Friday's $1.25 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Ranks 6th Largest In U.S. History
Players can have fun on Friday going for a $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the fourth largest in Mega Millions history and sixth largest in U.S. history.
Mega Millions Odds To Win Compared To Real-Life Events
Bookies.com has put the odds of winning Mega Millions in perspective by comparing them to the odds of some real-life events. Your chance at winning: 302,575,350 to 1.
Former NBA Player Terrence Williams Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Defrauding The NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan
Former NBA player Terrence Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding the NBA Players' Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.
Trump Pleads Not Guilty On Charges That He Tried To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election, New Hearing Date Set
Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy charges accusing him of plotting to subvert the will of voters and overturn his 2020 election loss.
Charges Upgraded For Charlotte Woman Charged With Shooting Woman Found Inside Her Home
A grand jury indicted Stephanie Alexander for second degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Tyra Crosby. She was shot and killed at a home on Porter Street Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Alexander was initially charged with voluntary manslaughter.
The CW Scores The Exclusive Broadcast And Streaming Rights To Emmy® Award-Winning Series "Inside The NFL"
INSIDE THE NFL will kick off this fall and air for the first time ever on broadcast television, debuting Tuesday, September 5th at 8pm on WCCB Charlotte's CW.
US Military May Put Armed Troops On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz To Stop Iran Seizures
The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels.
FBI: Woman Escapes Kidnapper By Punching Her Way Out Of Cinder Block Cell
A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon may have spared other women from a similar fate by alerting authorities to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states, the FBI said.
The Parkland School Massacre Will Be Reenacted, With Gunfire, In Lawsuit Against Sheriff's Deputy
Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims.
Adidas Is Donating Yeezy Sales To Anti-Hate Groups. US Jews Say It's making Best Of Bad Situation
Jewish Americans are evaluating the German company’s plan to give some of the proceeds from the sneakers’ sale to groups engaged in fighting antisemitism.
American Fugitive Who Faked His Death Can Be Extradited To US To Face Rape Charge, UK Judge Says
An American fugitive accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah can be extradited to the U.S., a judge in Scotland ruled Wednesday, calling the man “as dishonest and deceitful as he is evasive and manipulative.”
Search Warrant Released For Home Of Allisha Watts' Boyfriend
According to the warrant, Watts was last seen the afternoon of July 16th. Her cousin told CMPD Watts was last seen getting into her boyfriend's car that day. The car was at his home located at 1633 Pamela Lorraine Drive in Charlotte.
Trump Indicted For Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election And Block Transfer Of Power
Donald Trump has been indicted on four felony counts that accuse him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering.
An Accomplice To Convicted Murderer Alex Murdaugh's Financial Misdeeds Gets Seven Years In Prison
The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for helping Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients' legal settlements. Russell Laffitte was sentenced Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of six charges related to wire and bank fraud back in November.
Angus Cloud, Breakout Star Of 'Euphoria,' Is Dead At 25
Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco "Fez" O'Neill on the HBO series "Euphoria," has died.
X Marks The Lawsuit: Elon Musk's Social Media Company Sues Nonprofit Highlighting Site's Hate Speech
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The Center for Countering Digital Hate regularly publishes studies looking at hate speech and misinformation on sites like X, Facebook and TikTok.
Supermoon & Blue Supermoon Happening In August
There will be two supermoons in August and one will be a blue supermoon
Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Just Off South Carolina Coast
An advertising banner plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Myrtle Beach Monday morning
Pee-Wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Dies From Cancer At 70
Reubens' character, with his too-tight gray suit, white chunky loafers and red bow tie was best known for the film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the television series "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $1.05 Billion After Another Drawing Without A Big Winner
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game that the grand prize has reached into the billions.
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