Month: September 2022

CHICAGO (AP) — Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million, lottery officials said Wednesday. The Illinois Lottery said the prize for the

KEANANSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say one person died and 16 people have been taken to hospitals following a three-vehicle crash south of Orlando. The Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram pickup truck, a box truck and a motor coach were involved in the collision shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday in Kenansville. A passenger

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In what has become an annual ritual, the CEOs of the major U.S. banks are appearing in front of Congress this week, to sell themselves as shepherds of a helpful industry at a time of financial and economic distress for many Americans. Democrats have called JPMorgan

ISTANBUL (AP) — A firefighting helicopter has crashed as it headed to the Turkish port of Marmaris to combat a wildfire, killing two crew members. Turkey’s Interior Ministry said the helicopter staff included two Russians and five Turkish citizens but did not give the nationalities of those who died.. A forestry official told journalists the

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a fire at an oil refinery in Ohio killed two people and the facility has been shut down. The fire started Tuesday night at BP’s Husky Toledo Refinery. There is no word on how it started or the extent of the damage. A BP spokesperson said Wednesday the two

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say at least three people have been killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in the Afghan capital. The Taliban-appointed spokesman for Kabul’s police chief said Wednesday the explosion occurred in a restaurant in the city’s Dehmazang neighborhood. A team has arrived in the area to find out the

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Large numbers of Russians have rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the war in Ukraine. Flights filled up quickly and the prices of tickets for remaining connections sky-rocketed on Wednesday,

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has called on its courts to begin enforcing the judgements of British courts, in a move that could affect the city of Dubai’s status as a haven for the world’s wealthy. The decision affects all noncriminal civil, financial and marital

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years. Thomas Lane is already serving a 2 1/2-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. When it