There is still time to win big in the lottery before the end of the year. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $565 million after no one took home the jackpot in the drawing on Friday, December 23. The next drawing is scheduled for December 27, and...
Winter storm leaves dozens dead in the United States: Biden approves the declaration of emergency for New York
At least 27 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm that ravaged much of the United States in recent days, county officials said Monday, raising the death toll across the board. the country to 49. The updated death toll in Erie...
Pending asylum applications in the US approach 1.6 million, the highest number ever recorded
Nearly 1.6 million asylum applications are pending in US immigration courts and USCIS, the highest number ever recorded, according to analysis of federal data. conducted by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. US immigration courts face a more than sevenfold increase in asylum cases from fiscal year 2012,...
Some 22,000 migrants wait in shelters and makeshift camps in three cities in Mexico
There are approximately 22,000 migrants sleeping in shelters, on the streets and in makeshift camps in three cities in northern Mexico, city officials and migrant advocates told CNN. That number is expected to rise as Title 42, a pandemic-era law that allows US border agents to immediately turn away immigrants...
Winter storm brought frigid temperatures and crippling snowfall to the United States
At least 52 people have died as a result of a winter storm that swept across the US over Christmas weekend, with 28 deaths in New York's Erie County alone. Buffalo, New York, was engulfed in up to 4 feet of snow and battered by ferocious blizzard conditions that resulted...
The United States and Russia will meet in Egypt to discuss a key nuclear arms control deal later this month
US and Russian officials will meet in Egypt from November 29 to December 6 to discuss a key nuclear arms control agreement. Meetings on the New START Treaty — the only existing agreement regulating the world's two largest nuclear arsenals — come in the wake of Moscow's nuclear threat to...
Man commits suicide in explosion that injured 14 at Maryland condo, police say
A Maryland condo owner killed himself in an explosion that caused the building to partially collapse and injured 14 others earlier this week, police said Friday. Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, 36, died of smoke inhalation and burns, Montgomery County Sheriff Marcus Jones said, citing the medical examiner's office. Quizon's body...
At least five people were killed and 18 others injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to police.
Authorities received numerous 911 calls beginning at 11:57 p.m. and responded to the scene at the Q Club, Colorado Springs Police Lt. Pamela Castro said. “They located an individual inside who we believe is the suspect,” Castro said. "At this time, the suspect is being treated, but he is in...
Joe Biden celebrates his 80th birthday
President Joe Biden turns 80 this Sunday, becoming the first octogenarian to hold the highest office in the United States. Biden's unique birthday milestone comes as the president faces speculation over whether he will host a re-election race and raises questions about whether he is too old to serve another...
Snow wreaks havoc on mobility in Western New York
Heavy snow is expected to continue to accumulate in western New York state through Sunday after a historic storm sent the Buffalo area experiencing record snowfall totaling more than 6 feet in some areas. Just after 11 p.m. this Saturday, the National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a special statement...