2 jackpots worth nearly $800M tempt lottery players
Mega Millions drawing will take place Tuesday night, while players of the Powerball game will seek a $440 million annuity prize on Wednesday
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Mega Millions winning numbers announced for $306 million jackpot
The winning numbers drawn for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot are 4, 10, 18, 28 and 62 with a Mega Ball number is 7
Powerball odds
The Powerball jackpot is now worth at least $384 million and your odds of winning are about one in 290 million. But could the state you live in affect your odds of winning?
What to do with the Powerball winnings
On the extremely unlikely chance that you find yourself holding several hundred million, here's how to make it last
GOP tax bill makes Powerball winner even richer
The extremely lucky winner of lottery jackpot can pocket an extra $4 million to $9 million by waiting to claim until 2018
Jackpots top $300M
The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have each topped more than $300 million. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday, while the drawing for Powerball's big prize, currently worth more than $380 million, is Saturday.
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $306M, Powerball at $337M
More than $640 million is still up for grabs in the nation's two biggest lotteries
Mega Millions winning numbers announced for $253M jackpot
The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn Friday are 1, 20, 30, 33, 42 and the Mega Ball number was 16 and the Megaplier 4X
No winner in massive Powerball jackpot
Wednesday's drawing is now up to an estimated $650 million, Powerball said
Powerball jackpot climbs over half-billion dollar mark
Hits estimated $510M; winning numbers for the $432.5M jackpot drawn Wednesday were 9, 15, 43, 60, 64 and Powerball number 4
Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $393M sold at Illinois barbecue
Single ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing
Mega Millions winning numbers announced for $393M jackpot
If there's no winner Friday, the next drawing will be Tuesday -- and will likely top $400 million
Powerball winning numbers announced
Even with more options for giant payouts, the odds of winning a jackpot remain abysmal at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots top massive milestone
U.S. lottery players have choice of games offering giant jackpots
Buying lottery tickets will never make you rich
Betting that a winner can make you an instant millionaire? It won't happen that way -- but here's how it can happen
For Illinois, no budget means no Powerball or Mega Millions
The organization that runs the multi-state lottery games gives the state until the end of June to hammer out a budget deal
Can you make your luck?
Many of us have our own good luck charms and rituals, but do they make a difference? Can we really make our own luck? To some, luck is not something we control - stuff just happens. However, there are some who believe a lucky streak comes down to math, science and optimism. Susan Spencer of "48 Hours" reports.
Mega Millions $536M jackpot claimed in Indiana
Winning ticket was sold in Cambridge City, a town of 2,000 that's been abuzz since the lottery announced where the ticket sold
One winning ticket sold in $540M Mega Millions jackpot
Lucky numbers sold in Indiana, ending the longest Mega Millions run without a winner
Winning numbers drawn for $540 million Mega Millions jackpot
No one has hit the jackpot since March, the longest streak without a winner in Mega Millions history
High Mega Millions ticket sales inflate jackpot to new amount
Sales leading up to Mega Millions drawing have exceeded expectations resulting in jackpot adjustment
Winning numbers picked for $454 million Mega Millions
Would have been 7th biggest jackpot in U.S. history and largest since a $429.6 million Powerball prize won in May
Mega Millions jackpot edges up to mega status
Lottery jackpot estimated at $454 million ahead of tonight's drawing; 7th largest overall in U.S. history
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Biden tests positive for COVID
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Summer heat is causing soda cans to burst on Southwest Airlines flights
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NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis "felt powerless" after being handcuffed on flight
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Navy exonerates Black sailors unjustly punished after WWII port explosion
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See the full 2024 Emmy nominations list
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Old video and photos recirculate, falsely claiming Trump wasn't injured
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Secret Service director agrees to testify to House lawmakers
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Hot dogs shipped to hotels, restaurants in two states are recalled
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Stegosaurus sells for record $45 million at Sotheby's auction
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JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" again tops bestseller, streaming charts
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Old video and photos recirculate, falsely claiming Trump wasn't injured
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Tennessee to drop sex workers with HIV from sex offender list
For years, Tennessee has required anyone convicted of prostitution while HIV-positive to register as a sex offender for life. To settle DOJ and ACLU discrimination suits, the state has agreed to reverse course.
Hot dogs shipped to hotels, restaurants in two states are recalled
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FDA warns Diamond Shruumz still on shelves despite recall, hospitalizations
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Almost half of Americans say they struggle to pay for medical care
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NASA counting on SpaceX to dispose of space station when program ends
NASA says the Deorbit Vehicle will drive the lab to a controlled re-entry and breakup in 2030 to close out three decades of operation.
Remains of medieval palace where popes lived possibly found in Rome
The remains of a medieval palace that may have housed the early peoples between the 9th and 13 centuries was uncovered in Rome.
Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour over Kyle Gass' Trump comment
Jack Black said he has put all future creative plans on hold after Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial comment about the Trump rally shooting.
Canadians worry a U.S. company may be emitting toxic gas into their air
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King Charles delivers speech to open new, left-leaning U.K. Parliament
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"Rust" armorer wants conviction tossed in wake of dropping of Baldwin charges
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NASA beams Missy Elliott song to Venus
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Ingrid Andress going to rehab after widely criticized National Anthem
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NASA counting on SpaceX to dispose of space station when program ends
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Elon Musk announces X, SpaceX headquarters relocating to Texas
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Apple releases iOS 18 preview. Here's what's new.
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AT&T says customer data exposed in big data breach
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Climate change is making days longer, according to new research
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Creature that washed up on New Zealand beach may be world's rarest whale
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James Webb Space Telescope captures galaxies merging
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Tennessee to drop sex workers with HIV from sex offender list
For years, Tennessee has required anyone convicted of prostitution while HIV-positive to register as a sex offender for life. To settle DOJ and ACLU discrimination suits, the state has agreed to reverse course.
Believed poisoning of Thailand hotel guests
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Fentanyl, heroin and cocaine found in car muffler at U.S.-Mexico border
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DNA breakthrough solves 1963 cold case murder at gas station
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4 tons of cocaine found hidden in sugar in historic drug bust
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NASA counting on SpaceX to dispose of space station when program ends
NASA says the Deorbit Vehicle will drive the lab to a controlled re-entry and breakup in 2030 to close out three decades of operation.
NASA beams Missy Elliott song to Venus
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NASA celebrates Webb telescope anniversary
It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.
James Webb Space Telescope captures galaxies merging
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
FAA investigating SpaceX rocket failure
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit Thursday night, the first time in nearly a decade the rocket has failed. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on that and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Biden considers sweeping Supreme Court reform
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Burgum, Conway speak at 2024 RNC
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Trump aide Kellyanne Conway each delivered speeches Wednesday at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Trump pushes for 15% corporate tax rate
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Biden tests positive for COVID while in Nevada
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