Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion ahead of next drawing

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to one of the largest in the lottery game’s history. The current jackpot is estimated to be $1.6 billion ahead of Monday night’s drawing. That would
‘The Odyssey’ official trailer finds Matt Damon as Odysseus on his way home

Matt Damon as Odysseus on the poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ (Universal Pictures) This isn’t an enchantment from a siren: the official trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey has arrived. Universal Pictures shared the brand-new trailer
A Spud-tacular New Year’s Eve in Boise, ID
Why settle for a ball drop when you can drop a giant glowing potato? Only in Idaho will you find an annual potato drop to ring in the New Year. Welcome to the Idaho Potato Drop. At
Judge to hear arguments over whether ICE can re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a rally for him as he arrives for his first check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office the day after a federal judge ordered his release from a detention
How the Imagine Children’s Museum’s Elee Wood Gets It All Done

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425’s Favorite TV Shows of 2025

Our fourth annual A&E ‘year in review’ series continues this week with our staff’s favorite TV shows of the year.
How the Imagine Children’s Museum’s Elee Wood Gets It All Done

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Holiday travel forecast: When to fly, drive this Christmas and New Year’s

Travelers at airport (martin-dm/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — This Christmas and New Year’s holiday period is expected to be the busiest on record. More than 122 million people are expected to travel between Dec. 20 and Jan.
Epstein’s alleged victims accuse DOJ of legal violations over state of files released

An undated photo from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein is part of a collection of images released Dec. 18, 2025, by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. (House Oversight Committee Democrats) (NEW YORK) — A group of
Swimmer missing after possible shark attack in California, search ongoing

Waters of Monterey Bay, Monterey, California, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) (MONTEREY, Calif) — A search is ongoing in California for a missing swimmer who may have been attacked by a shark, officials said.