The owner of Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, who came to the United States from Syria in 1980 with $14,000 in his pocket, is now a millionaire after selling the only winning Powerball lottery ticket. California Lottery officials presented the check to Joe Chahayed and his sons Joe Jr....
At least one dead and several people missing in Oklahoma after more than a dozen tornadoes hit 3 states, officials say
At least one person has died and several people are missing after more than a dozen tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas on Friday night, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands as authorities launch search and rescue efforts. The person who died was in McCurtain County in southeastern...
At least 38 injured, 2 seriously, after a fire in a Manhattan apartment
At least 38 people were injured in a fire at a Manhattan apartment building on Saturday morning that authorities believe was caused by the explosion of a lithium-ion battery connected to a micro mobility device. Among the injuries, two were critical, five serious and the rest minor, Fire Commissioner Laura...
Iowa teen who killed her alleged rapist and was sentenced to probation escaped custody
Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teen who killed a man she said raped her and was sentenced to probation and restitution to her family, escaped from a correctional facility, according to the Iowa Fifth Judicial District Department of Corrections. Lewis "ran away from the Fresh Start Women's Center on Friday at...
The deadline to apply for the US visa lottery expires
The end of the period for registration for the 2024 visa lottery program is approaching. This November 8 at noon registration will close to access the Diversity Visa Program for Immigrants. The program seeks to benefit about 55,000 people from countries with low levels of migration to the United States...
Nicole could become a hurricane before reaching Florida; there are alerts for various parts of the state
Subtropical Storm Nicole is forecast to continue to strengthen and could become a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida's east coast Wednesday through Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's Monday morning update. A hurricane watch is in effect along Florida's east coast, from the Volusia/Brevard county line...
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops in West Bank raid
Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Israeli military were conducting an arrest raid in the village of Yamun,...
Shanghai bankers and traders hunker down as lockdown intensifies
Bankers and traders are hunkering down in offices in Shanghai, sleeping on camping beds and living off instant noodles or boxed meals to keep China's financial centre running amid a longer-than-expected lockdown against COVID-19. While the wheels of Shanghai's financial markets are mostly still turning, there are signs that the...