Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1 billion becoming second-largest ever
youngvet/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1 billion for Friday night’s drawing. If a lucky lottery player wins, this will mark the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history
Lawmakers outraged at images of National Guard sent from Capitol to parking garages
Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed outrage Friday at images of National Guard members, sent from around the country to secure the Capitol, resting and sleeping
As nursing homes get vaccine, assisted living centers are left 'falling through the cracks,' experts say
Bill Oxford/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout reaches residents of nursing homes across the country, long-term care advocates remain concerned that many of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens — who
For GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, anger and suspicion linger after Capitol riot
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesBy MATTHEW MOSK and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Gun control advocate Eileen McCarron faced blowback last year when she quipped that newly-elected Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert would be heading
Schumer announces Trump impeachment article to be sent to Senate Monday
franckreporter/iStockBy BENJAMIN SIEGEL and KATHERINE FAULDERS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The House will deliver the impeachment article against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, formally launching trial proceedings next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Baseball legend Hank Aaron dies at 86
Hulton Archive/Getty Images)By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Baseball icon and Hall of Famer Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away at 86 years old on Friday. The retired right fielder from Mobile, Alabama, was known
Clallam jury trials halted through March
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Superior Court is scrapping jury trials for the rest of the winter. Due to COVID-19 case levels, presiding Judge Brent Basden this week ordered all jury trials to be postponed at least
Woman who made Bernie Sanders' viral inauguration mittens says they're not for sale
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday, inauguration attendees bundeled up to stay warm in the mostly cloudy, 42-degree weather, but no
How to fix home appliances yourself before spending hundreds of dollars
AndreyPopov/iStockBy SANDRA TEMKO and ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With many hunkered down at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a surge in home repairs. In November, Home Depot reported sales up more than
How working from home due to COVID could be a double tax hit for some
PeopleImages/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — One of the major upheavals brought on by the novel coronavirus is the way millions of Americans work. For many workers, their offices are now located anywhere with an