
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Sep 26, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history, preliminary data suggests. A little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023, according to provisional data…
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Sep 25, 2024
JUNEAU (AP) -- An Alaska national park's yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Fat…