The Powerball drawing on Wednesday will give lottery players a shot at a jackpot of $422 million, which would rank as the nation's 11th largest lottery payout.
When protests erupted here over a black man’s killing during a struggle with two white police officers, Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald made a promise to an old friend who urged him to be careful.
Maryland's attorney general plans to fight a judge's order granting a new trial to a man convicted of murder whose case was featured in the "Serial" podcast.
Americans bought new homes in June at the fastest pace in more than eight years, a sign that a solid job market and low mortgage rates are bolstering the broader U.S. economy.
The United States is advising its citizens to "reconsider travel to Turkey at this time" following an attempted military coup and the imposition of a three-month state of emergency, and it has authorized the "voluntary departure" of family members of staff at its embassy in Ankara and consulate in Istanbul.