Should Powerball winner take lump sum or annual payments? Here's expert advice

With the Powerball jackpot now an estimated $1.8 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, there’s lottery fever in the air. If you’re the lucky one whose $2 ticket ends up worth…

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Larry Pickett Jr and his father rushed to pull a man out of his car after he crashed into a utility poll in Fort Montgomery, New York, on Sunday. Pickett…

The D Brief: Ousted DIU chief’s legacy; Russian UAVs over Germany; DDG of drones?; Robot wingman takes flight; And a bit more.

Ousted DIU leader leaves behind a blueprint for faster tech. Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck, a champion of acquisition reform who was instrumental in the Pentagon’s push to rapidly…

Ruth Paine, who opened her Texas home to Lee Harvey Oswald and shooed away conspiracies, dead at 92

DALLAS — Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife as a young mother near Dallas would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President…

Frozen vegetables sold in 6 states recalled due listeria risk

Bags of frozen vegetables sold in six states and Washington, D.C., are being recalled because of a risk of listeria contamination, federal officials said Thursday.  The Endico 2.5 lb bags…

Darth Vader's lightsaber sells at auction for over $3.6 million

A lightsaber Darth Vader used in the Star Wars films “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” sold at auction Thursday for more than $3.6 million. The iconic…

Advice for Powerball winners

Americans are eagerly awaiting the Powerball drawing for an estimated $1.7 billion. Dan Geltrude, a certified public accountant, joins CBS News with advice for the lucky winners. Source link

A Long Way From Home

Produced by Joe Halderman, Douglas Longhini, and Chris Young Amanda Knox, a 20-year-old honors student from the University of Washington, followed her dream when she moved to Perugia, Italy, to…

Parents say son with autism was nonverbal until trying an off-label drug

Caroline Connor’s concerns about her son Mason’s development began around his first birthday, when she noticed he wasn’t talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn’t seem worried, but the…

Feds scrap proposal to offer cash to air passengers for flight disruptions

The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted.  The rule, which never went into effect,…

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