With ticket sales doubling previous records, the odds are growing that someone will win Saturday’s record jackpot, but if no one wins the top prize, next week’s drawing is expected to soar past $1 billion. Meanwhile, players in 14 states won $1 million each.
China’s stock markets have little connection to the rest of its economy but two sharp price declines this week have focused attention on the slowdown in Chinese growth.
For the first and possibly last time as president, Barack Obama on Friday officially rejected an attempt by congressional Republicans to scrap much of his signature health care law and strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding – by breaking out a veto everyone knew...
Sharp drops in Chinese stocks, brought on by weak economic data and an acceleration in the depreciation of the yuan, sent shockwaves through global markets this week. “There’s no doubt it is a very, very tough time, and the fact that our largest trading partner is now...
Cincinnati had a pair of personal fouls that moved Pittsburgh into position for Chris Boswell’s 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds to play Saturday night and an 18-16 victory, adding another blow-to-the-gut moment to the Bengals’ playoff history.
A Hong Kong bookseller whose disappearance has inflamed concerns about growing Chinese interference in the city told his wife in a video message that he travelled to the mainland on his own accord, the Sing Tao newspaper reported.
Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, also scoffed at the notion that a single glass of wine each day can benefit health, calling it an “old wives’ tale”.
Donald Trump held his final campaign rally of 2015 the same way he staged his first of the year: a hodgepodge of boasts, bluster and brawn that delighted another huge crowd of supporters.