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A Look At The 10 Highest U.S. Lottery Jackpots

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.4 billion - the largest lottery jackpot in the world.

Charlotte City Council Votes Yes to Keep I-77 Toll Lanes

Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 Monday to support the continuation of the I-77 toll lanes project.

Charlotte Gets Powerball Fever

Some buying tickets in Gastonia told us they rarely play the lottery, but can't ignore the billion dollar jackpot.

Ringling Circus Elephants To Retire In May

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May.

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $1.4 Billion

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.4 billion, and the drawing is still two days away.

Powerball Made 67 People Millionaires Since November

Nobody can seem to win the jackpot, but the Powerball lottery has made dozens of new millionaire

The Legendary David Bowie Dies At 69

David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album.

David Bowie Changed The Very Meaning Of Being A Rock Star

David Bowie made clear, in a way that was exhilarating and sometimes frightening, what every rock star since Elvis Presley and Little Richard had been telling us all along — that anything was possible.

Powerball jackpot world's largest at $1.3 billion

Lottery officials say the estimated $1.3 billion prize is not just the largest in the United States, but in the world.

Mexico: Sean Penn interview helped locate drug lord

The recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman took a surprise, Hollywood twist when a Mexican official said security forces at one point located the world's most-wanted trafficker thanks to a secret interview with U.S. actor Sean Penn.

Locals Make Mad Dash to Play 900 Million Dollar Powerball

As the Powerball hits 900 million everyone is feeling lucky!

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Powerball Jackpot Hits $900 Million

Lottery players, take heart. Officials say it's increasingly likely that someone will win the $900 million Powerball jackpot, which grew by $100 million just hours before Saturday night's drawing.