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The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to more than $1 billion after Friday night's drawing ended without an overall winner.

Following the stabbing deaths of four students in November, the tight-knit University of Idaho community was shaken for weeks, but the recent arrest of a suspect may allow the campus to regain a sense of security as students return to classes this week.

Photos: McCarthy elected speaker after historic stalemate

Stock up on your starry pasta while you can.

Adopting an adorable kitten could now bring you the added bonus of a free airplane trip.

It was New Year's Eve, one of the most cherished holidays in Russia. The recruits in President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine -- hundreds of them mobilized just months ago -- were billeted in makeshift barracks, a vocational school in the occupied city of Makiivka, in the Donetsk region. Next door was a large ammunition depot.

Arrested drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is being held in the Altiplano maximum security federal prison, officials said Friday, following an intense operation in northern Mexico that led to the deaths of 29 people.

After a historic 15 ballots and many concessions, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the US died this week, according to a funeral home.

The Mega Millions drew numbers Friday for a nearly $1 billion jackpot after Tuesday's drawing yielded no winners.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) appear to have a tense exchange on the House floor after Gaetz voted "present" in the 14th ballot for House speaker.

Photos of stalemate | In pictures: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially cut ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, the team announced Friday.

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a ban on bump stocks, devices that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles continuously with one pull of the trigger.

Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year's Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced.