Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions

[ad_1] The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 03-09-14-26-51, Mega Ball: 21, Megaplier: 4 The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 03-09-14-26-51, Mega Ball: 21, Megaplier: 4 (three, nine, fourteen, twenty-six, fifty-one, Mega Ball: twenty-one, Megaplier: four) Estimated jackpot: $279 million For more … Read more

Runners set off on the annual Death Valley ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest foot race

[ad_1] DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — During a rainstorm that partially obscured the light of a a nearly full moon, 97 runners pushed off in desolate Death Valley with the launch of a 48-hour annual ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest foot race — the Badwater 135. After starting late Monday night, the men … Read more

Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets

[ad_1] HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on the country’s overstrained grid. The government decree allowing Direct Power Purchase Agreements, or DPPAs, was approved earlier this month. It lifts a regulation requiring … Read more

An Alaska veteran is finally getting his benefits — 78 years after the 103-year-old was discharged

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 103-year-old World War II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. Louis Gigliotti’s caretaker says the former U.S. Army medical technician has a card from the Veteran Administration but he never realized he could use his … Read more

Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

[ad_1] LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in favor of putting an abortion-rights measure on the ballot — but only ones collected by volunteers for the proposal’s campaign. The one-page order from the majority-conservative court left uncertainty about the future of the … Read more

Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

[ad_1] LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in favor of putting an abortion-rights measure on the ballot — but only ones collected by volunteers for the proposal’s campaign. The one-page order from the majority-conservative court left uncertainty about the future of the … Read more

Surprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends dozens running for safety

[ad_1] CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into the sky Tuesday and sent sightseers running for safety. The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of hot springs a couple miles north of the famous Old Faithful Geyser. … Read more

Police investigate death of Autumn Oxley, Virginia woman featured on ’16 and Pregnant’

[ad_1] Authorities in Virginia are investigating the death of Autumn Oxley, who appeared on the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant” a decade ago and died over the weekend, police say. Police said they responded to a medical emergency shortly after 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Sandston, about 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) east of Richmond. Oxley, … Read more

Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

[ad_1] RYE, N.H. — Two occupants of a fishing vessel are safe Tuesday after a whale surfaced under their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park. The Coast Guard posted to X that they had received a mayday call … Read more

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban

[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorneys argued Tuesday over whether a North Dakota judge should toss a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, with the state saying the plaintiffs’ case rests on hypotheticals, and the plaintiffs saying key issues remain to be resolved at a scheduled trial. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said he will rule … Read more