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Powerball jackpot jumps to $975 million after another drawing without a big winner 03/31/2024 12:16am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No one has Key environmental ally to Gov. Moore drops opposition to amended data center bill 03/30/2024 09:19pm • Lawmakers, Moore administration officials and environmentalists have reached a compromise on a data center bill that is enabling a leading green group in the state to drop its opposition to the measure. Gov. Wes Moore (D) has made legislation to help attract the data center industry to Maryland a Powerball drawing nears $935 million jackpot that has been growing for months 03/30/2024 06:41am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Lottery players will have another shot Saturday night at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing larger and larger since the last winner nearly three months ago. No one has won Powerball's top prize since New Year's Day, amounting to 37 consecutive drawings w Mets owner Steve Cohen says he'll be disappointed if team misses playoffs 03/29/2024 08:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Expectations are lower for the New York Mets entering this season. But owner Steve Cohen still has a specific achievement in mind. ���I think the goal is to make the playoffs. Pretty simple. Let���s not overthink this,��� Cohen said Friday. ���If we don���t make the playoffs, obvio Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation 03/29/2024 07:05pm • A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman���s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot. Crystal Mason did not know that being on probation for a previous felony conviction left her ineligible to vote in 2016, the Second District Court o Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says 03/29/2024 06:17pm • ROME (AP) ��� Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome���s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision that added to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way Port of Baltimore bills moving through Md. legislature as session clock winds down 03/29/2024 05:55pm • House and Senate leaders Friday introduced bills that authorize the governor to ease the financial impact to workers at the Port of Baltimore and related businesses following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. House Bill 1526 and the companion SB 1188 authorize Gov. Wes Moore (D) to us After clinching a spot, the Boston Bruins hope to fine-tune their game for the playoffs 03/29/2024 04:52pm • ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) ��� Kevin Shattenkirk arrived in Boston months after the Bruins lost in the first round of the playoffs as the Stanley Cup favorites following a record-setting season, and then he watched Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci skate off into retirement. What he saw floored him. The st Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis says he was political 'collateral damage' in failed Alexandria arena deal 03/29/2024 03:52pm • Putting the blame on politics, Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said he had become political "collateral damage" as Virginia lawmakers considered his plan to move the teams out of D.C. and build a new arena for them in Alexandria. "I'm glad I'm not a politician," Leonsis said Friday in Blumhouse partners with AMC Theatres for inaugural Halfway to Halloween Film Festival 03/29/2024 02:39pm • You've heard of Christmas in July, but how about Halloween in March and April? Blumhouse is partnering with AMC Theatres for the first-ever Halfway to Halloween Film Festival, a five-day multiplex event that launches this weekend in over 40 cities across the U.S. "We're very excited about EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change 03/29/2024 01:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The new rules, which take Convicted ex-New Orleans mayor has done his time. Now, can he get the right to carry a gun? 03/29/2024 12:03pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was convicted on federal bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges in 2014, has completed his 10-year sentence and is asking a federal judge to restore his rights to carry a gun and vote. But prosecutors said Thursday that th Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection 03/29/2024 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for his reelection campaign. The mood at Radio City Music Hall was elect Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records 03/29/2024 05:16am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Asian shares ended mostly higher in quiet, Good Friday holiday trading, while European and U.S. markets were closed. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 40,369.44 and the Kospi in Seoul was little changed, at 2,748.55. The Shanghai Composite index gained 1% to 3,041.17. Taiwan's Taiex Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records 03/29/2024 01:37am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Asian shares were mostly higher Friday in quiet holiday trading, with markets closed in Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and India, among other places. Many financial markets are closed on Friday for Good Friday. In India, markets were closed for the Holi holiday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 ro